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WAMB
Broadcast areaTerre Haute, Indiana
Frequency1130 kHz
BrandingTimeless Classics 1130 AM & 99.5 FM
Programming
FormatAdult Standards
Ownership
Owner
  • David Crooks
  • (DLC Media, Inc.)
WFNB, WAMW, WAMW-FM
History
First air date
July 14, 1982 (as WWCM)
May 17, 1960 (first license granted)
Former call signs
WWCM (1982-1985)
WSDM (1985-1987)
WBZL (1987-1992)
WSDM (1992-2000)
WSDX (2000-2012)
WFNF (2012-2017)
Technical information
Facility ID19669 (AM)
152754 (FM)
ClassD (AM)
D (FM)
Power500 watts day
20 watts night
ERP250 watts (FM Translator)
HAAT119.8 meters (FM)
Transmitter coordinates
39°30′44.00″N 87°8′18.00″W / 39.5122222°N 87.1383333°W / 39.5122222; -87.1383333
Translator(s)99.5 W258BA (Terre Haute)
106.9 W295CQ (Brazil)

WAMB (1130 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult standards format. Licensed to Brazil, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Terre Haute area. It first began broadcasting in 1982 under the call sign WWCM. The station is currently owned by David Crooks, through licensee DLC Media.[1]

1130 AM is a clear-channel frequency shared by Canada and The United States.

History

The station went on the air as WWCM 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 to WSDM; on January 31, 2000 to WSDX; on September 24, 2012 to WFNF; and on August 22, 2017 to the current WAMB.[2]

On September 1, 2017, WAMB changed formats from sports to adult standards, branded as "Timeless Classics 1130 AM 99.5 FM".[3]

1300 kilohertz was a frequency previously used for WIBQ; this frequency is no longer used in the Terre Haute market.

Previous logos

References

  1. ^ "WAMB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "WAMB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Timeless Classics Comes to Terre Haute Radioinsight - September 1, 2017