WAMD (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Harford County, Maryland |
| Frequency | 970 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Ownership | |
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| WKHZ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1957 |
Call sign meaning | Aberdeen, Maryland |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 39550 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 300 watts day 500 watts night |
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Public license information | |
WAMD (970 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station based in Aberdeen, Maryland. The station is owned by Bill Parris. Reception for WAMD is northern Harford County. The station's radio format is predominantly Top 40. WAMD is part of the KHZ Network, which includes sister stations WYRE in Annapolis and WKHZ in Easton.
Sale of the station from Salem Broadcasting to Parris was announced on December 15, 2010. During its ownership of the station, Salem Broadcasting reduced WAMD's daytime power from 500 watts to 300 watts and reduced its broadcast coverage to enable then-co-owned WNYM in the New York City area to increase its daytime power from 5 kW to 50 kW.[2] WNYM also broadcasts on 970 AM. WAMD's nighttime power remains at 500 watts.
WAMD returned to the airways April 23, 2011, under the management of Bill Parris. WAMD is broadcasting the KHZ network in simulcast with WYRE and WKHZ. Considered a multimedia platform with an internet TV channel playing videos and the audio on the networked radio stations, personalities such as Tracy Hart work as VJs.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAMD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "FCC Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 39550 (WAMD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WAMD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WAMD