WAMV

WAMV
City Amherst, Virginia
Broadcast area Amherst, Virginia
Eastern Amherst County, Virginia
Branding "WAMV 1420"
Slogan "Mountain Gospel Radio"
Frequency 1420 AM kHz
First air date October 1, 1976[1]
Format Southern Gospel
Talk Radio[2]
Power 2,200 Watts daytime
47 Watts nighttime
Class D
Facility ID 12919
Transmitter coordinates 37°32′23″N 79°3′10″W / 37.53972°N 79.05278°W / 37.53972; -79.05278 (day)
37°32′23″N 79°5′30″W / 37.53972°N 79.09167°W / 37.53972; -79.09167 (night)
Callsign meaning W AMherst Virginia
Former callsigns WAMV (1976-1985)
WWWL (1985-1988)
WAMV (1988-Present)[3]
Owner Community First Broadcasters, Inc.
Webcast WAMV Webstream
Website WAMV Online

WAMV is a Southern Gospel and Talk Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Amherst, Virginia, serving Amherst and Eastern Amherst County, Virginia.[2] WAMV is owned and operated by Community First Broadcasters, Inc.[4]

References

  1. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-559. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. 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.


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