What does WAWZ stand for? 

WAWZ

WAWZ (99.1 FM) is a contemporary Christian music radio station located in Zarephath, New Jersey. It is a listener supported/commercial radio station owned by the Pillar of Fire International. The station's target demographic is 25- to 54-year-olds. The Class B, 28,000-watt signal based in Bridgewater, New Jersey, serves the New York City market along with northern and central New Jersey. The call letters for the station, like its AM counterpart, which went off the air in 1984, were chosen to honor Bishop Alma White, who was the founder of the Pillar of Fire Church and Zarephath, the community of license. WAWZ began airing its current format as Star 99.1 on February 3, 2003. Its original format was traditional and classical music and church services. In later years inspirational contemporary Christian music and mostly syndicated Christian teaching and talk shows were added. In this format, its tagline was WAWZ - Your Voice of Faith and Inspiration. In 2017, WAWZ updated their slogan to "Uplifting Star 99.1," influenced by the overwhelming response of their listeners, who expressed how uplifting their music was for them.

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