 Ironically, the station's opening was reported for News 5 by Hyacinth Latchman, who currently works at WAVE as an announcer.Mossiah denied reports that the UDP had financed the establishment of WAVE, but those reports gained some steam following an incident on May 13, 1999.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.