WAYH

WAYH

City	Harvest, Alabama
Broadcast area	Huntsville, Alabama
Branding	88.1 Way-FM
Frequency	88.1 MHz
First air date	March 2003
Format	Christian Contemporary
ERP	3500 watts
HAAT	204 meters (670 feet)
Class	C3
Facility ID	61509
Transmitter coordinates	34°49′08″N 86°44′19″W / 34.81889°N 86.73861°W / 34.81889; -86.73861
Callsign meaning	WAY Huntsville
Owner	WAY-FM Network (Way-FM Media Group, Inc.)
Website	wayh.wayfm.com

WAYH (88.1 FM, "Way FM") is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Harvest, Alabama, USA. The station serves the greater Huntsville / Decatur area and is owned and operated by the WAY-FM Network. WAYH broadcasts a youth-oriented Contemporary Christian music format.^[1] The station's programming is also carried by several broadcast translators, including one serving downtown Huntsville at 99.5 FM.

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on April 16, 2002.^[2] The new station was assigned the call letters WAYH by the FCC on April 24, 2002.^[3] WAYH received its license to cover from the FCC on March 11, 2003.^[4]

Personalities

Notable local on-air personalities include morning show host Jack Davis.^[5] Davis also serves as operations manager for the station. Other notable weekday personalities include morning show co-host Wendy, midday host Jeff Connell, and afternoon host Donna Cruz. The syndicated Total Axxess program from Nashville, Tennessee, airs on weekday evenings.

Community involvement

The station operates an outreach program called "Christmas Prayers" to help needy families in the Tennessee Valley during the Christmas holiday season. The program, started in December 2003, accepts e-mailed nominations by co-workers, neighbors, or relatives of the families.^[6]

Awards and honors

In March 2007, WAYH program director Ace McKay was named as a finalist for the Echo Award for Program Director of the Year (Markets 101+) by the Christian Music Broadcasters.^[7]

Translators

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
W286BK	105.1	Birmingham, Alabama	99	D	FCC
W251BG	98.1	Centerville, Alabama	27	D	FCC
W258AU	99.5	Chase, Alabama	10	D	FCC
W297AP	107.3	Golden Springs, Alabama	10	D	FCC

References

↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "Application Search Details (BPED-19950413ME)". FCC Media Bureau. April 16, 2002.
↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Application Search Details (BLED-20030307AAO)". FCC Media Bureau. March 11, 2003.
↑ Peterson, Kevin (2007-08-21). "Davis Finds WAY To Huntsville". Radio & Records. Retrieved 2007-12-30. Jack Davis has been named the new operations director and morning personality for Christian CHR WAYH (WAY-FM)/Huntsville, Ala.
↑ "Christian station finds a way to help the needy". The Huntsville Times. Huntsville, Alabama. 2006-12-13. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Echo Awards Finalists Set". Radio & Records. 2007-03-05.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WAYH

Radio-Locator information on WAYH

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WAYH

Radio stations serving the Huntsville, Alabama market

by AM frequency	730 770 800 890 1000 1080 1110 1140 1190 1230 1310 1400 1450 1490 1550 1600 1700

by FM frequency	88.1 89.3 90.1 90.9 91.7 92.1 92.5 92.9 93.3 94.1 95.1 95.9 96.9 97.7 98.1 99.1 99.9 100.3 100.7 102.1 103.1 103.5 103.9 104.3 105.7 106.1 106.5 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4

by call sign	KIH20 W264AI W293AH WAHR WAYH WBHP WBXR WDJL WDRM WEKI WEUP WEUP-FM WEUV WEUZ WHIY WHOS WHRP WHVK WJAB WJOU WKAC WKZD WLOR WLRH WQAH-FM WQRV WRJL-FM WRSA-FM WRTT-FM WSLV WTAK-FM WTKI WTWX-FM WUMP WVMB-LP WVNN WVNN-FM WWFF-FM WWTM WYAM WYFD WZYP WZZN

Defunct	WJHX (620 AM)

Alabama radio markets Birmingham Dothan Florence-Muscle Shoals Huntsville Mobile Montgomery Tuscaloosa Other Alabama radio regions Anniston Auburn Columbus, Georgia Gadsden Meridian, Mississippi See also List of radio stations in Alabama List of radio stations in Tennessee

Religious radio stations in the state of Alabama

Stations	WAKD – Sheffield WALN – Carrollton WAQG – Ozark WAQU – Selma WAXU – Troy WAYH – Harvest WBFR – Birmingham WBHY – Mobile WBSA – Boaz WBTG-FM – Sheffield WBXR – Hazel Green WDYF – Dothan WEBT – Langdale WELB – Elba WELL-FM – Dadeville WFBH-LP – Hamilton WGIB – Birmingham WGRW – Anniston WGTF – Dothan WIJD – Prichard WILF – Monroeville WIRB – Level Plains WJCK – Piedmont WJEC – Vernon WJIA – Guntersville WJIF – Opp WJIK – Fulton WJSD-LP – Henagar WKNG-FM – Heflin WKRE – Argo WKUA – Moundville WKWL – Florala WKZD - Priceville WLBF – Montgomery WLJR – Birmingham WLPR – Prichard WLVM – Chickasaw WMBV – Dixons Mills WMCJ – Cullman WMFT – Tuscaloosa WMGY – Montgomery WMMA – Irondale/Birmingham WMOB – Mobile WNGL – Mobile WPMR-LP – Russellville WQEM – Columbiana WQLS – Camden WRNF – Selma WRNK-LP – Lanett WSJL – Bessemer WSTF – Andalusia WTBB – Gadsden WTBJ – Oxford WTOF – Bay Minette WURY-LP – Phenix City WVMB-LP – Madison WVOB – Dothan WVPL – Dozier WWFC-LP – Bryant WXJC-FM – Cordova WYFD – Decatur

Defunct	WKOC-LP – Ider WUAC-LP – Tuscaloosa WZTQ – Centre

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Alabama See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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