WAVK (97.7 FM) is a

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temporarily broadcasting a

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. Licensed to

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. The station is currently owned by Robert Holladay, through licensee Florida Keys Media, LLC, and features programming from

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History

The station went on the air as WDUC on 1995-03-03. On 1995-11-03, the station changed its

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to WKTS, on 1999-09-09 to WWWK, and on 2003-10-23 to the current WAVK. The first real format of WWWK was pure dance music as "K97", before flipping to hot AC "Wave". In August 2013, Gamma Broadcasting, LLC reached a deal to sell its Florida Keys stations (including WAVK) to Florida Keys Media, LLC (a company controlled by Robert H. Holladay). At a price of $475,000, the sale of WAVK was consummated on July 1, 2014. On March 30, 2020, WAVK temporarily dropped its

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format for

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as 97.7 The Zone. The reason being that sister station 1600 AM WKWF is having repairs done to its transmitter and it can no longer broadcast for the time being so its format as temporarily moved here.

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* AVK Radio stations established in 1995 1995 establishments in Florida Sports radio stations in the United States {{Florida-radio-station-stub