WAVA
CityArlington, Virginia
CountryUS
AreaWashington metropolitan area
BrandingAM780 WAVA
LanguagesEnglish
AirdateNovember 7, 1946[1]
FormatChristian talk radio[2]
Power
  • 12,000 watts day (main)
  • 9,800 watts critical hours (main)
  • 5,000 watts day (auxiliary)
  • 4,000 watts critical hours (auxiliary)
ClassD
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility id54465
Coordinates
Callsign meaning"Washington Arlington Virginia"
Former callsigns
  • WARL (1947–1961)
  • WAVA (1961–1977)
  • WABS (1977–2005)[3][4]
OwnerSalem Media Group
LicenseeSalem Communications Holding Corporation
Sister stationsWAVA-FM · WWRC
AffiliationsSRN News

WAVA is a Christian talk radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Arlington, Virginia, serving the metro areas of Washington metropolitan area.[2] WAVA is owned and operated by Salem Media Group.[5] 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".[6]

WAVA is a daytime-only station because 780 AM is a clear-channel frequency, on which WBBM in Chicago is the dominant Class A station.

References

  1. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010. ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-559. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "History Cards for WAVA". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "WAVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  6. ^ WETA. "When Washington was Nashville North". weta.org. Retrieved April 22, 2018.