WAVA (AM)
WAVA is a religious talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Arlington, Virginia, serving the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland, metro areas.[1] WAVA is owned and operated by Salem Media Group.[5] In its early history, the station sported pop, country and news/talk formats. As WARL, it was the first station to brand itself as playing "country western music".[6]
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Frequency | 780 AM kHz |
Branding | AM780 WAVA |
Programming | |
Format | Religious talk[1] |
Affiliations | SRN News |
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WAVA-FM, WRCW, WWRC | |
History | |
First air date | November 7, 1946[2] |
Former call signs | |
Call sign meaning | "Washington Arlington Virginia" |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 54465 |
Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates |
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Translator(s) | 96.7 W244EB (Burke) |
Links | |
Webcast | WAVA Webstream |
Website | WAVA Online |
WAVA is a daytime-only station because 780 AM is a clear-channel frequency on which WBBM is the dominant Class A station.
References
- "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-559. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- "History Cards for WAVA". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- "WAVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- WETA. "When Washington was Nashville North". weta.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
External links
- AM780 WAVA Online
- WAVA in the FCC AM station database
- WAVA on Radio-Locator
- WAVA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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