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Broadcast area | Amherst County, Virginia |
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Frequency | 1420 AM kHz |
Branding | WAMV 1420 |
Programming | |
Format | Southern gospel; Christian talk and teaching[1] |
Ownership | |
Owner | Community First Broadcasters, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | October 1, 1976[2] |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Amherst, Virginia |
Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 12919 |
Class | D |
Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 37°32′23″N 79°3′10″W / 37.53972°N 79.05278°W (day) 37°32′23″N 79°5′30″W / 37.53972°N 79.09167°W (night) |
Translator(s) | 103.1 MHz W276DN (Amherst) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | WAMV Webstream |
Website | WAMV Online |
WAMV (1420 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Amherst, Virginia, serving Amherst County and the suburbs of Lynchburg.[1] WAMV is owned and operated by Community First Broadcasters, Inc.[5] It broadcasts a southern gospel and Christian talk and teaching radio format. The studios and offices are on School Road in Amherst.
By day, WAMV is powered at 2,200 watts non-directional. To protect other stations on 1420 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to only 47 watts. The AM transmitter is on Higginbotham Creek Road in Sweet Briar.[6] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W276DN at 103.1 MHz in Amherst.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-559. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAMV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WAMV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WAMV
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W276DN
External links
[edit]- WAMV 1420 Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 12919 (WAMV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WAMV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database