WAAV
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| Facility ID | 25999 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 34°14′54″N 78°0′6″W / 34.24833°N 78.00167°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.9 W300DX (Leland) |
| Repeater(s) | 102.7 WGNI-HD2 (Wilmington) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 980waav.com |
WAAV (980
History
WAAV debuted as an FM station in 1972 at 102.7, and would remain there until 1981, when Cape Fear Broadcasting from Fayetteville purchased WAAV and WGNI. At that time, the station flipped from FM to AM 1340; in 1984 the station moved to 980, where it remains today.[1] The previous occupant of the 980 frequency was top 40 WKLM, part of the Harold Thoms Group.[3][4]
Because of FCC regulations regarding the number of stations one owner could have, WAAV had to be sold in 1988. Don Ansell, who was hosting the morning show "Talk Of The Town", bought the station and ran it until selling it to Cumulus in 1997.
After
Bob Kwesell, whose conservative views offended a number of Raleigh, North Carolina-area listeners of WPTF, began broadcasting "Wrestle with Kwesell" on WAAV and WFNC in Fayetteville on December 29, 1986.[6]
In September 1994, WAAV planned an FM station at
On April 30, 1997, Cumulus Broadcasting announced its purchase of WAAV, WWQQ-FM, WXQR-FM, and WQSL.[11] Ansell stayed as host of "Talk of the Town".[5] After the purchase WAAV dropped UNCW sports. UNCW games moved first to WMFD[12] and then to WLGX before returning to WAAV three years later.[8]
On December 21, 2006, Ansell retired after 22 years as WAAV morning host;[5] on January 2, 2007, Marty Shirah took over, and remained there until May 28, 2010. On June 1, he moved to late afternoons.[citation needed]
On June 1, 2010, Curtis Wright, conservative host of "The Morning Beat", previously heard on WLTT/WNTB, debuted a new conservative talk radio morning show on the station and on Cumulus sister station WFNC in Fayetteville.[13] Curtis' show lasted until Labor Day 2012. The Tyler Cralle Show moved from 5–7 p.m. to 6–10 a.m. on September 4, 2012. As is true for most corporate broadcast entities, shaving costs to increase the bottom line have cost the station much of its live programming and is providing less of its own news content, utilizing local TV station WECT for news updates.
On May 3, 2021, Nick Craig took over mornings hosting "Wilmington’s Morning News with Nick Craig".[14]
References
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAAV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "The Dave Hedrick Collection". reelradio.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ Foxx, John. "980 WKLM Wilmington NC". airchexx.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ a b c Bonnie Eksten, "Voice, Over – He's Interviewed Murderers, Politicians and Smelly Radicals. After 22 Lively Years, WAAV Host Donn Ansell Unplugs the Mic", Star-News, December 21, 2006.
- ^ Steelman, Ben (December 21, 1986). "'Too hot' host moving to area's radio". Star-News.
- ^ Chuck Carree, "TV and Radio Sports/WJKA Will Carry ACC Football; New Talk Show Highlights WAAV Offerings", Star-News, August 1, 1994.
- ^ a b Brian Hendrickson, "UNCW on the Radio; Seahawks' Games Go Back to WAAV", Star-News, May 18, 2000.
- ^ Chuck Carree, "Minor League Baseball; Awakened Public Quick to Pick Up Rooster Tickets", Star-News, February 17, 1995.
- ^ Chuck Carree, "Waves Baseball; Sports Station to Carry All Games", Star-News, November 16, 2000.
- ^ Tricia Vance, "WAAV, 'Q' GROUP; 4 Radio Stations Are Sold", Star-News, May 1, 1997.
- ^ Carter Strickland, "WMFD Replaces WAAV; Seahawks Find a New Radio Outlet for Games", Star-News, September 13, 1997.
- ^ Pickey, Scott (May 10, 2010). "Curtis Wright moving to WAAV-AM". WWAY. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ^ "Nick Craig Joins WAAV for Mornings". April 29, 2021.
External links
- official website
- WAAV in the FCC AM station database
- WAAV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W300DX in the FCC FM station database
- W300DX at FCCdata.org