WAAZ-FM
radio station in Crestview, Florida
WAAZ-FM (104.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Crestview, Florida, United States, the station serves the Ft Walton Beach metropolitan area. The station's 100,000 watt signal can be heard in parts of the Florida Panhandle and Southern Alabama. The station is owned by Crestview Broadcasting Company, Inc. with its studios and transmitter off West First Avenue.
The station is off the air from 12am-5am local time from Monday through Saturdays, and from 12am- 7am local time on Sundays because the station is 100 percent live with no automation.
In early 2013, the station got a facelift in its equipment, along with a website and audio stream.
WAAZ-FM carries Atlanta Braves baseball and Troy University sports as well as news from CBS News Radio.
The public source identifies “WAAZ-FM” as radio station in Crestview, Florida. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around WAAZ-FM, radio and station.
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