WAVA is a

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Talk formatted

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licensed to

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, serving the Washington, D.C. and

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metro areas. WAVA is owned and operated by

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. In its early history, the station sported pop, country and news/talk formats. As WARL, it was the first station to brand itself as playing "country western music." WAVA is a daytime-only station because

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is a

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frequency on which WBBM is the dominant Class A station.

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External links

AM780 WAVA Online
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