WAYR-FM

WAYR-FM
City Brunswick, Georgia
Broadcast area Georgia Coast
Branding WAY Radio
Frequency 90.7 FM MHz
First air date 1996
Format Christian Contemporary Music
ERP 14,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (328 ft)
Class C3
Facility ID 77585
Callsign meaning WAY Radio
Owner Good Tidings Trust, Inc.
Sister stations WAYR (AM)
Webcast Listen Live
Website WayRadio.com

WAYR (90.7 MHz) is a non-profit radio station licensed to Brunswick, Georgia, and serving the Georgia coast and northern suburbs of Jacksonville, Florida. The station airs a Christian Contemporary Music radio format, and is owned by Good Tidings Trust, Inc.[1] The station holds periodic fundraisers on the air and asks for listener support.

Studios and offices are on Russell Road in Green Cove Springs, Florida, along with co-owned AM 550 WAYR, which airs a Christian talk and teaching format. WAYR-FM's transmitter is off Rose Drive in Brunswick, Georgia.[2]

History

In 1996, the station first signed on as WAGQ.[3] It aired a Christian Contemporary format and was owned by Hi I-Q Radio,Inc. It was powered at 1,500 watts, with its signal limited to communities around Brunswick. WAGQ was bought by Way Radio, Inc. in November 1998 for $100,000.[4] The call sign was changed to WAYR-FM. Way Radio increased the station's power to 2,300 watts a short time later. In the early 2010s, it increased its power to 14,000 watts, extending its coverage to the northern suburbs of Jacksonville.

References

  1. ↑ "WAYR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed August 8, 2012
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WAYR-FM
  3. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997 page B-109
  4. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 page D-108


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