For the radio station which held the WAAW call sign from 1922 to 1939, see KCRO. For the radio station which held the WAAW call sign from 1977 to 1988, see WFGS.
WAAW signed on the air in late 1995 with a classic R&B format as "94.7 The Boss". It was owned by legendary soul music singer James Brown (a native of the area) under his company Brown Family Broadcasting.
Brown sold the station in 2002 and the format was changed to urban gospel.
On June 8, 2023, due to owner Dr. Frank Neely's retirement, it was announced that it would drop the urban gospel format on July 3, resulting in a format change to sports talk, and become an affiliate of Fox Sports Radio.[3] In addition to the change, it was also announced that an unknown radio company would operate the station though a LMA agreement.[4] The LMA agreement was finally confirmed on June 28, when Gray Radio LLC (a company which is not related to Gray Television, owner of CBS affiliate WRDW-TV, channel 12, and NBC affiliate WAGT-CD, channel 26), announced that it would partner with the station to officially launch "Fox Sports 94.7 FM Augusta". Coinciding with the change, it was announced that WAAW would become the new home for the Masters.[5]
