Rock era In 1977, the two stations were sold; AM 780 went to the American Bible Society, airing a Christian radio format as WABS, while FM 105.1 kept the WAVA call letters and was sold to the WAVA Limited Partnership, airing a soft rock format. After three years of low ratings, in 1980, WAVA-FM switched its format to AOR, branded as Rockradio 105 WAVA. However, the new format also failed to gain many listeners. Doubleday Broadcasting bought the station in 1982 and planned a format flip. Top 40 On October 28, 1983, WAVA-FM switched to a CHR/Top 40 format, the first FM station to play all the hits in the D.C. market. Branded as All Hit 105 WAVA, HitRadio 105 WAVA, and Music Power 105 WAVA, it was one of D.C.'s top-rated FM stations. In 1986, WAVA was acquired by Emmis Broadcasting. In 1992, due to financial problems after the purchase of the Seattle Mariners, Emmis decided to sell many of its stations at lower-than-market-value prices. Salem Media ownership WAVA-FM was sold to the Salem Media Group for $20 million. On February 12, 1992, at midnight, after playing a montage of station memories, WAVA went off the air, with "Goodbye" by Night Ranger as the final song. The station returned to the air the next day, stunting with Contemporary Christian music. A few days later, it adopted a Christian talk and teaching format. References External links 105.1 WAVA Online The last hours of "All Hit 105" WAVA Arlington (February 12, 1992) 1948 establishments in Virginia Talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1948 Salem Media Group properties AVA-FM Arlington County, Virginia