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WAYZ

Hagerstown, Maryland United States
Broadcast area	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Hagerstown, Maryland Martinsburg, West Virginia Winchester, Virginia Frederick, Maryland
Frequency	104.7 MHz
Branding	104.7 WAYZ
Programming
Format	Country music
Ownership
Owner	M. Belmont Verstandig, Inc. (HJV Limited Partnership)
Sister stations	WBHB-FM, WLIN, WIKG
History
First air date	January 1947 (77 years ago) (1947-01)
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
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	WAYZ Webstream
Website	WAYZ Online

WAYZ is a 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.

References

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.

External links

• 104.7 WAYZ Online
• 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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