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WAYS (1500 AM)

Coordinates: 32°48′47.5″N 83°37′35.7″W / 32.813194°N 83.626583°W / 32.813194; -83.626583
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WAYS
Broadcast areaMacon and vicinity
Frequency1500 kHz
Branding1500 The Fan
Programming
FormatSports radio
AffiliationsCBS Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1967
Last air date
February 25, 2020
Former call signs
  • WDEN (1967–1982)
  • WPTC (1982–2000)
  • WDEN (2000–2004)
  • WWFN (2004–2005)
  • WAYS (2005–2020)
  • WRWM (2020)
Technical information
Facility ID68678
ClassD
Power1,000 watts (day only)
Transmitter coordinates
32°48′47.5″N 83°37′35.7″W / 32.813194°N 83.626583°W / 32.813194; -83.626583

WAYS (1500 AM) was a radio station serving the Macon, Georgia, area with a sports radio format. This station was under ownership of Cumulus Media.

History

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Until September 4, 2009, WAYS was an oldies station affiliated with Citadel Media's True Oldies Channel as "Oldies Radio 1500".[1]

Because it shared the same frequency as clear-channel station WFED in Washington, D.C., WAYS could broadcast only during daytime hours. However, their online webcast was available 24 hours a day.

On February 25, 2020, WAYS (which had adopted the WRWM call letters on February 20; WAYS was transferred to 1050 AM in Conway, South Carolina) went off the air and surrendered its license to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). At the time of the closure, WAYS had a sports radio format as "1500 The Fan", an affiliate of CBS Sports Radio.[2] The FCC cancelled the station's license on February 27, 2020.

References

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  1. ^ "Radio Stations". Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel. Archived from the original on July 28, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  2. ^ FCC Report 3/1: Cumulus Surrenders AMs In Macon & Amarillo Radioinsight - March 1, 2020
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