WMAM

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WMAM
Broadcast area Green Bay, Wisconsin
Frequency 570 kHz
BrandingSportsradio 570 & 104.5
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerRadio Plus Bay Cities, LLC
WAGN, WHYB, WLST, WSFQ
History
First air date
October 8, 1939
Technical information
Facility ID 40149
Class D
Power 250 watts day
100 watts night
Translator(s) 104.5 W283DD (Marinette)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website WMAM Online

WMAM (570 AM) is a class D radio station in Marinette, Wisconsin, serving the Marinette/Menominee, Michigan area. It operates omnidirectionally with a daytime power of 250 watts and a reduced nighttime power of 100 watts.

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Although presently classified as a Class D station, this station was originally classified as a "Class C [Class IV; Local] station 'grandfathered' as operating on a Class B [Class III; Regional] channel" one of only two such stations in the U.S. Official FCC license note: "CLASS IV ON REGIONAL CHANNEL; SEE §73.29"

WMAM currently carries ESPN Radio.

History

The radio station in 2011. WMAM Radio Station.jpg
The radio station in 2011.

The call letters WMAM were previously assigned to a radio station in Beaumont, Texas, from August 1922 [1] until October 1923. [2]

WMAM in Marinette started in 1939, [3] where the call letters reportedly stand for "Marinette and Menominee," or, "Wisconsin Michigan Air Messenger." [4]

WMAM filed for a television license in July 1952, [5] [6] as WMBV-TV channel 11. By 1959, WMBV-TV moved to Green Bay and became WLUK-TV. [7]

Ownership

Personnel

A notable personality at WMAM was Howard Emich, who worked at WMAM from 1940 to 1980. Known as "Marinette’s Newsman", he delivered over 10,000 news broadcasts and was inducted into the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 1998. [5]

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