WAYZ

WAYZ
Hagerstown, Maryland; United States;
Broadcast area	Western Maryland; Central Maryland; South Central Pennsylvania; Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia; Potomac Highlands of West Virginia; Northern Shenandoah Valley; Northern Virginia;
Frequency	104.7 MHz
Branding	104.7 WAYZ
Programming
Language	English
Format	Country music
Ownership
Owner	M. Belmont Verstandig, Inc.; (HJV Limited Partnership);
Sister stations	WBHB-FM; WIKG; WLIN;
History
First air date	January 1947; (78 years ago)
Former call signs	WJEJ-FM (1947–1977); WWMD (1977–2000); WAYZ-FM (2000–2005);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25827
Class	B
ERP	8,300 watts
HAAT	420 meters (1,380 ft)
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	Listen live
Website	www.wayz.com

WAYZ (104.7 FM, 104.7 WAYZ) is a commercial 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 January 1947, as WJEJ-FM (sister to WJEJ 1240). Until August 28, 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

Official website
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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Hagerstown, Maryland United States

Broadcast area	Western Maryland Central Maryland South Central Pennsylvania Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia Potomac Highlands of West Virginia Northern Shenandoah Valley Northern Virginia
Frequency	104.7 MHz
Branding	104.7 WAYZ
Programming
Language	English
Format	Country music
Ownership
Owner	M. Belmont Verstandig, Inc. (HJV Limited Partnership)
Sister stations	WBHB-FM WIKG WLIN
History
First air date	January 1947 (78 years ago) (1947-01)
Former call signs	WJEJ-FM (1947–1977) WWMD (1977–2000)^[1] WAYZ-FM (2000–2005)
Technical information^[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25827
Class	B
ERP	8,300 watts
HAAT	420 meters (1,380 ft)
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	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wayz.com