| Broadcast area | Greater New Haven |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1300kHz |
| Branding | Fox Sports 1300 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports radio |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1947 (78 years ago) (1947) |
Former frequencies | 1260 kHz (1947–1957) |
Call sign meaning | "Waves" (previous handle) (Also, New Haven is onLong Island Sound) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11920 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°17′16″N72°56′48″W / 41.28778°N 72.94667°W /41.28778; -72.94667 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | foxsports1300 |
WAVZ (1300AM) is aradio station broadcasting asports radio format. Licensed toNew Haven, Connecticut, United States, the station is owned byiHeartMedia.
WAVZ, as a news station, received the 1950Alfred I. duPont Award, which was received by presidentVictor Knauth.[2] WAVZ received a second duPont Award for its work in 1960.[3]
The station, then owned by Kops-Monahan Communications, Inc. was formerly known as the New Waves, or Lucky 13 WAVZ (pronounced "waves") and was a popularTop 40 radio station in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1950s, the station used a jingle with the following lyrics:
"There are waves in the navy and waves in your hair,and people wave their hands when they're going anywhere,but the greatest waves there can be are the radio waves on WAVZ".
During the 1960s, WAVZ competed with WDEE (1220, nowWATX), and later with WNHC (1340, nowWYBC) for radio listeners. WAVZ generally won most of the rating "books".
As FM radio became more popular, the station's rock music format was shifted to sister FM stationWKCI in 1979 by Curtis Hanson and Pete Salant. WKCI had been an easy-listening station but in the summer of 1979 became "KC-101" and began playing adult contemporary music using many of the then current WAVZ personalities. Due to the success of KC101, Pete Salant a/k/a Pete Stone on WAVZ, left New Haven, Connecticut in 1981 to programWYNY inNew York City. WAVZ became one of the firstMusic of Your Life stations, airing big band and adult standards. WAVZ and WKCI were sold to Eastern Broadcasting ofWashington, D.C., on June 5, 1982.[4] Upon the sale of the radio stations, Curtis W. Hansen left in 1982 to createWEBE inWestport, Connecticut.
Prior to its current format, the station was aprogressive talk radio station, affiliated withAir America.
On January 1, 2024, WAVZ switched affiliations fromESPN Radio toFox Sports Radio and rebranded as "Fox Sports 1300".[5]
