WAYZ

WAYZ
Hagerstown, Maryland;
Broadcast area	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; Hagerstown, Maryland; Martinsburg, West Virginia; Winchester, Virginia; Frederick, Maryland
Frequency	104.7 MHz
Branding	104.7 WAYZ
Programming
Format	Country music
Ownership
Owner	M. Belmont Verstandig, Inc.; (HJV Limited Partnership);
Sister stations	WBHB-FM, WLIN, WIKG
History
First air date	1946 (as WJEJ-FM)
Former call signs	WJEJ-FM (1946–1977); WWMD (1977–2000); WAYZ-FM (2000–2005)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25827
Class	B
ERP	8,300 watts
HAAT	420 meters
Transmitter coordinates	39°41′47.0″N 77°30′47.0″W / 39.696389°N 77.513056°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	WAYZ Webstream
Website	WAYZ Online

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 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 for $2.5 million.^[3]

References

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

External links

104.7 WAYZ Online
Facility details for Facility ID 25827 (WAYZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WAYZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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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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