WAVF

WAVF
Broadcast areaSouth Carolina Lowcountry - Charleston metropolitan area
Frequency101.7 MHz
Branding101.7 Chuck FM
Programming
FormatAdult hits
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Saga South Communications, LLC)
WCKN, WMXZ, WSPO, WXST
History
First air date
July 3, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-07-03) (as WTGR-FM)
Former call signs
WTGR-FM (1969–1973)
WKZQ (1973–1983)
WKZQ-FM (1983–2008)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID24776
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT238.4 meters (782 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°49′4.00″N 79°50′8.00″W / 32.8177778°N 79.8355556°W / 32.8177778; -79.8355556
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website1017chuckfm.com

WAVF (101.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Hanahan, South Carolina, and serving the South Carolina Lowcountry and Charleston metropolitan area. It is owned by Saga Communications as part of its Charleston Radio Group, and airs an adult hits radio format branded as "Chuck FM". The radio studios and offices are on Clements Ferry Road in Charleston.[2]

WAVF has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations. The transmitter is off Venning Road in Mount Pleasant.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAVF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ 1017ChuckFM.com/contact
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WAVF