WMAM

WMAM
City Marinette, Wisconsin
Broadcast area Green Bay, Wisconsin
Branding Sportsradio 570
Frequency 570 kHz
Translator(s) W283DD (104.5 MHz, Marinette)
First air date October 8, 1939
Format Sports
Power 250 watts day
100 watts night
Class D
Facility ID 40149
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Owner Radio Plus Bay Cities, LLC
Sister stations WAGN, WHYB, WLST, WSFQ
Webcast Listen Live
Website WMAM Online

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

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.

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

  • 1939: M & M Broadcasting, Inc.[3]
  • 1956: Guild Films Co. purchases both WMAM and WMBV-TV[8]
  • (Year Unknown): Quicksilver Broadcasting, LLC
  • 2006: Armada Media - Menominee, Inc. a.k.a. Armada Media Corporation
  • 2014: Radio Plus Bay Cities, LLC

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]

References

  1. ↑ White, Thomas H. K/W Call Letters in the United States. January 1, 2011. Accessed 02-Nov-2011.
  2. ↑ A Chronology of AM Radio Broadcasting 1900-1960. Accessed 02-Nov-2011.
  3. 1 2 History of Wisconsin AM stations Accessed 02-Nov-2011.
  4. ↑ Portage County Historical Society of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Radio - What’s In The Call Letters? Accessed 02-Nov-2011.
  5. 1 2 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame: Howard Emich. Accessed 02-Nov-2011.
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Publications Inc. WOPI TV BID 'NOT FILED IN GOOD FAITH', WCYB TELLS FCC IN PLEA FOR GRANT (Broadcasting - Telecasting. March 9, 1953.) pp. 40-44. Accessed 02-Nov-2011.
  7. ↑ fox11online.com Station History (11 Oct 2008). Accessed 02-Nov-2011
  8. ↑ The Billboard. Guild Films Buys Stations. Jun 16, 1956. Accessed 02-Nov-2011

Coordinates: 45°06′02″N 87°37′30″W / 45.10056°N 87.62500°W / 45.10056; -87.62500

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