WAYZ

WAYZ is a country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Hagerstown, Maryland, serving the Four-State Area. WAYZ is owned and operated by VerStandig Broadcasting.

WAYZ

City	Hagerstown, Maryland
Broadcast area	Chambersburg, PA Hagerstown, MD Martinsburg, WV Winchester, VA
Branding	104.7 WAYZ
Slogan	Your Hometown Country Connection
Frequency	104.7 MHz
First air date	1946 (as WJEJ-FM)
Format	Country
ERP	8,300 watts
HAAT	420 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	25827
Transmitter coordinates	39°41′47.0″N 77°30′47.0″W
Former call signs	WJEJ-FM (1946–1977) WWMD (1977–2000)[1] WAYZ-FM (2000–2005)
Owner	M. Belmont Verstandig, Inc. (HJV Limited Partnership)
Sister stations	WBHB-FM, WLIN, WIKG
Webcast	WAYZ Webstream
Website	WAYZ 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

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

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Radio stations in the Hagerstown–Chambersburg–Waynesboro (Maryland/Pennsylvania) region
By AM frequency	800 930 1240 1380 1410 1480 1490 1590
By FM frequency	88.1 88.3 88.7 WWCF WSYC-FM 89.1 90.5 91.7 92.1 92.9 93.3 93.7 93.9 94.3 95.1 95.9 96.3 96.7 97.5 101.5 102.1 102.9 103.7 104.7 106.9
Digital radio by frequency & subchannel	89.1-1
By callsign	W230AX W242BY W271BV WARK WAYZ WBHB-FM WCHA WCRH WDLD WEEO WEEO-FM WFMD WGMS WHAG WHGT WICL WIKG WIKZ WJEJ WLIN WLTF WQCM WRGG-LP WRZO-LP WSYC-FM WWCF WYPF WYPM WZXH WZXQ
Radio stations in South Central Pennsylvania Hagerstown-Chambersburg-Waynesboro Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle Lancaster Lewistown-Mifflintown Sunbury-Selinsgrove-Lewisburg York Other nearby regions Altoona Bedford Cumberland Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia Frederick Washington DC See also List of radio stations in Maryland List of radio stations in Pennsylvania

Radio stations in the Frederick, Maryland region
By AM frequency	700 930 1450 1520
By FM frequency	88.1 90.5 94.3 97.5 99.9 103.1 103.9 104.7 106.9
Digital radio by frequency & subchannel	820 99.9-1 99.9-2 103.9-1 103.9-2 103.9-3 106.9-1 106.9-2 106.9-3
By callsign	W232DG WAFY WAYZ WCRH WDMV WFMD WFRE HD2 WLTF WTLP HD2 HD3 WTHU WTRI WWEG HD2 HD3 WWFD WYPF
Washington, D.C. Metro Area Frederick, Maryland Fredericksburg, Virginia Other nearby regions Baltimore Bedford Cumberland Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia Hagerstown-Chambersburg-Waynesboro Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle Lancaster Winchester York See also List of radio stations in Maryland

Country radio stations in the state of Maryland
Stations	WAAI – Hurlock WAYZ – Hagerstown WBEY-FM – Crisfield WFRB - Frostburg WFRB-FM – Frostburg WFRE – Frederick WGOP - Pocomoke City WICL – Williamsport WICO-FM - Snow Hill WINX-FM – Cambridge WKIK – La Plata WKIK-FM – California WKTQ – Oakland WPOC – Baltimore WWFG – Ocean City WXCY – Havre de Grace
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Maryland

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