WAVA (AM)

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WAVA
Broadcast area
Frequency 780 kHz
BrandingAM780 WAVA
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Religious Talk radio [1]
Affiliations SRN News
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
November 7, 1946;78 years ago (1946-11-07) [2]
Former call signs
  • WARL (1947–1961)
  • WAVA (1961–1977)
  • WABS (1977–2005) [3] [4]
Call sign meaning
"Washington Arlington Virginia"
Technical information [5]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 54465
Class D
Power
  • 12,000 watts day (main)
  • 9,800 watts critical hours (main)
  • 5,000 watts day (auxiliary)
  • 4,000 watts critical hours (auxiliary)
Transmitter coordinates
Translator(s) 96.7 W244EB (Burke)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.wavaam.com

WAVA is a religious talk radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Arlington, Virginia, serving the metro areas of Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. [1] WAVA is owned and operated by Salem Media Group. [6] 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". [7]

WAVA is a daytime-only station because 780 AM is a clear-channel frequency, on which WBBM in Chicago is the dominant Class A station.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-559. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ "History Cards for WAVA". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WAVA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  6. ↑ "WAVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ WETA. "When Washington was Nashville North". weta.org. Retrieved April 22, 2018.


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