WAVV
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WAVV is a commercial radio station
located in Naples, Florida
, broadcasting to the southwestern Florida
area on 101.1 FM
. WAVV airs an easy listening
music format.
WAVV 101.1 FM is Southwest Florida's most listened to radio station. Located in Naples, and put on the air by Naples resident Norm Alpert, in 1987, WAVV continues to hold its market share at number one for nearly 14 consecutive years. With 100,000 watts of power, the station's coverage spans from Sarasota to Ft. Lauderdale. WAVV is also the last independent radio station in Southwest Florida. The station is still owned and operated by the Alpert family. Effective 3/2/2009 WAVV ceased streaming live on the internet. However, streaming returned in June, 2011. WAVV began broadcasting using HD radio technology in May 2008.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
located in Naples, Florida
Naples, Florida
Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of July 1, 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 21,653. Naples is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated total population of 315,839 on July 1, 2007...
, broadcasting to the southwestern Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
area on 101.1 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
. WAVV airs an easy listening
Easy listening
Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
music format.
WAVV 101.1 FM is Southwest Florida's most listened to radio station. Located in Naples, and put on the air by Naples resident Norm Alpert, in 1987, WAVV continues to hold its market share at number one for nearly 14 consecutive years. With 100,000 watts of power, the station's coverage spans from Sarasota to Ft. Lauderdale. WAVV is also the last independent radio station in Southwest Florida. The station is still owned and operated by the Alpert family. Effective 3/2/2009 WAVV ceased streaming live on the internet. However, streaming returned in June, 2011. WAVV began broadcasting using HD radio technology in May 2008.