WAEV
| Broadcast area | Savannah metropolitan area - Hilton Head |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 97.3 MHz |
| Branding | 97.3 Kiss FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WLVH, WQBT, WSOK, WTKS, WYKZ | |
| History | |
First air date | February 4, 1969 |
Former call signs | WXLM (1969-1980) |
Call sign meaning | Corruption of wave (previous branding) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 50403 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 396 meters (1,299 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 973kissfm.iheart.com |
WAEV (97.3 FM, "97.3 Kiss FM") is a commercial radio station in Savannah, Georgia. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a Top 40 - CHR format. It carries two nationally syndicated programs on weekdays: The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show in AM drive time and On Air with Ryan Seacrest in middays. The studios and offices are on Alfred Street in Garden City, using a Savannah address.
WAEV is a Class C0 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter is amid other towers for local FM and TV stations, along Fort Argyle Road (Georgia State Route 204) near Bloomingdale, Georgia.