WAEG is a commercial smooth jazz

Smooth jazz

Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....

 radio station in Evans, Georgia

Evans, Georgia

Evans is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Georgia, United States. It is an affluent suburb of Augusta and is part of the Augusta - Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 17,727 at the 2000 census and, in 2006, the population was 20,681.Evans, possibly named...

, broadcasting to the Augusta, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...

 area. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 (FCC) to broadcast on 92.3 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"...

, 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 6 kW.

History

92.3 FM signed on in mid-1992 as WAFJ, as a simulcast of Bible Broadcasting Network

Bible Broadcasting Network

The Bible Broadcasting Network is a listener-supported global Christian radio network staffed and headquartered in Charlotte, NC. The programming consists of 50% outside ministries, 30% music and 20% BBN produced programs...

's 100.9 WYFA/Waynesboro

Waynesboro, Georgia

Waynesboro is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,813 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Burke County...

. In June 1994, both stations were sold and switched to an urban contemporary

Urban contemporary

Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...

 format as "92.3/100.9 The Bomb" with 92.3 picking up the WAEG call letters.

Radio One acquired the simulcast in 2001 and switched it to CHR

Contemporary hit radio

Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...

, branding it as "92.3/100.9 The Beat". By 2002, the station simulcast was broken off, causing 100.9 to drop from the air. Within a year, 92.3 switched formats to Modern Rock

Modern rock

Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...

, while 100.9 was launched as WTHB-FM, a gospel station.

In August 2007, Perry Broadcasting

Perry Publishing and Broadcasting

Perry Publishing and Broadcasting is a print media, local cable television show producer and radio broadcasting group based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, targeting the local African American community. Russell M. Perry is the Owner and President of the company....

 acquired Radio One's cluster of Augusta stations. Immediately after, WAEG's format was changed to Smooth Jazz. This move left Augusta without a modern rock station, except for the wide variety of rock that plays on WGAC-FM

WGAC-FM

WCHZ is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Warrenton, Georgia, USA, the station is currently owned by WCHZ License, LLC and features programing from CBS Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One.-History:...

 95.1, or the very few that play on WHHD

WHHD

WHHD is a contemporary hit radio station serving the Augusta, Georgia metro area. It is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group Incorporated and is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to Clearwater, South Carolina to broadcast at 98.3 FM with a effective radiated power of...

98.3.

External links

• WAEG — official website