WAMF
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| City of license | Fulton, New York |
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| Broadcast area | Syracuse area |
| Branding | Radio Disney |
| Frequency | 1300 kHz |
| First air date | 1949-08-22 (as WOSC) |
| Format | Children's Radio |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 40 watts night |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 52370 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°17′41.00″N 76°26′35.00″W / 43.29472°N 76.44306°W |
| Callsign meaning | AM Fulton |
| Former callsigns | WOSC (1949-1988) WZZZ (1988-2002) |
| Affiliations | Radio Disney, ABC Radio |
| Owner | Cram Communications, LLC |
| Sister stations | WOLF (AM), WWLF (AM) |
WAMF (1300 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Children's Radio format. Licensed to Fulton, New York, USA, the station serves the northern suburbs of the Syracuse area. WAMF is owned by Cram Communications, LLC (one of many companies majority-owned by Craig Fox)[1] and features programing from Radio Disney and ABC Radio.
[edit] History
The station went on the air as WOSC on August 22, 1949[2]. After a "dark" period, it returned to the air as WZZZ on June 19, 1988,[3]. On August 16, 2002, the station changed its call sign to the current WAMF.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "WAMF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WAMF.
- ^ "Fulton's New Radio Station WOSC Wins Public Acclaim In Formal Dedication Monday". Oswego Palladium-Times. August 28, 1949. pp. 12. http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton%20Historical%20Photos/Newspapers/Oswego%20Palladium/Oswego%20Palladium%20July-Aug%201949%20pdf/Newspaper%20%20Oswego%20Palladium%20July-Aug%201949%20-%200749.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-30.[dead link]
- ^ "On The Air". Oswego Palladium-Times. June 23, 1988. pp. 6. http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton%20Historical%20Photos/Newspapers/Oswego%20Palladium/Oswego%20Palladium%20May-June%201988%20pdf/Newspaper%20%20Oswego%20Palladium%20May-June%201988%20-%200826.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-30.[dead link]
- ^ "WAMF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=52370&Callsign=WAMF.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WAMF
- Radio-Locator Information on WAMF
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WAMF
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