Facts and Trivia that establish WAVS 1170 AM Radio as a powerful advertising medium

 

. Over 22 years ago WAVS radio became the first and is still the only FCC licensed radio station in South Florida and North America with all Caribbean programming 24/7.

 

. The station targets about 1 million South Florida consumers from over 30 English speaking Caribbean and other nations including Panama, Dominican Republic, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and India.

 

. WAVS radio programs are skillfully produced and managed by experienced producers and on air personalities, many of whom were extremely popular on radio stations in the Caribbean. A vast number of WAVS listeners are primarily immigrants who are long established fans of some of the station’s Radio Personalities from when they were living in the Caribbean.

 

. Versed with knowledge of the unique needs of its massive target audience, WAVS broadcasters frequently air free immigration advise from leading immigration attorneys who answer live questions and offer appropriate help. The broadcasters also air daily live talk features that allow listeners to express their views and share ideas. Additionally, the radio station frequently airs breaking news from and about the Caribbean, including sound bytes featuring prominent politicians and business leaders. Radio Personalities also often interview reggae stars, play their newest and popular songs, interview Caribbean actors and actresses and announce singers and actors’ upcoming shows in South Florida as well as giveaway free tickets to the shows. The audience is also kept up to date with the latest news regarding their sport heroes like the world’s two fastest men, Jamaicans Usain Bolt, the Beijing Olympics triple world record holder and fellow world record holder Asafa Powell. Frequent updates are also aired about cricket, the number one sport in the English speaking Caribbean as well as many other Caribbean territories and a sport that attracts hundreds of millions in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, where it’s almost worshipped.

 

. WAVS radio targets over 16% or about one sixth of South Florida’s consumers; which establishes the station as the most effective way for any advertiser to target this huge, often underestimated audience of approximately one million consumers in South Florida.

 

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