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WAYA
Broadcast areaCharleston, South Carolina
Frequency100.9 MHz
Branding100.9 Way FM
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
Ownership
Owner
History
Former call signs
WALD-FM (1981-1992)
WNTC (1992-1993)
WPAL-FM (1993-2010)
Technical information
Facility ID25374
ClassC3
ERP13,000 watts
HAAT91 meters
Transmitter coordinates
33°4′25.70″N 80°11′54.20″W / 33.0738056°N 80.1983889°W / 33.0738056; -80.1983889
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewayx.wayfm.com

WAYA (100.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Ridgeville, South Carolina, USA, it serves the Charleston SC area. The station is an owned-and-operated station of the WAY-FM Network.[1]

History

The 100.9 frequency used to be in Walterboro, South Carolina. William Saunders owned WPAL, an AM station at 730. In 1994, Saunders bought the FM frequency and moved it to Charleston, changing to urban adult contemporary, with the letters WPAL-FM.[2]

During the station's days as the hottest local rap/hip-hop/R&B station in the Charleston area,[3] on-air personalities such as Corey Hill, Jae Jackson, Gentleman George and his protege, Jeff Fox, became the station's most-popular personalities.

References

  1. ^ "WAYA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ http://www.blackenterprise.com/ArchiveOpen.asp?Source=ArchiveTab/2003/05/0503-26.htm
  3. ^ What's Hot This Summer, Charleston Chronicle - Summer 2001