WAFY is a radio station

Radio station

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 located in Frederick

Frederick, Maryland

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, Maryland

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, in the United States

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. It plays a mix of current music by artists like Lady Gaga

Lady GaGa

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, Ke$ha, Rob Thomas

Rob Thomas (musician)

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, and Daughtry

Daughtry

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, as well as hits from the 90's and 80's. WAFY is currently owned by Nassau Broadcasting.

The station was created in 1990 by Barbara Marmet, with the intention of having a community radio station for Frederick. Community has always been a main focus for the station.

Format Change

On September 16, 2010 at 9am, Key 103 dropped the "Frederick's Continuous Soft Rock" moniker and began a 20th anniversary retrospective show looking back at the 20 years of the station's personalities, music, and activities. This retrospective ended at 12 noon with a launch into its current Hot AC format, now positioning as "Key 103, Today's Best Music."

The Station continues to maintain a Frederick community focus, with "Keyed into the Community" public service announcement

Public service announcement

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s, and involvement in various community activities.

Trivia

• Key 103's studios are located in a renovated barn
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   on Industry Lane in Frederick. The barn is visible from Interstate 270 (Maryland)
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   just south of its northern terminus, on the northbound side. The silo of the barn has Key 103.1 lettering on it.
• The name "Key" comes from Frederick's affinity for hometown hero Francis Scott Key
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• The call letters WAFY were randomly assigned by the FCC and have no significance.

External links

• Key 103 website