WAVK

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WAVK

| logo =

| city = Marathon, Florida

| area = Florida Keys area

| branding = 97.7 The Zone

| airdate = March 3, 1995 (as WDUC)

| frequency = 97.7 MHz

| format = Sports

| erp = 100,000 watts

| haat = 168 meters

| class = C1

| facility_id = 23294

| coordinates = {{coord|24|39|38.40|N|81|25|9.70|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning = "Wave" (former branding)

| former_callsigns = WDUC (1995–1995)
WKTS (1995–1999)
WWWK (1999–2003)

| affiliations = Infinity Sports Network
Fox Sports Radio
Miami Dolphins
Miami Heat
Miami Hurricanes
Miami Marlins

| owner = Joseph Fiorini

| licensee = Fiorini Keys Media, LLC

| sister_stations = WAIL, WCTH, WFKZ, WEOW, WCNK, WWUS

| webcast = [https://tunein.com/radio/977-The-Wave-s23893/ Listen Live] (via TuneIn)
[https://www.iheart.com/live/977-the-zone-6619/ Listen Live via iHeart]

| website = [https://thezone977.com/ thezone977.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WAVK (97.7 FM) is a radio station temporarily broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Marathon, Florida, USA, the station serves the Florida Keys. The station is currently owned by licensee Fiorini Keys Media, LLC, and features programming from Infinity Sports Network and Fox Sports Radio.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WAVK |title=WAVK Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}

History

The station went on the air as WDUC on March 3, 1995. On November 3, 1995, the station changed its call sign to WKTS; on September 9, 1999, to WWWK; and on October 23, 2003, to the current WAVK.{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=23294&Callsign=WAVK |title=WAVK Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} The first real format of WWWK was pure dance music as "K97", before flipping to hot AC "Wave".

In August 2013, Gamma Broadcasting, LLC reached a deal to sell its Florida Keys stations (including WAVK) to Florida Keys Media, LLC (a company controlled by Robert H. Holladay).{{cite news|title=Ownership Of Green Bay Cluster Goes Back From Clear Channel To Cumulus|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/121840/ownership-of-green-bay-cluster-goes-back-from-clea|access-date=August 30, 2013|newspaper=All Access|date=August 30, 2013}} At a price of $475,000, the sale of WAVK was consummated on July 1, 2014.

In July 2024, the station was sold to Fiorini Keys Media, LLC.

On March 30, 2020, WAVK temporarily dropped its Hot AC format for Sports as 97.7 The Zone. The reason being that sister station 1600 AM WKWF is having repairs done to its transmitter and it can no longer broadcast for the time being so its format as temporarily moved here.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/185674/wkwf-moves-programming-to-wavk-as-97-7-the-zone/|title=WKWF Moves Programming to WAVK as 97.7 the Zone}}

References

External links

{{FM station data|23294|WAVK}}

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Category:Radio stations established in 1995

Category:1995 establishments in Florida

Category:Sports radio stations in the United States