WYAM-LD

Last updated
WYAM-LD
City Priceville, Alabama
Channels
BrandingWYAM TV51
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
    • Wiley family
    • (sale to Signal Mountain Broadcasting pending [1] )
  • (Decatur Communication Properties LLC)
WYAM
History
Founded1994
First air date
1996(29 years ago) (1996)
Former call signs
  • W56DE (1994–1996)
  • WYAM-LP (1996–2010)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 56, 51
  • Digital: 51 (UHF, 2010–2013); 15 (UHF, 2013–2020)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 17351
Class LD
ERP 12.2 kW
HAAT 57.2 m (188 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 34°34′0″N86°54′46″W / 34.56667°N 86.91278°W / 34.56667; -86.91278
Links
Public license information
LMS

WYAM-LD (channel 51) is a low-power television station licensed to Priceville, Alabama, United States, serving the Decatur area. Owned by the Wiley family through Decatur Communication Properties LLC, it is sister to WYAM (890 AM), a Spanish-language radio station in the area. The two outlets share studios on Central Parkway on Decatur's south side; WYAM-LD's transmitter is located on Deere Road southeast of the city.

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History

The station started on channel 56 in 1996. In 2000, the Wiley family purchased the station; it was added to the local Charter cable system, increasing its reach and making it available to cable households for the first time. [3] Two years later, the station began broadcasting Decatur city council and Morgan County Commission meetings, which it continued to do through 2016. [4] It also aired high school sports and a local talk show, Valley Happenings; the station had seven live programs, including one in Spanish, by 2004. [3]

In 2022, the Wileys announced their intention to retire after selling WYAM radio and television, which were listed for $3.4 million. [5]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WYAM-LD [6]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
51.1 720p 16:9 WYAM 51Main WYAM-LD programming
51.2 480i Unknown [a]
51.3 WYAM 89Audio of WYAM (890 AM)
  1. Formerly broadcast Azteca América, which folded on December 31, 2022.

References

  1. Venta, Lance (August 15, 2025). "Station Sales Week of 8/15". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WYAM-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. 1 2 Bell, Christopher (April 5, 2004). "Decatur couple 'retire' to local TV station". The Huntsville Times. p. 1B.
  4. Hughes, Bayne (April 29, 2023). "Officials push for more widespread livestreaming of public meetings". The Decatur Daily.
  5. Hughes, Bayne (July 24, 2022). "Wileys selling TV and radio stations with plans to retire". The Decatur Daily.
  6. "RabbitEars TV Query for WYAM-LD". rabbitears.info. Retrieved August 20, 2023.