WAVK

WAVK (97.7 FM) is a radio station temporarily broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Marathon, Florida, USA, the station serves the Florida Keys. The station is currently owned by Robert Holladay, through licensee Florida Keys Media, LLC, and features programming from CBS Sports Radio and Fox Sports Radio.[1]

WAVK
Broadcast areaFlorida Keys area
Frequency97.7 MHz
Branding97.7 The Zone
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsCBS Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Miami Dolphins
Miami Heat
Miami Hurricanes
Miami Marlins
Ownership
Owner
  • Robert Holladay
  • (Florida Keys Media, LLC)
WAIL, WCTH, WFKZ, WEOW, WCNK, WWUS
History
First air date
March 3, 1995 (as WDUC)
Former call signs
WDUC (1995-1995)
WKTS (1995-1999)
WWWK (1999-2003)
Call sign meaning
"Wave" (former branding)
Technical information
Facility ID23294
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT168 meters
Transmitter coordinates
24°39′38.40″N 81°25′9.70″W
Links
WebcastListen Live (via TuneIn)
Website97.7 MY FM
(Temporary format:
97.7 The Zone)

History

The station went on the air as WDUC on March 3, 1995. On November 3, 1995, the station changed its call sign to WKTS; on September 9, 1999, to WWWK; and on October 23, 2003, to the current WAVK.[2] The first real format of WWWK was pure dance music as "K97", before flipping to hot AC "Wave".

In August 2013, Gamma Broadcasting, LLC reached a deal to sell its Florida Keys stations (including WAVK) to Florida Keys Media, LLC (a company controlled by Robert H. Holladay).[3] At a price of $475,000, the sale of WAVK was consummated on July 1, 2014.

On March 30, 2020, WAVK temporarily dropped its Hot AC format for Sports as 97.7 The Zone. The reason being that sister station 1600 AM WKWF is having repairs done to its transmitter and it can no longer broadcast for the time being so its format as temporarily moved here.[4]

References
  1. "WAVK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WAVK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "Ownership Of Green Bay Cluster Goes Back From Clear Channel To Cumulus". All Access. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  4. "WKWF Moves Programming to WAVK as 97.7 the Zone".


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