WAYR-FM | |
Airdate: | 1996 |
City: | Brunswick, Georgia |
Area: | Georgia Coast |
Format: | Christian adult contemporary |
Owner: | Good Tidings Trust, Inc. |
Erp: | 14,000 watts |
Haat: | 100 meters (328 ft) |
Facility Id: | 77585 |
Branding: | WAY Radio |
Class: | C3 |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | WayRadio.com |
Callsign Meaning: | WAY Radio |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
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]
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.