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WAYA-FM
Broadcast area Charleston, South Carolina
Frequency100.9 MHz
Branding100.9/101.3 Way FM
Programming
Format Contemporary Christian
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1968 (as WALD-FM) [1]
Former call signs
WALD-FM (1968-1979) [1]
WKYP (1979-1981) [1]
WALD-FM (1981-1992) [2]
WNTC (1992-1993) [2]
WPAL-FM (1993-2010) [2]
Call sign meaning
WAY
Technical information
Facility ID25374
ClassC3
ERP13,000 watts
HAAT91 meters
Transmitter coordinates
33°4′25.70″N 80°11′54.20″W / 33.0738056°N 80.1983889°W / 33.0738056; -80.1983889
Translator(s)101.3 W267BK ( Mount Pleasant)
Repeater(s)94.3 WSCC-HD3 ( Goose Creek)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website wayfm.com

WAYA (100.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Ridgeville, South Carolina, United States, it serves the Charleston SC area. The station is an owned-and-operated station of the WAY-FM Network. [3]

History

The 100.9 frequency used to be in Walterboro, South Carolina. William Saunders owned WPAL, an AM station at 730. In 1994, Saunders bought the FM frequency and moved it to Charleston, changing to urban adult contemporary, with the letters WPAL-FM. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c History Cards for WAYA-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "WAYA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ http://www.blackenterprise.com/ArchiveOpen.asp?Source=ArchiveTab/2003/05/0503-26.htm [ dead link]

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