WYAV
Encyclopedia
WYAV is a Classic rock
radio station licensed to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
and serves the Grand Strand
area. The NextMedia
outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) to broadcast at 104.1 MHz with an effective radiated power
(ERP) of 100 kW. The station goes by the name Wave 104.1 and its current slogan is "The Classic Rock Station."
played beautiful music
at one time. The station then changed its call sign to WYAV and changed the format to top 40. In the mid-1980s WYAV became the market's first 100,000-watt station and made another format change to adult contemporary music. At the height of the station's popularity, WYAV bought an ad in the Myrtle Beach Sun-News to congratulate the listeners on making it the number-one station in the market. The format later changed to adult top 40, and eventually classic rock
in the early 1990s.
In the 1990s, WYAV added Howard Stern
. Eventually, Stern became too controversial and was dropped because the station couldn't sell advertising for him, according to program director Brian Rickman.
Mike Gagliano of WWBR
Detroit became afternoon DJ and music director in 1999. Less than a year later he was back in Detroit at WRIF
.
Until January 22, 2010, the station aired the syndicated morning show The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show
. On January 25, 2010, Wave 104.1 and is sister station 96-1 KZQ (WKZQ-FM
) swapped morning shows. Their new morning show is The T&A Morning Show. Free Beer and Hot Wings can now be heard on 96-1 KZQ. The T&A morning show features hit radio personality Dr. J and a cast of characters such as Demon guy, Abbi, and Tammy.
The station is an affiliate of the weekly syndicated Pink Floyd program Floydian Slip
.
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
radio station licensed to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina. It is considered to be a major tourist destination in the...
and serves the Grand Strand
Grand Strand
The Grand Strand refers to a large stretch of beaches on the East Coast of the United States extending from Little River to Georgetown in the U.S. State of South Carolina. It consists of 60+ miles along an essentially uninterrupted arc of beach land, beginning around the Little River and...
area. The NextMedia
NextMedia
NextMedia may refer to:* Next Media, Hong Kong media company* NextMedia Group, American media company* nextmedia, Australian publisher...
outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) to broadcast at 104.1 MHz with an effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
(ERP) of 100 kW. The station goes by the name Wave 104.1 and its current slogan is "The Classic Rock Station."
History
WLAT-FM in Conway, South CarolinaConway, South Carolina
Conway is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 16,317 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Horry County and is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area. It is the home of Coastal Carolina University....
played beautiful music
Beautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
at one time. The station then changed its call sign to WYAV and changed the format to top 40. In the mid-1980s WYAV became the market's first 100,000-watt station and made another format change to adult contemporary music. At the height of the station's popularity, WYAV bought an ad in the Myrtle Beach Sun-News to congratulate the listeners on making it the number-one station in the market. The format later changed to adult top 40, and eventually classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
in the early 1990s.
In the 1990s, WYAV added Howard Stern
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
. Eventually, Stern became too controversial and was dropped because the station couldn't sell advertising for him, according to program director Brian Rickman.
Mike Gagliano of WWBR
WHTD
WPZR is an urban gospel formatted radio station licensed to Mount Clemens, Michigan, and serving the Detroit metropolitan area...
Detroit became afternoon DJ and music director in 1999. Less than a year later he was back in Detroit at WRIF
WRIF
WRIF — branded 101 WRIF: The RIFF — is a commercial active rock radio station licensed by the FCC to operate in Detroit, Michigan serving surrounding Metro Detroit. The station is currently owned by Greater Boston Radio, Inc. WRIF is a grandfathered Class B station with a signal equivalent to...
.
Until January 22, 2010, the station aired the syndicated morning show The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show
The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show
The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show is a syndicated talk radio show based at WGRD-FM in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The show is hosted by Gregg "Free Beer" Daniels and Chris "Hot Wings" Michaels with Eric "Zane" Zeitunian, "Producer" Joseph Gasmann, Jr, Assistant Producer Steve McKiernan, and Robot. The...
. On January 25, 2010, Wave 104.1 and is sister station 96-1 KZQ (WKZQ-FM
WKZQ-FM
WAVF is a commercial radio station located in Hanahan, South Carolina, broadcasting to the Charleston area on 101.7 FM. WAVF airs an adult hits music format branded as "Chuck FM." The WAVF call sign had been on the 96.1 FM frequency in Charleston since 1985.-WAVF history:WAVF signed on March 11,...
) swapped morning shows. Their new morning show is The T&A Morning Show. Free Beer and Hot Wings can now be heard on 96-1 KZQ. The T&A morning show features hit radio personality Dr. J and a cast of characters such as Demon guy, Abbi, and Tammy.
The station is an affiliate of the weekly syndicated Pink Floyd program Floydian Slip
Floydian Slip
Floydian Slip is a weekly, one-hour syndicated radio program featuring the music of British rock band Pink Floyd.The show is created and hosted by Craig Bailey of Winooski, Vermont, who aired his first episode in January 1989 on Ithaca College's 106-VIC in Ithaca, N.Y., as a senior Television-Radio...
.