WAMM (AM)

WAMM
City	Mount Jackson, Virginia
Broadcast area	Woodstock, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia
Frequency	790 kHz
Branding	"Americana Music Project"
Programming
Format	Americana
Ownership
Owner	Shenandoah Valley Group, Inc.
History
First air date	1954
Former call signs	WSIG (1954–1988); WSVG (1988–2019)
Technical information
Facility ID	60106
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts (daytime); 40 watts (nighttime)
Transmitter coordinates	38°46′15.0″N 78°37′17.0″W / 38.770833°N 78.621389°WCoordinates: 38°46′15.0″N 78°37′17.0″W / 38.770833°N 78.621389°W
Translator(s)	W250CR (97.9 MHz, Mount Jackson)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	https://wamm.online/

WAMM is a country and Americana formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Mount Jackson, Virginia, serving Woodstock and Shenandoah County, Virginia. WAMM is owned and operated by Shenandoah Valley Group, Inc.^[1]

History[]

Former logo

In January 2004, the then-WSVG applied to move to Grottoes, Virginia, in the larger Harrisonburg-Staunton-Waynesboro market. A sale to Shenandoah Valley Television, then the owner of WBOP (106.3 FM) and WSIG (96.9 FM) in that market, fell through later in the year; then-owners Hometown Radio of Mount Jackson allowed the application to expire afterwards.^[2]

On July 6, 2009, Shenandoah Valley Group, Inc. bought WSVG for $175,000.^[3]^[4]^[5]

WSVG flipped to an Americana music format, consisting largely of country music with rock mixed in, during October 2016.^[6] Previously, it had run a local news/talk format with sports coverage. On January 26, 2018, WSVG was granted a construction permit for FM translator W250CR on 97.9 in Mount Jackson, pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission's AM revitalization program; the translator signed on in January 2021.^[7]^[8] On September 30, the station's call sign was changed to WAMM.^[9]

From 1981-1982 Ray Satterfield hosted a morning talk show: "Ray Thomas-WAMM in the Morning", Frank Wilt Program Director. https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-wilt-b0466741/ special features and characters: "WAMM Traffic Copter" recurring bit, "Forgery Coffee" ad spoofs, "Granny Grits" recurring bit

References[]

^ "WAMM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "Application BMJP-20040126AKO".
^ Scroll to July 7, 2009 for information.
^ Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License
^ About Us - WSVG 790AM
^ https://www.facebook.com/wsvgradio/photos/a.404301372980798.93697.118915328186072/1155191261225135/?type=3&theater
^ "W250CR Facility Data". FCCData.
^ https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=W250CR
^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

External links[]

790 AM WAMM Online
WAMM in the FCC AM station database
WAMM on Radio-Locator
WAMM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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[1] "WAMM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[2] "Application BMJP-20040126AKO".

[3] Scroll to July 7, 2009 for information.

[4] Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License

[5] About Us - WSVG 790AM

[6] ttps://www.facebook.com/wsvgradio/photos/a.404301372980798.93697.118915328186072/1155191261225135/?type=3&theater

[7] "W250CR Facility Data". FCCData.

[8] ttps://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=W250CR

[CallSign-9] Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

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