WAVK

WAVK
City	Marathon, Florida
Broadcast area	Florida Keys area
Frequency	97.7 MHz
Branding	97.7 The Zone
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Cumulus Media Networks; Florida Panthers
Ownership
Owner	Robert Holladay ; (Florida Keys Media, LLC)
Sister stations	WAIL, WCTH, WFKZ, WEOW, WCNK, WWUS, WKWF
History
First air date	1995-03-03 (as WDUC)
Former call signs	WDUC (1995-1995); WKTS (1995-1999); WWWK (1999-2003)
Technical information
Facility ID	23294
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	168 meters
Transmitter coordinates	24°39′38.40″N 81°25′9.70″W / 24.6606667°N 81.4193611°W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live (via TuneIn)
Website	97.7 MY FM; (Temporary format:; 97.7 The Zone)

WAVK (97.7 FM) is a radio station temporarily broadcasting a Sports 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 Cumulus Media Networks.^[2]

History[]

The station went on the air as WDUC on 1995-03-03. On 1995-11-03, the station changed its call sign to WKTS, on 1999-09-09 to WWWK, and on 2003-10-23 to the current WAVK.^[3] 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).^[4] 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.^[5]

References[]

^ Florida Panthers Partner with 97.7 The Wave Panthers.NHL.com July 29, 2015.
^ "WAVK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "WAVK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "Ownership Of Green Bay Cluster Goes Back From Clear Channel To Cumulus". All Access. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
^ https://radioinsight.com/headlines/185674/wkwf-moves-programming-to-wavk-as-97-7-the-zone/

External links[]

WAVK in the FCC FM station database
WAVK on Radio-Locator
WAVK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[1] Florida Panthers Partner with 97.7 The Wave Panthers.NHL.com July 29, 2015.

[2] "WAVK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[3] "WAVK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[aa-saletoholladay-4] "Ownership Of Green Bay Cluster Goes Back From Clear Channel To Cumulus". All Access. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.

[5] ttps://radioinsight.com/headlines/185674/wkwf-moves-programming-to-wavk-as-97-7-the-zone/

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v t Radio stations in the Florida Keys
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