WAYS (1500 AM) was a radio station serving the

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, area with a

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format. This station was under ownership of

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History

Until September 4, 2009, WAYS was an

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station affiliated with

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as "Oldies Radio 1500". Because it shared the same

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in Washington, D.C., WAYS could broadcast only during

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hours. However, their online webcast was available 24 hours a day. On February 25, 2020, WAYS (which had adopted the WRWM call letters on February 20; WAYS was transferred to 1050 AM in Conway, South Carolina) went off the air and surrendered its license to the

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(FCC). At the time of the closure, WAYS had a

format as "1500 The Fan", an affiliate of

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.FCC Report 3/1: Cumulus Surrenders AMs In Macon & Amarillo
Radioinsight - March 1, 2020 The FCC cancelled the station's license on February 27, 2020.

References

External links

in the FCC Licensing and Management System
FCC History Cards for WRWM
(covering 1966-1981 as WDEN) RWM Radio stations established in 1967 Cumulus Media radio stations RWM 1967 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Defunct radio stations in the United States Radio stations disestablished in 2020 2020 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state) RWM {{GeorgiaUS-radio-station-stub