- WAVF
Infobox Radio station
name = WAVF
city = Myrtle Beach,South Carolina
area =Grand Strand
branding = Chuck FM
slogan = "We Play Everything"
airdate =
frequency = 101.7 (MHz)
format =Variety Hits
power =
erp = 37000watt s
haat = 170meter s
class = C2
facility_id = 24776
coordinates = coord|33|56|14.00|N| 78|57|53.00|W|region:GB_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WKZQ-FM (1983-2008)
owner =Apex Broadcasting
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.1017chuckfm.com/ www.1017chuckfm.com]
affiliations =WAVF is a commercial
radio station located in Myrtle Beach,South Carolina , broadcasting to theGrand Strand area on 101.7 FM. WAVF airs avariety hits music format branded as "Chuck FM." The call sign had been on the 96.1 FM frequency since1985 History
WAVF history
WAVF signed on March 11th, 1985 on 96.1 FM as "96 Wave" with sound effects of ocean waves over a period of a week. When the stunt was over, the station debuted with an Album Rock format.
On August 31, 2007 at 5pm, 96 Wave became known as 96.1 Chuck FM, after stunting for over 20 minutes playing the "
Charles in Charge " theme song. The first song played on the new 96.1FM wasTake This Job and Shove It byJohnny Paycheck .The final song played on WAVF asMy Wave bySoundgarden .101.7 history
101.7 was originally established as a "beautiful music" automated station, operating out of the back room of its big sister AM rocker, WTGR. By the late
1970s the station had switched to a rock format slowly shifting to neweralternative rock in the1990s .Frequency Change
In September 2008
WKZQ-FM abandoned its historic frequency of 101.7MHz and migrated to 96.1MHz in a frequency swap with WAVF. cite news | first= | last= | coauthors=Steve Palisin | title='Cool' another choice on Strand radio dial | date=September 30, 2008 | publisher=The Sun News | url =http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/story/612989.html | work =Myrtle Beach Online | pages = | accessdate = 2008-10-09 | language = ]References
Old logo
External links
*FMQ|WAVF
*FML|WAVF
* [http://www.961chuckfm.com Official Website]
* [http://www.96wave.com The Wave Online]
* [http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/oct/18/crashing_wave/ Charleston "Post & Courier" article on Wave's demise]
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