WAYR-FM

Radio station in Brunswick, Georgia

Brunswick, Georgia

Broadcast areaGeorgia CoastFrequency90.7 FM MHzBrandingWAY RadioProgrammingFormatChristian adult contemporaryOwnershipOwnerGood Tidings Trust, Inc.

Sister stations

WAYR (AM)History

First air date

1996

Call sign meaning

WAY RadioTechnical informationFacility ID77585ClassC3ERP14,000 wattsHAAT100 meters (328 ft)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsiteWayRadio.com

WAYR-FM (90.7 MHz) is a non-profit radio station licensed to Brunswick, Georgia, USA, and serving the Georgia coast. The station broadcasts a Christian adult contemporary radio format, and is owned by Good Tidings Trust, Inc.^[1] WAYR-FM holds periodic fundraisers on the air and asks for listener support.

The studios and offices are on Newcastle Street in Brunswick, Georgia. Good Tidings Trust also owns 5 frequencies in Northeast Florida which broadcast a Christian talk and teaching format. WAYR-FM's transmitter is off Rose Drive in Brunswick.^[2]

History

In 1996, the station first signed on as WAGQ.^[3] It broadcast a Christian adult contemporary format and was owned by Hi I-Q Radio, Inc. It was powered at 1,500 watts, with its signal limited to communities around Brunswick. WAGQ was bought by Good Tidings Trust, Inc. in November 1998 for $100,000.^[4] The call sign was changed to WAYR-FM. Way Radio increased the station's power to 2,300 watts a short time later. In the mid 2000s, it increased its power to 14,000 watts, extending its coverage to an 85-mile stretch of Interstate 95 between Camden County to the south and Liberty County to the north, and west to Wayne and Brantley Counties.

References

^ "WAYR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed August 8, 2012
^ Radio-Locator.com/WAYR-FM
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997 page B-109
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999, page D-108]

External links

WAYR's official website
WAYR in the FCC FM station database
WAYR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in the Brunswick metropolitan area (Georgia)

By AM frequency

790
1100
1190
1440
1490

By FM frequency

LPFM	104.9
Translators	90.3 91.7 96.3 97.5 98.7 103.7 106.5

By call sign

Radio stations in Southeast and Coastal Georgia: Brunswick; Savannah; Valdosta; Waycross

Other nearby regions: Jacksonville; Lake City

See also: List of radio stations in Georgia

v t e Religious radio stations in the state of Georgia
Stations	WAFT – Valdosta WAKL - Gainesville WAQA – Morganton WASW – Waycross WATY – Folkston WAWH – Dublin WAWS – Claxton WAYR-FM – Brunswick WAYT – Thomasville WBDX - Trenton WBFC - Boynton WBGP – Moultrie WBIB-FM – Forsyth WBJY – Americus WBKG – Macon WBLY-LP – Sycamore WCCV – Cartersville WCDG – Dahlonega WDCY – Douglasville WDDO - Perry WDPC – Dallas WDRW-LP – Athens WDWD – Atlanta WDYN - Rossville WEAM - Buena Vista WECC-FM – Folkston WEGC - Metter WESI-LP – Sugar Hill WEYY – Tallapoosa WFAL - Milner WFAM – Augusta WFRC – Columbus WFSH - Athens WGLH - Hawkinsville WGLU - Warner Robins WGPH – Vidalia WGTJ – Murrayville WHHR – Vienna WHKV - Sylvester WHLB-LP – Cartersville WHLJ - Moultrie WIEH - Marietta WJDS – Sparta WJEP – Cusseta WJGG-LP – Thomasville WJTG – Fort Valley WJTR-LP – Ashburn WJYZ – Albany WKMW – Americus WKUN - Monroe WKVQ - Eatonton WKZV - Tybee Island WLCZ – Lincolnton WLFS - Port Wentworth WLOJ-LP – Calhoun WLPE – Augusta WLPF – Ocilla WLPT – Jesup WLTA – Alpharetta WLVG - Clermont WLXF - Macon WLXP - Savannah WLYG – Jasper WMGR - Bainbridge WMLT - Dublin WMOC – Lumber City WMSL – Athens WMTM (AM) - Moultrie WMUV – Brunswick WMVV – Griffin WMVW – Peachtree City WNEA – Newnan WNEE - Patterson WNIV – Atlanta WNNG - Warner Robins WOAK – La Grange WPCG-LP – Canton WPMA – Buckhead WPWB – Byron WPZE - Mableton WRAF – Toccoa Falls WRBX – Reidsville WRJS – Soperton WRMK – Augusta WSRD-LP – Albany WTHB - Wrens WTHP – Gibson WTLD – Jesup WTNL - Reidsville WTTI - Dalton WUKV - Trion WUXL - Macon WVFJ - Manchester WWEV - Cumming WWGF – Donalsonville WWIO - St. Marys WWQA – Albany WXJO - Douglasville WXNV-LP – Loganville WYFA – Waynesboro WYFK – Columbus WYFS – Savannah WYFW – Winder WYTH - Madison WWQE – Elberton WZBN - Camilla WZIQ – Smithville WZOT - Rockmart WZYN - Hahira
Defunct	WBUE-LP – Columbus WGMI - Bremen WHLE-LP – Atlanta WLVN-LP – Fort Valley WTFH – Helen
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