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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WAVZ
| name = WAVZ
| logo = ESPN Radio 1300 New Haven logo.png
| logo =
| logo_size = 180px
| logo_size =
| city = [[New Haven, Connecticut]]
| city = [[New Haven, Connecticut]]
| area = [[Greater New Haven]]
| area = [[Greater New Haven]]
| branding = ''ESPN Radio 1300''
| branding = ''Fox Sports 1300''
| frequency = 1300 [[Hertz#SI multiples|kHz]]
| frequency = 1300 [[kHz]]
| airdate = {{start date and age|1947}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1947|p=y|br=yes}}
| format = [[Sports radio|Sports]]
| format = [[Sports radio]]
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s
| class = B
| class = B
| facility_id = 11920
| facility_id = 11920
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| coordinates = {{coord|41|17|16|N|72|56|48|W}}
| coordinates = {{coord|41|17|16|N|72|56|48|W|}}
| callsign_meaning = '''WAVZ'''= Waves (previous handle) (Also, New Haven is on [[Long Island Sound]])
| callsign_meaning = "Waves" (previous handle) (Also, New Haven is on [[Long Island Sound]])
| former_callsigns =
| former_callsigns =
| former_frequencies = 1260 kHz (1947-1957)
| former_frequencies = 1260 kHz (1947–1957)
| affiliations = [[ESPN Radio]]
| affiliations = [[Fox Sports Radio]]
| owner = [[iHeartMedia]]
| owner = [[iHeartMedia]]
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
| sister_stations = [[WELI]], [[WKCI-FM]]
| sister_stations = {{hlist|[[WELI]]|[[WKCI-FM]]}}
| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/espn-radio-1300-3281/ Listen Live]
| webcast = {{iHeartRadio|3281}}
| website = [https://espnradio1300.iheart.com/ espnradio1300.iheart.com]
| website = {{URL|https://foxsports1300.iheart.com}}
}}
}}
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'''WAVZ''' (1300 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[Sports radio|sports]] format. Licensed to [[New Haven, Connecticut]], United States. The station is owned by [[iHeartMedia]]. The station switched formats in time for [[Super Bowl XLI]] on February 4, 2007.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}


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'''WAVZ''' (1300 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[sports radio]] format. Licensed to [[New Haven, Connecticut]], United States, the station is owned by [[iHeartMedia]].

==History==
WAVZ, as a news station, received the 1950 [[Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award|Alfred I. duPont Award]], which was received by president [[Victor Knauth]].<ref>{{Cite news| pages = 2| title = Stations Win 1950 Awards For Service: Citations Are Accepted By Philadelphia and New Haven Officials| work = The Hartford Courant (1923-)| location = Hartford, Conn., United States| accessdate = 2022-09-04| date = 1951-03-11| url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/561496897/abstract/3DC849ADFC3C45C4PQ/1}}</ref> WAVZ received a second duPont Award for its work in 1960.<ref>{{Cite news| volume = 60| issue = 12| pages = 56| title = The Media: Duponts to Kdka-Tv, Wavz, Morgan| work = Broadcasting (Archive: 1957-1993)| accessdate = 2022-09-04| date = 1961-03-20| url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/962877930/citation/CCCD4FAC90EF4F5EPQ/1}}</ref>
WAVZ, as a news station, received the 1950 [[Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award|Alfred I. duPont Award]], which was received by president [[Victor Knauth]].<ref>{{Cite news| pages = 2| title = Stations Win 1950 Awards For Service: Citations Are Accepted By Philadelphia and New Haven Officials| work = The Hartford Courant (1923-)| location = Hartford, Conn., United States| accessdate = 2022-09-04| date = 1951-03-11| url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/561496897/abstract/3DC849ADFC3C45C4PQ/1}}</ref> WAVZ received a second duPont Award for its work in 1960.<ref>{{Cite news| volume = 60| issue = 12| pages = 56| title = The Media: Duponts to Kdka-Tv, Wavz, Morgan| work = Broadcasting (Archive: 1957-1993)| accessdate = 2022-09-04| date = 1961-03-20| url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/962877930/citation/CCCD4FAC90EF4F5EPQ/1}}</ref>


The station, then owned by Kops-Monahan Communications, Inc. was formerly known as the New Waves, or Lucky 13 WAVZ (pronounced "waves") and was a popular [[Top 40]] radio station in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1950s the station used a jingle with the following lyrics:
The station, then owned by Kops-Monahan Communications, Inc. was formerly known as the New Waves, or Lucky 13 WAVZ (pronounced "waves") and was a popular [[Top 40]] radio station in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1950s, the station used a jingle with the following lyrics:


"There are waves in the navy and waves in your hair,
"There are waves in the navy and waves in your hair,
and people wave their hands when they're going anywhere,
and people wave their hands when they're going anywhere,
but the greatest waves there can be are the radio waves on WAVZ"
but the greatest waves there can be are the radio waves on WAVZ".


During the 1960s, WAVZ competed with WDEE (1220, now [[WATX (AM)|WATX]]), and later with WNHC (1340, now [[WYBC (AM)|WYBC]]) for radio listeners. WAVZ generally won most of the rating "books."
During the 1960s, WAVZ competed with WDEE (1220, now [[WATX (AM)|WATX]]), and later with WNHC (1340, now [[WYBC (AM)|WYBC]]) for radio listeners. WAVZ generally won most of the rating "books".


