WAYH
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WAYH is a non-commercial educational
Non-commercial educational
The term non-commercial educational applies to a radio station or TV station that does not accept on air advertisements , as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission . NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum...

 radio station
Radio station
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 licensed
City of license
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 to serve Harvest, Alabama, USA. The station is owned and operated by Way-FM Media Group, Inc.

WAYH broadcasts a youth-oriented Contemporary Christian music format. The station serves the greater Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....

, area as part of the WAY-FM Network
WAY-FM Network
The WAY-FM Network is a national, non-profit radio broadcasting network in the United States that primarily plays Contemporary Christian music operating in 25 states . It is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, while most programming originates in Franklin, Tennessee.-Origins in Fort Myers:WAY-FM...

. 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
Construction permit
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 from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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 on April 16, 2002
2002 in radio
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. The new station was assigned the call letters WAYH by the FCC on April 24, 2002. WAYH received its license to cover
Broadcast license
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 from the FCC on March 11, 2003.

Personalities

Notable local on-air personalities include morning show host Jack Davis. 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
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...

, 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.

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.

Translators

External links

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