WAYZ

Summary

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

WAYZ
Broadcast areaChambersburg, Pennsylvania
Hagerstown, Maryland
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Winchester, Virginia Frederick, Maryland
Frequency104.7 MHz
Branding104.7 WAYZ
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
  • M. Belmont Verstandig, Inc.
  • (HJV Limited Partnership)
WBHB-FM, WLIN, WIKG
History
First air date
1946 (as WJEJ-FM)
Former call signs
WJEJ-FM (1946–1977)
WWMD (1977–2000)[1]
WAYZ-FM (2000–2005)
Technical information
Facility ID25827
ClassB
ERP8,300 watts
HAAT420 meters
Transmitter coordinates
39°41′47.0″N 77°30′47.0″W / 39.696389°N 77.513056°W / 39.696389; -77.513056
Links
WebcastWAYZ Webstream
WebsiteWAYZ Online

FM 104.7 came on the air in 1946 as WJEJ-FM (sister to WJEJ 1240). Until 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 and $2.5 million.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 21, 1977. p. 84.
  2. ^ "Changing hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 17, 2000. p. 52.

External links edit

  • 104.7 WAYZ Online
  • WAYZ in the FCC FM station database
  • WAYZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database