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WAVA
Arlington, Virginia United States

Broadcast area	Washington, D.C. Baltimore, Maryland
Frequency	780 AM kHz
Branding	AM780 WAVA
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Religious talk^[1]
Affiliations	SRN News
Ownership
Owner	Salem Media Group (Salem Communications Holding Corporation)
Sister stations	WAVA-FM, WRCW, WWRC
History
First air date	November 7, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-11-07)^[2]
Former call signs	WARL (1947–1961) WAVA (1961–1977) WABS (1977–2005)^[3]^[4]
Call sign meaning	"Washington Arlington Virginia"
Technical information^[5]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54465
Class	D
Power	12,000 watts day (main) 9,800 watts critical hours (main) 5,000 watts day (auxiliary) 4,000 watts critical hours (auxiliary)
Transmitter coordinates	38°58′35″N 77°6′52″W / 38.97639°N 77.11444°W / 38.97639; -77.11444 (main) 39°0′1″N 77°3′28″W / 39.00028°N 77.05778°W / 39.00028; -77.05778 (auxiliary)
Translator(s)	96.7 W244EB (Burke)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wavaam.com

WAVA is a religious talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Arlington, Virginia, serving the metro areas of Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland.^[1] WAVA is owned and operated by Salem Media Group.^[6] In its early history, the station sported pop, country and news/talk formats. As WARL, it was the first station to brand itself as playing "country western music".^[7]

WAVA is a daytime-only station because 780 AM is a clear-channel frequency on which WBBM is the dominant Class A station.

References

LPFM	94.3 96.7 WERA-LP WQER-LP 97.7
Translators	92.9 93.5 95.9 97.5 97.7 98.1 98.3 100.7 101.7 102.9 103.1 104.7 105.5 106.3

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

Internet Only

Defunct

Other nearby regions: Baltimore; Hagerstown; Northern Neck; Salisbury-Ocean City; Winchester

See also: List of radio stations in Washington, D.C.; List of radio stations in Virginia; List of radio stations in Maryland

v t e Salem Media Group
AM radio stations	KBJD KCBQ KDIA KDIZ KDOW KDYA KDZR KFAX KFIA KGNW KGU KHCM KHNR KKOL KKMS KKNT KLUP KNTH KNUS KPAM KPDQ KPRZ KPXQ KRKS KRLA KSKY KSLR KTIE KTKZ KTNO KTRB KXXT KYCR KZNT WAVA WDTK WDWD WEZE WFIL WGKA WHK WHKW WIND WLCC WLQV WLSS WLTA WMCA WMYM WNIV WNTP WNYM WORL WPGP WPIT WRCW WRFD WRHC WROL WTBN WTLN WTWD WWFE WWRC WWTC WYLL
FM radio stations	KAIM-FM KBIQ KDAR KDIS-FM KDXE KFIS KFSH-FM KGFT KGU-FM KHCM-FM KKHT-FM KKFS KKLA-FM KKOL-FM KKSP KLTY KPDQ-FM KRKS-FM KRYP KWRD-FM WAVA-FM WFHM-FM WFSH-FM WORD-FM WTOH
Satellite radio stations	FamilyTalk
Salem Radio Network	Singing News Radio The Word In Praise
Salem Publishing	Hot Air PJ Media RedState Regnery Publishing Townhall Twitchy Xulon Press
Salem Web Network	CCMmagazine.com Christianity.com Crosswalk.com Godtube.com

v t e Daytime-only radio stations in Virginia
Stations	WAVA - Arlington WEVA - Emporia WFIC - Collinsville WFLO - Farmville WGFC - Floyd WGVY - Altavista WHEE - Martinsville WHEO - Stuart WHNK - Marion WHNQ - St. Paul WJYK - Chase City WJZU - Franklin WKBA - Vinton WKBY - Chatham WKNV - Fairlawn WKTR - Earlysville WLOY - Rural Retreat WPIN - Dublin WSBV - South Boston WSLK - Moneta WTJZ - Norfolk WTZE - Tazewell WWDN - Danville WYRV - Cedar Bluff
Defunct	WBDY - Bluefield WDUF - Duffield WFNR - Blacksburg WNNT - Warsaw WOWZ - Appomattox WRAR - Tappahannock
See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

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