WAVQ (1400 AM) is a

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licensed to serve

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, United States. The station is owned by and operated by Donald Curtis' Eastern Airwaves, LLC. WAVQ broadcasts a classic hits music format serving

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and

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. The station was assigned the WAVQ

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by the

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on February 6,

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History

WAVQ signed on in late 2008, under the callsign WSTK, offering an

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format as “1400 The Wave”. The station was originally owned by Conner Media Corporation. The callsign WAVQ was assigned on February 6, 2009. On August 9, 2009 the format was changed to

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- Talk as ESPN Radio 1400. Later, in July 2011, becoming a simulcast of ESPN affiliate WWNB 1490 AM in

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. In November 2012, WAVQ was sold to CDV Broadcasting, LLC and the format was changed to classic hits as “1400 The Q”. In January 2013, an FM translator was added on 95.5 FM. Effective October 30, 2020, CDV Broadcasting sold WAVQ and two translators to Donald Curtis' Eastern Airwaves, LLC for $270,000.

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