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

WAYZ
Broadcast areaChambersburg, Pennsylvania
Hagerstown, Maryland
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Winchester, Virginia
Frederick, Maryland
Frequency104.7 MHz
Branding104.7 WAYZ
Programming
FormatCountry music
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[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
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
Public license information
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 for $2.5 million.[3]

References

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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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