WAMV
WAMV (1420 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Amherst, Virginia, serving Amherst County and the suburbs of Lynchburg. WAMV is owned and operated by Community First Broadcasters, Inc. It broadcasts a southern gospel and Christian talk and teaching radio format. The studios and offices are on School Road in Amherst. By day, WAMV is powered at 2,200 watts non-directional. To protect other stations on 1420 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to only 47 watts. The AM transmitter is on Higginbotham Creek Road in Sweet Briar. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W276DN at 103.1 MHz in Amherst.
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| Broadcast area | Amherst County, Virginia |
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| Frequency | 1420 kHz |
| Branding | WAMV 1420 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Southern gospel; Christian talk and teaching[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Community First Broadcasters, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | October 1, 1976[2] |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Amherst, Virginia |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 12919 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | |
| Translator | 103.1 W276DN (Amherst) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wamvradio.com |
WAMV (1420 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Amherst, Virginia, serving Amherst County and the suburbs of Lynchburg.[1] WAMV is owned and operated by Community First Broadcasters, Inc.[5] It broadcasts a southern gospel and Christian talk and teaching radio format. The studios and offices are on School Road in Amherst.
By day, WAMV is powered at 2,200 watts non-directional. To protect other stations on 1420 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to only 47 watts. The AM transmitter is on Higginbotham Creek Road in Sweet Briar.[6] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W276DN at 103.1 MHz in Amherst.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-559. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAMV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WAMV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WAMV
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W276DN
External links
[edit]- WAMV 1420 Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 12919 (WAMV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WAMV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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