WAVD

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WAVD
WAVD TheWave97.1 logo.png
Broadcast area Ocean City, Maryland
Frequency 97.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding97.1 The Wave
Programming
Format Classic hits
AffiliationsBroadcast Architecture
Ownership
Owner
  • Forever Media
  • (FM Radio Licenses, LLC)
History
First air date
1991 (as WZJO)
Former call signs
WZJO (1991–1994)
WLFX (1994–1998)
WQJZ (1998–2011)
Call sign meaning
WAVe Delmarva
Technical information
Facility ID 53490
Class A
ERP 4,600 watts
HAAT 114 meters (374 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°22′52.00″N75°10′32.00″W / 38.3811111°N 75.1755556°W / 38.3811111; -75.1755556
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website 971thewave.com

WAVD (97.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Ocean Pines, Maryland, United States, the station serves Ocean City, Maryland. The station is currently owned by Forever Media.

WQJZ featured Jones Radio Networks' Smooth Jazz programming until that feed was discontinued on September 30, 2008, as a consequence of Jones having been purchased by Triton Media Group, which also operates the Dial Global stable of 24-hour music formats. Like other former Jones affiliates, WQJZ aired programming from the Broadcast Architecture Network's smooth/urban AC format.

On April 8, 2011, WQJZ changed their format to classic hits, branded as "97.1 The Wave". On April 19, 2011, WQJZ changed their call letters to WAVD to go with "The Wave" branding.

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