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.

For the airport in Tahuna, Sangir Islands, North Sulawesi province, assigned ICAO code WAMH, see Naha Airport (Indonesia). For the Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype, see Atlantic Modal Haplotype.
WAMH
Semi-satellite of WNNZ, Westfield
CityAmherst, Massachusetts
Broadcast areaPioneer Valley
Frequency89.3 MHz
SloganAmherst College Radio, the modern sounds of modern Massachusetts
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCollege Radio/Public radio
AffiliationsNew England Public Radio
Ownership
OwnerAmherst College
(Trustees of Amherst College)
History
First air date
1955 (1955)[1]
Call sign meaning
AMHerst
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68222
ClassA
ERP130 watts
HAAT233 meters (764 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°21′49.00″N 72°25′24.00″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
WebcastListen live
Websitewamhradio.com

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
  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-207. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  2. "WAMH Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Archived from the original on 2002-02-28. Retrieved 2008-04-13.


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