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WAVA
Arlington, Virginia; United States;
Broadcast area	Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, Maryland;
Frequency	780 AM kHz
Branding	AM780 WAVA
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Religious talk
Affiliations	SRN News
Ownership
Owner	Salem Media Group; (Salem Communications Holding Corporation);
Sister stations	WAVA-FM, WRCW, WWRC
History
First air date	November 7, 1946; 78 years ago
Former call signs	WARL (1947–1961); WAVA (1961–1977); WABS (1977–2005);
Call sign meaning	"Washington Arlington Virginia"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54465
Class	D
Power	12,000 watts day (main); 9,800 watts critical hours (main); 5,000 watts day (auxiliary); 4,000 watts critical hours (auxiliary);
Transmitter coordinates	38°58′35″N 77°6′52″W / 38.97639°N 77.11444°W (main); 39°0′1″N 77°3′28″W / 39.00028°N 77.05778°W (auxiliary);
Translator(s)	96.7 W244EB (Burke)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wavaam.com

WAVA is a religious talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Arlington, Virginia, serving the metro areas of Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland.^[1] WAVA is owned and operated by Salem Media Group.^[6] In its early history, the station sported pop, country and news/talk formats. As WARL, it was the first station to brand itself as playing "country western music".^[7]

WAVA is a daytime-only station because 780 AM is a clear-channel frequency on which WBBM is the dominant Class A station.

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