▁night , ▁on ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁this ▁station ▁used ▁the ▁call ▁letters ▁W AA Y ▁as ▁the ▁Top ▁ 4 0 - form atted ▁AM ▁sister ▁station ▁of ▁W AA Y - TV . ▁The ▁station ▁went ▁to ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s - day time ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁( the ▁maximum ▁output ▁permitted ▁for ▁U . S . ▁AM ▁radio ▁stations ) ▁and ▁then ▁operated ▁from ▁a ▁separate ▁day time ▁and ▁night time ▁site ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁W AA Y ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁station ▁to ▁broadcast ▁in ▁AM ▁s tere o ▁in ▁the ▁Hun ts ville ▁market ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁using ▁the ▁K ahn - H az elt ine ▁s tere o ▁system . ▁Both ▁W AA Y - AM - TV ▁stations ▁were ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁Smith ▁Broadcast ing , ▁a ▁local ▁family ▁that ▁has ▁since ▁div ested ▁its ▁broadcast ing ▁interests . ▁ ▁F inding ▁religion ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁AM ▁station ▁was ▁sold , ▁the ▁new ▁own ers ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁call sign . ▁They ▁chose ▁W AA J ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁accomp any ▁the ▁station ' s ▁change ▁to ▁a ▁g ospel ▁music ▁and ▁religious ▁format . ▁This ▁format ▁and ▁call sign ▁ran ▁until ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁when ▁the ▁station