WAVD

WAVD (97.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Ocean Pines, Maryland, United States, the station serves Ocean City, Maryland. The station is currently owned by Forever Media.

WAVD

Ocean Pines, Maryland
Broadcast area	Ocean City, Maryland
Frequency	97.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	97.1 The Wave
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Affiliations	Broadcast Architecture
Ownership
Owner	Forever Media (FM Radio Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WAFL WCHK-FM WNCL WXDE
History
First air date	1991 (as WZJO)
Former call signs	WZJO (1991–1994) WLFX (1994–1998) WQJZ (1998–2011)
Call sign meaning	WAVe Delmarva
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	53490
Class	A
ERP	4,600 watts
HAAT	114 meters (374 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°22′52.00″N 75°10′32.00″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	971thewave.com

WQJZ featured Jones Radio Networks' Smooth Jazz programming until that feed was discontinued on September 30, 2008, as a consequence of Jones having been purchased by Triton Media Group, which also operates the Dial Global stable of 24-hour music formats. Like other former Jones affiliates, WQJZ aired programming from the Broadcast Architecture Network's smooth/urban AC format.

On April 8, 2011, WQJZ changed their format to classic hits, branded as "97.1 The Wave". On April 19, 2011, WQJZ changed their call letters to WAVD to go with "The Wave" branding.

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