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| Broadcast area | Central Maryland |
| Frequency | 970kHz |
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| Language | English |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
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| History | |
First air date | 1957 (1957) |
Call sign meaning | Aberdeen, Maryland |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 39550 |
| Class | B |
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WAMD (970kHz) is a commercial AM radio station based inAberdeen, Maryland. The station is owned by Bill Parris. Reception for WAMD is northernHarford County. The station's format is predominantlytop 40. WAMD is part of the KHZ Network, which includes sister stationsWKHZ in Easton.
Sale of the station fromSalem 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-ownedWNYM in the New York City area to increase its daytime power from 5 kW to 50 kW.[2]WNYM also broadcasts on 970 AM. WAMD's nighttime power remains at 500 watts.
WAMD returned to the airways on April 23, 2011, under the management of Bill Parris. WAMD is broadcasting the KHZ network in simulcast withWYRE andWKHZ. 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.
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