WAMV

WAMV (1420 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Amherst, Virginia, serving Amherst County and the suburbs of Lynchburg.[1] WAMV is owned and operated by Community First Broadcasters, Inc.[4] It broadcasts a southern gospel and Christian talk and teaching radio format. The studios and offices are on School Road in Amherst.

For the station in Illinois, see WAMV (Illinois).
WAMV
Broadcast areaAmherst County, Virginia
Frequency1420 AM kHz
BrandingWAMV 1420
Programming
FormatSouthern gospel; Christian talk and teaching[1]
Ownership
OwnerCommunity First Broadcasters, Inc.
History
First air date
October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01)[2]
Former call signs
  • WAMV (1976-1985)
  • WWWL (1985-1988)[3]
Call sign meaning
Amherst, Virginia
Technical information
Facility ID12919
ClassD
Power
  • 2,200 watts daytime
  • 47 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
37°32′23″N 79°3′10″W (day)
37°32′23″N 79°5′30″W (night)
Translator(s)103.1 MHz W276DN (Amherst)
Links
WebcastWAMV Webstream
WebsiteWAMV Online

By day, WAMV is powered at 2,200 watts non-directional. To protect other stations on 1420 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to only 47 watts. The AM transmitter is on Higginbotham Creek Road in Sweet Briar.[5] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W276DN at 103.1 MHz in Amherst.[6]

References
  1. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-559. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. "WAMV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. Radio-Locator.com/WAMV
  6. Radio-Locator.com/W276DN


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