WAMH

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WAMH
Semi-satellite of WNNZ, Westfield
Broadcast area Pioneer Valley
Frequency 89.3 MHz
Programming
Format College radio; public radio
Affiliations New England Public Radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1955(69 years ago) (1955) [1]
Former call signs
WAMF (1955–1971)
Call sign meaning
Amherst
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 68222
Class A
ERP 130 watts
HAAT 233 meters (764 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°21′49.3″N72°25′22.3″W / 42.363694°N 72.422861°W / 42.363694; -72.422861 (WAMH)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website wamhradio.mixlr.com

WAMH (89.3 FM) is a radio station occasionally broadcasting an alternative rock format. It is licensed to Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, and the station is owned by Amherst College. [3] Programming has included independent artists, news, college sports, and live local music. Since September 2015, when the college is in session the station splits broadcast time between student programming from 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. and a relay of NEPR News Network broadcasting at other hours.

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The station is federally licensed (authorized by the FCC) and non-commercial, and is under the supervision of the Amherst College Board of Trustees.

WAMH broadcasts from an antenna adjacent to the WFCR tower on Mount Lincoln in Pelham, Massachusetts. Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems ratings as of January 2018 found that over 3,500 listeners tune in to WAMH during the 10 hours of student programming each day.

Former logo WAMH 89.3 .jpg
Former logo

The station originally used the call sign WAMF; it became WAMH on March 22, 1971. [4]

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References

  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-207. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WAMH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "WAMH Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Archived from the original on February 28, 2002. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
  4. "WAMH history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved April 16, 2024.