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WAYZ

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WAYZ
Broadcast area
Frequency104.7 MHz
Branding104.7 WAYZ
Programming
FormatCountry music
Ownership
Owner
  • M. Belmont Verstandig, Inc.
  • (HJV Limited Partnership)
History
First air date
January 1947 (77 years ago) (1947-01)
Former call signs
  • WJEJ-FM (1947–1977)
  • WWMD (1977–2000)[1]
  • WAYZ-FM (2000–2005)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25827
ClassB
ERP8,300 watts
HAAT420 meters (1,380 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°41′47.0″N 77°30′47.0″W / 39.696389°N 77.513056°W / 39.696389; -77.513056
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wayz.com

WAYZ is a country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Hagerstown, Maryland. WAYZ is owned and operated by VerStandig Media.

FM 104.7 came on the air in January 1947, as WJEJ-FM (sister to WJEJ 1240). Until August 28, 2000, the station was known as easy listening/beautiful music formatted WWMD under Hagerstown Broadcasting; it was then traded to Verstandig for 101.5 FM for $2.5 million.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 21, 1977. p. 84.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAYZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Changing hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 17, 2000. p. 52.
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