WAMB

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WAMB
Broadcast area Terre Haute, Indiana
Frequency 1130 kHz
BrandingThe Breeze
Programming
Format Soft adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
WFNB
History
First air date
May 17, 1960 (first license granted)
Former call signs
  • WITE (1960–1962)
  • WBZI (1962–1964)
  • WWCM (1964–1981)
  • WNSA (1981–1982)
  • WWCM (1982–1985)
  • WSDM (1985–1987)
  • WBZL (1987–1992)
  • WSDM (1992–2000)
  • WSDX (2000–2012)
  • WFNF (2012–2017)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 19669
Class D
Power
  • 500 watts day
  • 20 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 39°30′44.00″N87°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)
Links
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]

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History

Logo as WFNF "The Fan" WFNF TheFan1130-99.5 logo.jpg
Logo as WFNF "The Fan"

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

Broadcast translators for WAMB
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W258BA99.5 FM Terre Haute, Indiana 152754250119.8  m (393  ft)D 39°27′13″N87°28′15″W / 39.45361°N 87.47083°W / 39.45361; -87.47083 (W258BA) LMS
W295CQ106.9 FM Brazil, Indiana 2002972500 m (0 ft)D 39°30′44.1″N87°8′18.1″W / 39.512250°N 87.138361°W / 39.512250; -87.138361 (W295CQ) LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WAMB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WAMB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "WNSA (WAMB) history cards" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  4. ↑ "WAMB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ Timeless Classics Comes to Terre Haute Radioinsight - September 1, 2017
  6. ↑ DLC Media To Make Multiple Changes In Terre Haute Radioinsight - September 15, 2021
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