WAMH
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.[2] 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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| City | Amherst, Massachusetts |
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| Broadcast area | Pioneer Valley |
| Frequency | 89.3 MHz |
| Slogan | "Amherst College Radio, the modern sounds of modern Massachusetts" |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | College Radio/Public radio |
| Affiliations | New England Public Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Amherst College (Trustees of Amherst College) |
| History | |
| First air date | 1955[1] |
| Call sign meaning | AMHerst |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 68222 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 130 watts |
| HAAT | 233 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°21′49.00″N 72°25′24.00″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wamhradio |
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.
See also
References
- Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-207. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- "WAMH Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Official website
- WAMH in the FCC's FM station database
- WAMH on Radio-Locator
- WAMH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database