WAVO
| Broadcast area | Charlotte metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1150 kHz |
| Branding | The Light FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian music (WMIT simulcast) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WMIT, WFGW, WSMX | |
| History | |
First air date | May 2, 1948 |
Former call signs | WTYC (1948–1989) WXLF (1989–1990) WYRS (1990–1992) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72330 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 59 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°56′55.00″N 80°59′58.00″W / 34.9486111°N 80.9994444°W |
| Translator(s) | 101.5 W268DM (Rock Hill) 104.3 MHz W282BP (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | 1069thelight |
WAVO (1150 AM) is a non-profit radio station licensed to Rock Hill, South Carolina and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. Programming is simulcast from 106.9 WMIT Black Mountain, North Carolina, a listener-supported ministry of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. WAVO and WMIT air a mix of Contemporary Christian music with some Christian talk and teaching programs, including national religious leaders Jim Daly, John MacArthur, David Jeremiah, Chuck Swindoll and Charles Stanley. WMIT's radio studios and offices are on Porters Cove Road in Asheville.
By day, WAVO is powered at 5,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. But to avoid interfering with other stations on 1150 AM, it greatly reduces power at night to 59 watts. WAVO is also heard on FM translator 101.5 W268DM.