WAYA

For the Decatur, Tennessee radio station which was formerly called WAYA, see WQMT.

WAYA

City of license	Ridgeville, South Carolina
Broadcast area	Charleston, South Carolina
Branding	Way FM
Frequency	100.9 MHz
Format	Contemporary Christian
ERP	13,000 watts
HAAT	91 meters
Class	C3
Facility ID	25374
Transmitter coordinates	33°4′25.70″N 80°11′54.20″W
Former callsigns	WALD-FM (1981-1992) WNTC (1992-1993) WPAL-FM (1993-2010)
Owner	Gresham Communications, Inc.
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wayx.wayfm.com

WAYA (100.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Ridgeville, South Carolina, USA, it serves the Charleston SC area. The station is currently owned by Charles W. Cherry and is leased by WAY-FM Network of Colorado Springs, Colorado Christian network. The format targets youths and young adults.

History

The 100.9 frequency used to be in Walterboro, South Carolina. William Saunders owned WPAL, an AM station at 730. In 1994, Saunders bought the FM frequency and moved it to Charleston, changing to urban adult contemporary, wi.th the letters WPAL-FM.

During the station's days as the hottest local rap/hip-hop/R&B station in the Charleston area (What's Hot This Summer, Charleston Chronicle - Summer 2001), on-air personalities such as Gentleman George and his protege, Jeff Fox, dominated the airwaves, giving the Charleston area residents a reason to turn on the radio.

External links

• Station Website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WAYA
• Radio-Locator information on WAYA
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WAYA