WAMD (AM)

WAMD (970 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station based in Aberdeen, Maryland. The station is owned by Bill Parris. Reception for WAMD is northern Harford County. The station's radio format is predominantly Top 40. WAMD is part of the KHZ Network, which includes sister stations WYRE in Annapolis and WKHZ in Easton.

WAMD
Broadcast areaHarford County, Maryland
Frequency970 kHz
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
Ownership
Owner
  • Bill Parris
  • (Radio Broadcast Communications, Inc.)
WKHZ
History
First air date
1957 (1957)
Call sign meaning
Aberdeen, Maryland
Technical information
Facility ID39550
ClassB
Power300 watts day
500 watts night

Sale of the station from Salem Broadcasting to Parris was announced on December 15, 2010. During its ownership of the station, Salem Broadcasting reduced WAMD's daytime power from 500 watts to 300 watts and reduced its broadcast coverage to enable then-co-owned WNYM in the New York City area to increase its daytime power from 5 kW to 50 kW.[1] WNYM also broadcasts on 970 AM. WAMD's nighttime power remains at 500 watts.

WAMD returned to the airways April 23, 2011, under the management of Bill Parris. WAMD is broadcasting the KHZ network in simulcast with WYRE and WKHZ. Considered a multimedia platform with an internet TV channel playing videos and the audio on the networked radio stations, personalities such as Tracy Hart work as VJs.

References
  1. "FCC Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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