WAMB

WAMB
Brazil, Indiana;
Broadcast area	Terre Haute, Indiana
Frequency	1130 kHz
Branding	The Breeze
Programming
Format	Soft adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	David Crooks; (DLC Media, Inc.);
Sister stations	WFNB
History
First air date	May 17, 1960 (first license granted)
Former call signs	WITE (1960–1962); WBZI (1962–1964); WWCM (1964–1981); WNSA (1981–1982); WWCM (1982-1985); WSDM (1985-1987); WBZL (1987-1992); WSDM (1992-2000); WSDX (2000-2012); WFNF (2012-2017);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	19669
Class	D
Power	500 watts day; 20 watts night;
Transmitter coordinates	39°30′44.00″N 87°8′18.00″W / 39.5122222°N 87.1383333°W
Translator(s)	99.5 W258BA (Terre Haute); 106.9 W295CQ (Brazil);
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wambradio.com

WAMB (1130 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format. Licensed to Brazil, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Terre Haute area. It first began broadcasting in 1960 under the call sign WITE. The station is owned by David Crooks, through licensee DLC Media.^[2]

History[edit]

The station was first licensed as WITE on May 17, 1960. It changed its call sign to WBZI on September 5, 1962; to WWCM on November 9, 1964; and to WNSA on July 13, 1981.^[3] The WWCM call sign returned on July 14, 1982; on June 6, 1985, the station changed its call sign to WSDM; again on October 15, 1987, to WBZL; on February 15, 1992, back to WSDM; on January 31, 2000, to WSDX; on September 24, 2012, to WFNF; and on August 22, 2017, to the current WAMB.^[4]

On September 1, 2017, WAMB changed formats from sports to adult standards, branded as "Timeless Classics 1130 AM 99.5 FM".^[5]

On September 15, 2021, WAMB changed its format from adult standards to soft adult contemporary, branded as "The Breeze".^[6]

Translator[edit]

Broadcast translators for WAMB
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W258BA	99.5 FM	Terre Haute, Indiana	152754	250	119.8 m (393 ft)	D	39°27′13″N 87°28′15″W / 39.45361°N 87.47083°W / 39.45361; -87.47083 (W258BA)	LMS
W295CQ	106.9 FM	Brazil, Indiana	200297	250	0 m (0 ft)	D	39°30′44.1″N 87°8′18.1″W / 39.512250°N 87.138361°W / 39.512250; -87.138361 (W295CQ)	LMS

References[edit]

^ "Facility Technical Data for WAMB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WAMB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "WNSA (WAMB) history cards" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "WAMB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ Timeless Classics Comes to Terre Haute Radioinsight - September 1, 2017
^ DLC Media To Make Multiple Changes In Terre Haute Radioinsight - September 15, 2021

External links[edit]

WAMB in the FCC AM station database
WAMB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
W258BA in the FCC FM station database
W258BA at FCCdata.org
W295CQ in the FCC FM station database
W295CQ at FCCdata.org

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WAMB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "WAMB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[fcc-cards-3] "WNSA (WAMB) history cards" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[4] "WAMB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[5] Timeless Classics Comes to Terre Haute Radioinsight - September 1, 2017

[6] DLC Media To Make Multiple Changes In Terre Haute Radioinsight - September 15, 2021

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