| Semi-satellite ofWFCR HD-2,Amherst, Massachusetts | |
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| Broadcast area | Pioneer Valley |
| Frequency | 89.3MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | College radio;public radio |
| Affiliations | New England Public Media |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1955 (70 years ago) (1955)[1] |
Former call signs | WAMF (1955–1971) |
Call sign meaning | Amherst |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 68222 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 130 watts |
| HAAT | 233 meters (764 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°21′49.3″N72°25′22.3″W / 42.363694°N 72.422861°W /42.363694; -72.422861 (WAMH) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | Official Website |
WAMH (89.3FM) is a radio station occasionally broadcasting analternative rock format. It is licensed toAmherst, Massachusetts, United States, and the station is owned byAmherst College.[3] Programming has included independent artists, news, college sports, and live local music. Since September 2015, when the college is in session the station splits broadcast time between student programming from 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. and a relay ofNEPM Classical broadcasting at other hours.
The station is federally licensed (authorized by the FCC) and non-commercial, and is under the supervision of the Amherst College Board of Trustees.
WAMH broadcasts from an antenna adjacent to theWFCR tower onMount Lincoln inPelham, Massachusetts.Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems ratings as of January 2018 found that over 3,500 listeners tune in to WAMH during the 10 hours of student programming each day.
The station originally used thecall sign WAMF; it became WAMH on March 22, 1971.[4]
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