WAVA (AM)
 |
|
| City | Arlington, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area |
Washington, D.C. Baltimore, Maryland |
| Branding | "AM780 WAVA" |
| Slogan | "Life Changes Here" |
| Frequency | 780 AM kHz |
| First air date | November 7, 1946 |
| Format | Religious Talk |
| Power | 12,000 watts day (main) 9,800 watts critical hours (main) 5,000 watts day (auxiliary) 4,000 watts critical hours (auxiliary) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 54465 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
38°58′35″N 77°6′52″W / 38.97639°N 77.11444°W (main) 39°0′1″N 77°3′28″W / 39.00028°N 77.05778°W (auxiliary) |
| Callsign meaning | W Arlington VirginiA |
| Former callsigns | WARL (1947-1961) WAVA (1961-1977) WABS (1977-2005) WAVA (2005-present) |
| Owner |
Salem Media Group (Salem Media of Virginia, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WAVA-FM, WRCW, WWRC |
| Webcast | WAVA Webstream |
| Website | WAVA Online |
WAVA is a Religious Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Arlington, Virginia, serving the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland metro areas. WAVA is owned and operated by Salem Media Group. In its early history, the station sported pop, country and news/talk formats. As WARL, it was the first station to brand itself as playing "country western music."
...
Wikipedia