WNAM

WNAM
City Neenah-Menasha, Wisconsin
Broadcast area Appleton-Oshkosh
Branding 1280 WNAM
Slogan "America's Best Music"
Frequency 1280 kHz
First air date 1947
Format Adult Standards
Power 5,000 watts
Class B
Facility ID 50053
Callsign meaning W Neenah And Menasha
Affiliations Dial Global Adult Standards format
Owner Cumulus Media
(Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Sister stations WOSH, WPKR, WVBO, WWWX
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live via iHeart
Website 1280wnam.com

WNAM (1280 AM) is an adult standards formatted radio station licensed to Neenah-Menasha, Wisconsin, that serves the Appleton-Oshkosh area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media.

History

WNAM began broadcasting May 23, 1947, with 1 KW of power.[1]

Ron Ross began working at WNAM in 1973 as afternoon host and eventually became program director. In 1976, Ross was named by Billboard one of the country's top five Top 40 personalities for markets with fewer than 1 million people. During his time at WNAM, the station achieved a 17.6 Arbitron rating.[2]

In the 1990s Value Radio Corp., owner of WOSH, purchased WNAM and WUSW in Oshkosh, Wisconsin from Odon Communications Group.[3]

Cumulus Broadcasting already owned WNAM, WOSH, WVBO and WWWX when the company bought WPKR and WPCK from Midwest Dimensions Inc. in an $8.1 million deal announced July 2, 2003.[4]

Mad Dog and Merrill joined WNAM in 2008 for a cooking-related show airing weekdays from 10 to noon.[5]

In 2016, WNAM aired Wisconsin Timber Rattlers games for the eighth season, and the station's contract was extended through 2021.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "New WNAM Goes on Air As 1-kw Daytime Outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 9, 1947. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Klister, Eric (May 15, 2003). "Play time nearly over for longtime Fox Valley radio fixture". The Post-Crescent.
  3. ↑ Prestegard, Steve (February 4, 1997). "Changes in the air". Marketplace Magazine.
  4. ↑ "Cumulus buying 2 radio stations in Fox Valley". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 3, 2003.
  5. ↑ "Mad Dog and Merrill return to airwaves". The Post-Crescent. April 4, 2008.
  6. ↑ Sherry, Mike (March 2, 2016). "Pues named Zephyrs' new football coach". The Post-Crescent.

Coordinates: 44°06′01″N 88°32′02″W / 44.10028°N 88.53389°W / 44.10028; -88.53389


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