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WayFM Network
The WayFM Network is a national, non-profit radio broadcasting network in the United States, primarily playing Christian adult contemporary music. While WayFM is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, it operates stations in 12 states (as of May 2018[update]), with content creation and programming originating in Franklin, Tennessee.
WAY Media, Inc. was founded in 1987 by Bob Augsburg. The non-profit corporation began as a single FM radio station in Fort Myers, Florida.
In the early 1980s, Bob and Felice Augsburg were residing in Fort Myers, where Bob was working as the program director at WSOR, a Christian radio station formatted for older adults. Bob and Felice have said that they "were compelled by the burden to see a younger audience reached and Bob began producing a Saturday evening broadcast geared for youth". This program, which aired on WSOR, became the springboard for Christian rock concerts in the area and the impetus for a 24/7 station with this type of format.
Much discussion with local parents and business people led to a non-profit Florida corporation and an application filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for an unused FM frequency.
On December 24, 1986, the group received its permit for the construction of a new non-commercial FM station in Fort Myers, WAYJ. On October 9, 1987, WAYJ, broadcasting as "WAY-FM", signed on the air.
By 1993, four WAY-FM radio stations were on the air—including Fort Myers; Sarasota, Florida (WAYG); Nashville, Tennessee (WAYM); and West Palm Beach, Florida (WAYF). The Sarasota station never generated sufficient listener support among Sarasota's older population and closed in 1996.
In the mid-1990s, WAY-FM stations, beginning with WAYF in West Palm Beach, began to sponsor and organize large Christian music concerts and day-long music festivals. Within a few years, Nashville and Fort Myers also began to sponsor major Christian music events.
After several years of planning, in 1996, WAY-FM began the Christian Hit Radio Satellite Network (CHRSN). The network was designed to help other stations who desired to reach the youth and young adults of their respective communities but lacked the manpower or resources to operate a station on their own.[citation needed] On August 27, 1996, WAY-FM also launched its official website, complete with downloadable singles and music videos.
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WayFM Network
The WayFM Network is a national, non-profit radio broadcasting network in the United States, primarily playing Christian adult contemporary music. While WayFM is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, it operates stations in 12 states (as of May 2018[update]), with content creation and programming originating in Franklin, Tennessee.
WAY Media, Inc. was founded in 1987 by Bob Augsburg. The non-profit corporation began as a single FM radio station in Fort Myers, Florida.
In the early 1980s, Bob and Felice Augsburg were residing in Fort Myers, where Bob was working as the program director at WSOR, a Christian radio station formatted for older adults. Bob and Felice have said that they "were compelled by the burden to see a younger audience reached and Bob began producing a Saturday evening broadcast geared for youth". This program, which aired on WSOR, became the springboard for Christian rock concerts in the area and the impetus for a 24/7 station with this type of format.
Much discussion with local parents and business people led to a non-profit Florida corporation and an application filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for an unused FM frequency.
On December 24, 1986, the group received its permit for the construction of a new non-commercial FM station in Fort Myers, WAYJ. On October 9, 1987, WAYJ, broadcasting as "WAY-FM", signed on the air.
By 1993, four WAY-FM radio stations were on the air—including Fort Myers; Sarasota, Florida (WAYG); Nashville, Tennessee (WAYM); and West Palm Beach, Florida (WAYF). The Sarasota station never generated sufficient listener support among Sarasota's older population and closed in 1996.
In the mid-1990s, WAY-FM stations, beginning with WAYF in West Palm Beach, began to sponsor and organize large Christian music concerts and day-long music festivals. Within a few years, Nashville and Fort Myers also began to sponsor major Christian music events.
After several years of planning, in 1996, WAY-FM began the Christian Hit Radio Satellite Network (CHRSN). The network was designed to help other stations who desired to reach the youth and young adults of their respective communities but lacked the manpower or resources to operate a station on their own.[citation needed] On August 27, 1996, WAY-FM also launched its official website, complete with downloadable singles and music videos.