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{{short description|Radio station in Ocean Pines–Ocean City, Maryland}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WAVD
| logo             = WAVD TheWave97.1 logo.png
| logo_size        = 200px
| city             = [[Ocean Pines, Maryland]]
| area             = [[Ocean City, Maryland]]
| branding         = 97.1 The Wave
| frequency        = 97.1 [[MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| airdate          = [[1991 in radio|1991]] (as WZJO)
| format           = [[Classic hits]]
| erp              = 4,600 [[watt]]s
| haat             = {{convert|114|meters}}
| class            = A
| facility_id      = 53490
| coordinates      = {{coord|38|22|52.00|N| 75|10|32.00|W|region:US-MD_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = W'''AV'''e '''D'''elmarva
| former_callsigns = WZJO (1991–1994)<br>WLFX (1994–1998)<br>WQJZ (1998–2011)
| affiliations     = Broadcast Architecture
| owner            = Forever Media
| licensee         = FM Radio Licenses, LLC
| sister_stations  = {{hlist|[[WAFL (FM)|WAFL]]|[[WCHK-FM]]|[[WNCL]]|[[WXDE]]}}
| webcast          = [https://listen.streamon.fm/wavd Listen Live]
| website          = [https://www.foreverdelmarva.com/wave971/ 971thewave.com]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}

'''WAVD''' (97.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[classic hits]] format. Licensed to [[Ocean Pines, Maryland]], United States, the station serves [[Ocean City, Maryland]]. The station is currently owned by Forever Media.

WQJZ featured [[Jones Radio Networks]]' Smooth Jazz programming until that feed was discontinued on September 30, 2008, as a consequence of Jones having been purchased by Triton Media Group, which also operates the [[Dial Global]] stable of 24-hour music formats.  Like other former Jones affiliates, WQJZ aired programming from the Broadcast Architecture Network's smooth/urban AC format.

On April 8, 2011, WQJZ changed their format to classic hits, branded as "97.1 The Wave". On April 19, 2011, WQJZ changed their call letters to '''WAVD''' to go with "The Wave" branding.

==Previous logo==
[[Image:WQJZlogo.jpg|175px]]

==External links==
*{{FM station data|53490|WAVD}}

{{Salisbury-Ocean City Radio}}

[[Category:Radio stations in Maryland|AVD]]
[[Category:Classic hits radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1991]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Maryland]]
[[Category:Ocean Pines, Maryland]]


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