[2] This program, which aired on WSOR, became the springboard for Christian rock concerts in the area and the impetus for a 24/7 station with this type of format.
[2] Much discussion with local parents and business people led to a non-profit Florida corporation and an application filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for an unused FM frequency.
On December 24, 1986, the group received its permit for the construction of a new non-commercial FM station in Fort Myers, WAYJ.
Within a few years, Nashville and Fort Myers also began to sponsor major Christian music events.
After several years of planning, in 1996, WAY-FM began the Christian Hit Radio Satellite Network (CHRSN).
Dusty Rhodes, former station manager of WAYF, joined Augsburg in Colorado as chief operating officer and is now the ministry's senior vice president.
Its former Power FM programming became an online music channel, app, and community of Christian rock fans managed by WAY-FM Media Group.