WAVZ
Encyclopedia
WAVZ is a radio station
broadcasting a Sports Talk
format. Licensed to New Haven, Connecticut
, USA. The station is currently owned by Cc Licenses. The station switched formats in time for Super Bowl XLI
on February 4, 2007.
The station, then owned by Kops-Monahan Communications, Inc. was formerly known as the New Waves, or Lucky 13 WAVZ 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 60s, WAVZ competed with WDEE (1220, now WQUN), 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 in 1981 to program WYNY/New York. WAVZ became one of the first Music Of Your Life (MOYL) stations, airing big band and adult standards. The stations (WAVZ & WKCI) were sold to Eastern Broadcasting of Washington, DC on June 5, 1982 http://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 (WEBE 108) in Westport, CT.
More recently, the station was a progressive talk radio
station affiliate with Air America Radio
.
More information about WAVZ can be found in an ebook by former WAVZ program director John Long at www.oidar.com.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a Sports Talk
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
format. Licensed to New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, USA. The station is currently owned by Cc Licenses. The station switched formats in time for Super Bowl XLI
Super Bowl XLI
Super Bowl XLI was an American football game that featured the American Football Conference champion Indianapolis Colts and the National Football Conference champion Chicago Bears to decide the National Football League champion for the 2006 season...
on February 4, 2007.
The station, then owned by Kops-Monahan Communications, Inc. was formerly known as the New Waves, or Lucky 13 WAVZ 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 60s, WAVZ competed with WDEE (1220, now WQUN), 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 in 1981 to program WYNY/New York. WAVZ became one of the first Music Of Your Life (MOYL) stations, airing big band and adult standards. The stations (WAVZ & WKCI) were sold to Eastern Broadcasting of Washington, DC on June 5, 1982 http://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 (WEBE 108) in Westport, CT.
More recently, the station was a progressive talk radio
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
station affiliate with Air America Radio
Air America Radio
Air America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...
.
More information about WAVZ can be found in an ebook by former WAVZ program director John Long at www.oidar.com.
- Puttin' on the Hits – E-bookE-bookAn electronic book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book, e-books can also be born digital...
by John Long