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| Broadcast area | Appleton-Oshkosh |
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| Frequency | 1280kHz |
| Branding | 1280 WNAM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Softoldies;adult standards |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WOSH,WPKR,WVBO,WWWX | |
| History | |
First air date | May 23, 1947 |
Call sign meaning | "Neenaha and Menasha" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 50053 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live Listen Live via iHeart |
| Website | www |
WNAM (1280AM) is acommercial radio stationlicensed toNeenah-Menasha, Wisconsin, that serves theAppleton-Oshkoshradio market. The station is owned byCumulus Media.
WNAM uses the "America's Best Music"radio format supplied by co-ownedWestwood One, that combines softoldies with a fewadult standards andmiddle of the road songs each hour. The station also carriesWisconsin Timber Rattlers baseball. Most hours begin withABC News Radio.
The stationsigned on the air on May 23, 1947, with 1,000 watts of power.[2] WNAM was owned by Neenah-Menasha Broadcasting Company, with studios on Wisconsin Avenue in Neenah. The station was originally adaytimer, required to go off the air at night, when radio waves travel farther. In the 1960s, the station got authorization from theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast at night at 1,000 watts, with its daytime power raised to 5,000 watts.
Ron Ross began working at WNAM in 1973 as afternoon host and eventually became program director when WNAM was aTop 40 radio station. In 1976, Ross was named byBillboard one of the country's top five Top 40 personalities for markets with fewer than 1 million people. During his time at WNAM, the station achieved a 17.6Arbitron rating.[3]
Jim Roberts was hired by WNAM in the fall of 1987 to host the afternoon show. He stayed until late 1998.
In the 1990s Value Radio Corp., owner ofWOSH, purchased WNAM andWUSW inOshkosh, Wisconsin, from Odon Communications Group.[4]
Cumulus Broadcasting already owned WNAM, WOSH,WVBO andWWWX when the company boughtWPKR andWPCK from Midwest Dimensions Inc. in an $8.1 million deal announced July 2, 2003.[5]
"Mad Dog and Merrill" joined WNAM in 2008 for a cooking-related show airing weekdays from 10 to noon.[6]
In 2008, WNAM began carryingWisconsin Timber Rattlers baseball games. The station's contract has been extended through 2021.[7]
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