WAVV (101.1
MHz "Wave 101.1 FM") is a
commercial FM radio station licensed to
Naples Park, Florida. It serves
Lee
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and
Collier Counties, including the
Fort Myers-
Naples radio market. WAVV is owned by Alpine Broadcasting and it airs a
soft adult contemporary radio format.
WAVV has an
effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000
watts, the maximum for non-
grandfathered stations. The
transmitter is off Benton Road in the Rural Estates neighborhood of Naples. WAVV broadcasts using
HD Radio
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technology. The HD2
digital subchannel
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plays
smooth jazz and feeds
FM translator W300EF at 107.9 MHz in
Naples.
History
Early years
In the 1980s, Naples resident Norman Alpert received a
construction permit
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from the
Federal Communications Commission to build a new FM station in Southwest Florida. On May 30, 1987, WAVV
signed on
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the air. The station's original
city of license was
Marco
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. The studios were on Tamiami Trail East in
Naples.
A satellite office was set up in Fort Myers on Colonial Boulevard, later moving to Royal Palm Square, and then to South Tamiami Trail. Around 2008, WAVV changed its
city of license, now listed as Naples Park, Florida.
Easy Listening
WAVV's
playlist
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was originally a 50/50 mix of
middle of the road vocals and instrumental
cover songs. It carries
USA Radio News at the beginning of some hours. Weather forecasts come from Fort Myers'
NBC Network affiliate,
WBBH-TV. On Sunday mornings, WAVV plays
smooth jazz, known as the "Sunday Champagne Jazz Brunch." WAVV's website says it has been the most listened-to radio station in
Southwest Florida for nearly a quarter century.
WAVV is the only locally owned independent commercial FM radio station in Southwest Florida and was one of the last in the U.S. to broadcast an
easy listening format. The station is still owned and operated by the Alpert Family, with Donna Alpert named Chief Financial Officer in the early 2000s.
On June 21, 2022, Alpine Broadcasting sold WAVV to Fort Myers Broadcasting Company for $8 million. The sale was closed in September 2022.
Streaming and HD Radio
Effective March 2, 2009, WAVV ceased streaming live on the internet. Streaming returned in June 2011. WAVV began broadcasting using HD radio technology in May 2008. Effective August 15, 2013, WAVV again ceased streaming, but in 2019 the stream returned.
In May 2016, WAVV began broadcasting a locally programmed
Oldies format on its HD2 subchannel, called "The Second Wave".
In December 2019, WAVV changed its slogan to "Modern Relaxing Favorites" and shifted its format to
soft adult contemporary. The previous format moved to HD2, replacing oldies.
In late January 2020, WAVV stopped streaming "The Second Wave" (HD2). The HD2 subchannel returned to live streaming and also began airing on
FM translator W300EF at 107.9 MHz by September 2021. They play
easy listening music as "Easy 107.9". The
playlist
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is a mix of instrumentals and soft vocals.
On May 5, 2023, WAVV-HD2/W300EF changed their format from easy listening to smooth jazz, branded as "Smooth Jazz 107.9".
Easy 107.9 Goes Smooth Jazz in Southwest Florida
Radioinsight - may 5, 2023
References
External links
Official Website
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Soft adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1987
1987 establishments in Florida