WAMB
Broadcast area | Terre Haute, Indiana |
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Frequency | 1130 kHz |
Branding | The Breeze |
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Format | Soft adult contemporary |
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History | |
First air date | May 17, 1960 (first license granted) |
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Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 19669 |
Class | D |
Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°30′44.00″N 87°8′18.00″W / 39.5122222°N 87.1383333°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wambradio.com |
WAMB (1130 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format. Licensed to Brazil, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Terre Haute area. It first began broadcasting in 1960 under the call sign WITE. The station is owned by David Crooks, through licensee DLC Media.[2]
History
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The station was first licensed as WITE on May 17, 1960. It changed its call sign to WBZI on September 5, 1962; to WWCM on November 9, 1964; and to WNSA on July 13, 1981.[3] The WWCM call sign returned on July 14, 1982; on June 6, 1985, the station changed its call sign to WSDM; again on October 15, 1987, to WBZL; on February 15, 1992, back to WSDM; on January 31, 2000, to WSDX; on September 24, 2012, to WFNF; and on August 22, 2017, to the current WAMB.[4]
On September 1, 2017, WAMB changed formats from sports to adult standards, branded as "Timeless Classics 1130 AM 99.5 FM".[5]
On September 15, 2021, WAMB changed its format from adult standards to soft adult contemporary, branded as "The Breeze".[6]
Translator
[edit]Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W258BA | 99.5 FM | Terre Haute, Indiana | 152754 | 250 | 119.8 m (393 ft) | D | 39°27′13″N 87°28′15″W / 39.45361°N 87.47083°W | LMS |
W295CQ | 106.9 FM | Brazil, Indiana | 200297 | 250 | 0 m (0 ft) | D | 39°30′44.1″N 87°8′18.1″W / 39.512250°N 87.138361°W | LMS |
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAMB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WAMB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WNSA (WAMB) history cards" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "WAMB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Timeless Classics Comes to Terre Haute Radioinsight - September 1, 2017
- ^ DLC Media To Make Multiple Changes In Terre Haute Radioinsight - September 15, 2021
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 152754 (W258BA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W258BA at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 200297 (W295CQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W295CQ at FCCdata.org