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WAMM (AM)

For 1230 AM in Woodstock, Virginia (1981–2019), see WAMM (1230 AM).

WAMM
Broadcast area
Frequency790 kHz
BrandingAmericana Music Project
Programming
FormatAmericana
Ownership
OwnerShenandoah Valley Group, Inc.
History
First air date
1954 (1954)
Former call signs
  • WSIG (1954–1988)
  • WSVG (1988–2019)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60106
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts (daytime)
  • 40 watts (nighttime)
Transmitter coordinates
38°46′15.4″N 78°37′16.1″W / 38.770944°N 78.621139°W / 38.770944; -78.621139
Translator97.9 W250CR (Mount Jackson)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewamm.online

WAMM is a country and Americana formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Mount Jackson, Virginia, serving Woodstock and Shenandoah County, Virginia. WAMM is owned and operated by Shenandoah Valley Group, Inc.[2]

History

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In January 2004, the then-WSVG applied to move to Grottoes, Virginia, in the larger Harrisonburg-Staunton-Waynesboro market. A sale to Shenandoah Valley Television, then the owner of WBOP (106.3 FM) and WSIG (96.9 FM) in that market, fell through later in the year; then-owners Hometown Radio of Mount Jackson allowed the application to expire afterwards.[3]

On July 6, 2009, Shenandoah Valley Group, Inc. bought WSVG for $175,000.[4][5][6]

WSVG flipped to an Americana music format, consisting largely of country music with rock mixed in, during October 2016.[7] Previously, it had run a local news/talk format with sports coverage. On January 26, 2018, WSVG was granted a construction permit for FM translator W250CR on 97.9 in Mount Jackson, pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission's AM revitalization program; the translator signed on in January 2021.[8][9] On September 30, the station's call sign was changed to WAMM.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAMM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WAMM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "Application BMJP-20040126AKO".
  4. ^ Scroll to July 7, 2009 for information.
  5. ^ Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License
  6. ^ About Us - WSVG 790AM
  7. ^ "WAMM 97.9 FM on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022.[user-generated source]
  8. ^ "W250CR Facility Data". FCCData.
  9. ^ FCC Document [dead link]
  10. ^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
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