City Middletown, Maryland Slogan "Today's Best Music" First air date 1990 | Branding "Key 103" Frequency 103.1 MHz | |
Broadcast area Frederick, Maryland
Frederick County, Maryland | ||
WAFY (103.1 FM; "Key 103") is a radio station located in Frederick, Maryland, in the United States. The station currently airs a Hot Adult Contemporary format and is owned by Manning Broadcasting, Inc.
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The station was created in 1990 by Barbara Marmet, with the intention of having a community radio station for Frederick. Community has always been a main focus for the station. Marmet sold WAFY to Nassau Broadcasting Partners in 2005. After Nassau went into chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the station, along with WARK and WWEG in Hagerstown, were purchased by Manning Broadcasting, Inc. in May 2012, with the sale being completed on November 1, 2012 at a price of $6.4 million.
Format change
On September 16, 2010 at 9am, Key 103 dropped the "Frederick's Continuous Soft Rock" moniker and began a 20th anniversary retrospective show looking back at the 20 years of the station's personalities, music, and activities. This retrospective ended at 12 noon with a launch into its current Hot AC format, now positioning as "Key 103, Today's Best Music."
The Station continues to maintain a Frederick community focus.