WAST (Ohio)

WAST
Broadcast areaNortheast Ohio (limited)
Frequency1600 kHz
BrandingWacky Radio 1600
Ownership
OwnerQuests Inc.
WELW (AM)
History
First air date
February 6, 1964
(60 years ago)
 (1964-02-06)
Last air date
October 1, 1982
(42 years ago)
 (1982-10-01)
Former call signs
WAQI (1964–1982)
Call sign meaning
Disambiguation of "Wacky"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Facility ID54256
ClassD
Power1,000 watts (daytime only)
Transmitter coordinates
41°51′17.6″N 80°49′51.6″W / 41.854889°N 80.831000°W / 41.854889; -80.831000

WAST was a commercial daytime-only radio station licensed to Ashtabula, Ohio at 1600 AM, serving parts of Northeast Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania. The station broadcast from 1964 to 1982 with the WAQI callsign.[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAST". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Search Details".