WAVQ (1400 AM) is a

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to serve

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

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music format serving

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and

Onslow County, North Carolina Onslow County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 204,576. Its county seat is Jacksonville. The county was created in 1734 as Onslow Precinct and gained county status in 1739. Onslo ...

. The station was assigned the WAVQ

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by the

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on February 6, 2009.

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 WAVQ call letters were assigned on February 6, 2009. On August 9, 2009 the format was changed to

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as ESPN Radio 1400. Later, in July 2011, becoming a simulcast of ESPN affiliate

WWNB WWNB (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format and affiliated to ESPN Radio. Licensed to New Bern, North Carolina, United States. The station is currently owned by CTC Media Group. WWNB used to simulcast on WAVQ/1400 in Jackso ...

1490 AM in New Bern, North Carolina. In November 2012, WAVQ was sold to CDV Broadcasting, LLC and the format was changed to

as 1400 The Q. In January 2013, an FM translator was added at 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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