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Broadcast area | Harford County, Maryland |
Frequency | 970 kHz |
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Language(s) | English |
Format | Contemporary hit radio |
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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 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.
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