WAMB (AM)

WAMB
City Brazil, Indiana
Broadcast area Terre Haute, Indiana
Branding Timeless Classics 1130 AM & 99.5 FM
Frequency 1130 kHz
Translator(s) 99.5 W258BA (Terre Haute)
106.9 W295CQ (Brazil)
First air date July 14, 1982 (as WWCM)
May 17, 1960 (first license granted)
Format Adult Standards
Power 500 watts day
20 watts night
ERP 250 watts (FM Translator)
HAAT 119.8 meters (FM)
Class D (AM)
D (FM)
Facility ID 19669 (AM)
152754 (FM)
Transmitter coordinates 39°30′44.00″N 87°8′18.00″W / 39.5122222°N 87.1383333°W / 39.5122222; -87.1383333
Former callsigns WWCM (1982-1985)
WSDM (1985-1987)
WBZL (1987-1992)
WSDM (1992-2000)
WSDX (2000-2012)
WFNF (2012-2017)
Owner David Crooks
(DLC Media, Inc.)
Sister stations WFNB, WAMW, WAMW-FM

WAMB (1130 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult standards format. Licensed to Brazil, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Terre Haute area. It first began broadcasting in 1982 under the call sign WWCM. The station is currently owned by David Crooks, through licensee DLC Media.[1]

1130 AM is a clear-channel frequency shared by Canada and The United States.

History

The station went on the air as WWCM on July 14, 1982. On June 6, 1985, the station changed its call sign to WSDM, again on October 15, 1987 to WBZL, on February 15, 1992 to WSDM, on January 31, 2000 to WSDX, on September 24, 2012 to WFNF, and on August 22, 2017 to the current WAMB.[2]

On September 1, 2017, WAMB changed their format from sports to adult standards, branded as "Timeless Classics 1130 AM 99.5 FM".[3]

Previous logos

References

  1. ↑ "WAMB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "WAMB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ Timeless Classics Comes to Terre Haute Radioinsight - September 1, 2017


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