As FM radio became more popular, the station's rock music format was shifted to sister FM station [[WKCI-FM|WKCI]] in 1979 by Curtis Hanson and Pete Salant. WKCI had been an easy-listening station but in the summer of 1979 became "KC-101" and began playing adult contemporary music using many of the then current WAVZ personalities. Due to the success of KC101, Pete Salant a/k/a Pete Stone on WAVZ, left New Haven, Connecticut in 1981 to program [[WQHT|WYNY]] in [[New York City]]. WAVZ became one of the first [[Music of Your Life]] stations, airing big band and adult standards. WAVZ and WKCI were sold to Eastern Broadcasting of [[Washington, D.C.]] on June 5, 1982 [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9805EED91E38F936A35755C0A964948260&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/R/Radio] Upon the sale of the radio stations, Curtis W. Hansen left in 1982 to create [[WEBE]] in [[Westport, Connecticut]]
As FM radio became more popular, the station's rock music format was shifted to sister FM station [[WKCI-FM|WKCI]] in 1979 by Curtis Hanson and Pete Salant. WKCI had been an easy-listening station but in the summer of 1979 became "KC-101" and began playing adult contemporary music using many of the then current WAVZ personalities. Due to the success of KC101, Pete Salant a/k/a Pete Stone on WAVZ, left New Haven, Connecticut in 1981 to program [[WQHT|WYNY]] in [[New York City]]. WAVZ became one of the first [[Music of Your Life]] stations, airing big band and adult standards. WAVZ and WKCI were sold to Eastern Broadcasting of [[Washington, D.C.]], on June 5, 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/05/business/radio-station-sale.html|title=Radio Station Sale|date=June 5, 1982|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> Upon the sale of the radio stations, Curtis W. Hansen left in 1982 to create [[WEBE]] in [[Westport, Connecticut]].


Prior to its current format, the station was a [[progressive talk radio]] station, affiliated with [[Air America (radio network)|Air America]].
Prior to its current format, the station was a [[progressive talk radio]] station, affiliated with [[Air America (radio network)|Air America]].

On January 1, 2024, WAVZ switched affiliations from [[ESPN Radio]] to [[Fox Sports Radio]] and rebranded as "Fox Sports 1300".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/262888/97-9-espn-hartford-switches-to-fox-sports-radio/ 97.9 ESPN Hartford Switches to Fox Sports Radio] Radioinsight - January 2, 2024</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|Connecticut}}
{{Portal|Connecticut}}
{{AM station data|WAVZ}}
{{AM station data|11920|WAVZ}}
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=49869&.pdf FCC History Cards for WAVZ]
* [https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=49869&.pdf FCC History Cards for WAVZ]


{{New Haven Radio}}
{{New Haven Radio}}
{{Fox Sports Radio stations}}
{{ESPN Connecticut}}
{{iHeartMedia}}
{{iHeartMedia}}


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Latest revision as of 16:43, 7 August 2024

WAVZ
Broadcast areaGreater New Haven
Frequency1300 kHz
BrandingFox Sports 1300
Programming
FormatSports radio
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1947
(77 years ago) (1947)
Former frequencies
1260 kHz (1947–1957)
Call sign meaning
"Waves" (previous handle) (Also, New Haven is on Long Island Sound)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11920
ClassB
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
41°17′16″N 72°56′48″W / 41.28778°N 72.94667°W / 41.28778; -72.94667
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitefoxsports1300.iheart.com

WAVZ (1300 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to New Haven, Connecticut, United States, the station is owned by iHeartMedia.

History

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WAVZ, as a news station, received the 1950 Alfred I. duPont Award, which was received by president Victor Knauth.[2] WAVZ received a second duPont Award for its work in 1960.[3]

The station, then owned by Kops-Monahan Communications, Inc. was formerly known as the New Waves, or Lucky 13 WAVZ (pronounced "waves") and was a popular Top 40 radio station in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1950s, the station used a jingle with the following lyrics:

"There are waves in the navy and waves in your hair, and people wave their hands when they're going anywhere, but the greatest waves there can be are the radio waves on WAVZ".

During the 1960s, WAVZ competed with WDEE (1220, now WATX), and later with WNHC (1340, now WYBC) for radio listeners. WAVZ generally won most of the rating "books".

As FM radio became more popular, the station's rock music format was shifted to sister FM station WKCI in 1979 by Curtis Hanson and Pete Salant. WKCI had been an easy-listening station but in the summer of 1979 became "KC-101" and began playing adult contemporary music using many of the then current WAVZ personalities. Due to the success of KC101, Pete Salant a/k/a Pete Stone on WAVZ, left New Haven, Connecticut in 1981 to program WYNY in New York City. WAVZ became one of the first Music of Your Life stations, airing big band and adult standards. WAVZ and WKCI were sold to Eastern Broadcasting of Washington, D.C., on June 5, 1982.[4] Upon the sale of the radio stations, Curtis W. Hansen left in 1982 to create WEBE in Westport, Connecticut.

Prior to its current format, the station was a progressive talk radio station, affiliated with Air America.

On January 1, 2024, WAVZ switched affiliations from ESPN Radio to Fox Sports Radio and rebranded as "Fox Sports 1300".[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAVZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Stations Win 1950 Awards For Service: Citations Are Accepted By Philadelphia and New Haven Officials". The Hartford Courant (1923-). Hartford, Conn., United States. 1951-03-11. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  3. ^ "The Media: Duponts to Kdka-Tv, Wavz, Morgan". Broadcasting (Archive: 1957-1993). Vol. 60, no. 12. 1961-03-20. p. 56. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  4. ^ "Radio Station Sale". June 5, 1982 – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ 97.9 ESPN Hartford Switches to Fox Sports Radio Radioinsight - January 2, 2024
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