WAYR (AM)

WAYR
City	Fleming Island, Florida
Broadcast area	Jacksonville
Branding	WAY Radio
Frequency	550 AM KHz
First air date	May 26, 1960 ^[1]
Format	Christian Talk and Teaching
Power	5,000 watts day 65 watts night
Class	D
Facility ID	24625
Owner	Good Tidings Trust, Inc.
Sister stations	WAYR-FM
Webcast	Listen Now
Website	http://550.wayradio.org/

WAYR is a radio station broadcasting a Christian Talk and Teaching format, licensed to Fleming Island, Florida, broadcasting on 550 kHz AM. The station serves the Jacksonville metropolitan area, and is owned by Good Tidings Trust, Inc.^[2]

Programming

WAYR airs a variety of Christian talk and teaching programs such as; Grace to You with John MacArthur, In Touch with Charles Stanley, Thru the Bible with J. Vernon McGee, Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll, Love Worth Finding with Adrian Rogers, The Alternative with Tony Evans, FamilyLife Today with Dennis Rainey, Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram, Truth for Life with Alistair Begg, Walk in the Word with James MacDonald, and A New Beginning with Greg Laurie.^[3]

History

WAYR began broadcasting on May 26, 1960, and was initially a daytime only station running 1,000 watts, with its transmitter located at 661 Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park, Florida. In 1986 WAYR's transmitter was moved to 2500 Russell Road in Green Cove Springs, Florida where it remains today, and its power was increased to 2,500 watts. WAYR has since added nighttime operations of 500 watts and has increased its daytime power to 5,000 watts.^[1]

References

1 2 History wayradio.org. Accessed August 8, 2012
↑ "WAYR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed August 8, 2012
↑ Program Guide wayradio.org. Accessed August 8, 2012

External links

WAYR's official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WAYR

Radio-Locator Information on WAYR

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WAYR

Radio stations in the Jacksonville, Florida market

By AM frequency	550 600 690 930 970 1010 1050 1160 1170 1190 1220 1240 1320 1360 1400 1420 1460 1530 1570 1600

By FM frequency	88.1 88.7 89.3 89.9 90.5 90.9 91.7 92.1 92.5 92.9 93.3 94.1 95.1 96.1 96.9 97.3 97.9 99.1 99.5 99.9 100.7 101.5 101.9 102.1 102.3 102.9 103.7 103.9 104.5 105.3 105.5 105.7 106.1 106.5 106.9 107.3

By callsign	WAOC WAPE-FM WAYR WBHU WBOB WCGL WCRJ WECC-FM WEJZ WEWC WEZI WFOY WFXJ WGNE-FM WJBT WJCT-FM WJFR WJGL WJGM WJKV WJNJ WJXL WJXR WKSL WKTZ WMUV WNNR WOKV WOKV-FM WQIK-FM WQOP WROS WSOL-FM WSOS WSOS-FM WTRJ-FM WVOJ WWIO WWJK WXXJ WYFB WYMM WZAZ WZDJ WZNZ W225BI W247CF W258CN W270CD W271CJ W272CQ W279AG W280EY W291CI W295AZ

Defunct	WSVE/1280

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Religious radio stations in the state of Florida

Stations	WAKJ – DeFuniak Springs WAPN – Holly Hill WAPQ-LP – Avon Park WAYR – Fleming Island WBOF-LP – Fort Pierce WBVM – Tampa WCGL – Jacksonville WCIF – Melbourne WCKL-FM – Starke WCNO – Palm City WCPL – Merritt Island WCVC – Tallahassee WDBW – Port Saint Joe WDMC – Melbourne WDWR – Pensacola WEGS – Milton WEGS – Pensacola WEJF – Palm Bay WEXY – Wilton Manors WFBB-LP – Glen Saint Mary WFBU-LP – Graceville WFFL – Panama City WFRF – Tallahassee WFRF-FM – Monticello WFRU – Quincy WFSD – Tallahassee WGGP-LP – Big Pine Key WGSE – Sebring WGSG – Mayo WGTT – Emeralda WHGN – Crystal River WHIM – Coral Gables WHMF – Marianna WHNJ – Big Pine Key WJFR – Jacksonville WJKV - Jacksonville WJLH – Flagler Beach WJLU – New Smyrna Beach WJPP-LP – Palm City WJTF – Panama City WJYO – Fort Myers WKES – Lakeland WKFA – St. Catherine WKTO – Edgewater WKZM – Sarasota WLGM-LP – Edgewater WLVF-FM – Haines City WLVO – San Carlos Park WMFJ – Daytona Beach WMFL – Florida City WMIE – Cocoa WNSS – Palm Coast WNVY – Cantonment WPCS – Pensacola WPCU – Panama City WPHK - Blountstown WPIO – Titusville WPZM-LP – Gainesville WREH – Cypress Quarters WRMB – Boynton Beach WROS – Jacksonville WSEB – Englewood WSOR – Naples WSVB-LP – Chiefland WTBH – Chiefland WTBN – Pinellas Park WTIS – Tampa WTJT – Baker WTLN – Orlando WTWD – Plant City WTYG – Sparr WUJC – Saint Marks WVTJ – Pensacola WWBC – Cocoa WWEO-LP – DeFuniak Springs WWFR – Stuart WWLC – Cross City WWMA-LP – Avon Park WYBP – Fort Lauderdale WYBX – Key West WYFB – Gainesville WYFE – Tarpon Springs WYFO – Lakeland WYFZ – Belleview WYMM – Jacksonville WYND – DeLand WZFR – Eastpoint WZNZ – Atlantic Beach

Defunct	WAGE – Dogwood Lakes Estate WFTI-FM – Saint Petersburg WLMS – Lecanto WLVF – Haines City

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