WAVE Radio was formed on December 14,[1] 1998 as an indirect result of the dismantling of the former Broadcasting Corporation of Belize.
WAVE was located on Fabers' Road on Southside Belize City and headed by veteran radio journalist Brian Mossiah.
Ironically, the station's opening was reported for News 5 by Hyacinth Latchman, who currently works at WAVE as an announcer.
WAVE's Young reported on May 13 that then editor of the Belize Times, Michael Rudon, was under lockdown for allegedly molesting a primary school student.
After checking with the police to confirm the story, WAVE claimed, they had gone ahead, believing in the accuracy of the report.