WAEV
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WAEV known as "97-3 KISS FM", is a Savannah, Georgia
, radio station
that plays Top 40 (CHR)
music, including pop
, rock and hip-hop
. It is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications
, which also owns WLVH-FM, WQBT
, WSOK-AM
, WTKS-AM
, and WYKZ-FM in the Savannah market. Its transmitter is located near Bloomingdale, Georgia
.
picked up the format in 1986. The station evolved into a Hot AC station as Mix 97.3 in 1994. After several years of falling numbers and revenue in the early 2000s, the station rebranded to Clear Channel's Top 40 KISS
format in December 2001. After several months of further format "tweaking", the station moved into a more mainstream mix of music than most other KISS
stations.
The station began streaming online on June 30, 2006.
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
, radio station
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...
that plays Top 40 (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...
music, including pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, rock and hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
. It is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
, which also owns WLVH-FM, WQBT
WQBT-FM
WQBT , known as "94.1 The Beat", is an urban contemporary radio station targeted towards Savannah, Georgia. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications.-Programming:...
, WSOK-AM
WSOK
WSOK is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format. Licensed to Savannah, Georgia, USA, the station serves the Savannah area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications and features programing from Westwood One....
, WTKS-AM
WTKS-AM
WTKS is a radio station licensed to serve Savannah, Georgia. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and licensed to Capstar TX Limited Partnership. It airs a talk radio format...
, and WYKZ-FM in the Savannah market. Its transmitter is located near Bloomingdale, Georgia
Bloomingdale, Georgia
Bloomingdale is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,713 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Bloomingdale is located at ....
.
History
During the early and mid 1970's, WXLM was an easy listening station. In September, 1977, the station flipped to Album Rock in response to WTOC-AM starting a highly successful overnight album rock program in 1976. Before this, Savannah had been without a rock station since WEAS-FM flipped in the early 70's. 97.3 went by the name 97 Rock with the call sign WXLM. In 1983, the station flipped to light pop music known as WAEV ("Wave 97"). When WXLM left the air, Savannah did not have a rock station until WIXV-FMWIXV-FM
WIXV is a Classic rock formatted radio station targeted to Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is owned by Cumulus Broadcasting.-History:...
picked up the format in 1986. The station evolved into a Hot AC station as Mix 97.3 in 1994. After several years of falling numbers and revenue in the early 2000s, the station rebranded to Clear Channel's Top 40 KISS
KISS-FM (brand)
KISS-FM is the brand name of a Top 40 music format heard on FM radio stations in many cities in the United States . Clear Channel Communications claims ownership of the KISS-FM brand and operates most KISS-FM formatted stations, though not KISS-FM in San Antonio, Texas itself .-Origin and...
format in December 2001. After several months of further format "tweaking", the station moved into a more mainstream mix of music than most other KISS
KISS-FM (brand)
KISS-FM is the brand name of a Top 40 music format heard on FM radio stations in many cities in the United States . Clear Channel Communications claims ownership of the KISS-FM brand and operates most KISS-FM formatted stations, though not KISS-FM in San Antonio, Texas itself .-Origin and...
stations.
The station began streaming online on June 30, 2006.
Syndicated programming
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- American Top 40American Top 40American Top 40 is an internationally syndicated, independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Originally a production of Watermark Inc...
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