WAMB

For other radio stations that have held the call sign WAMB, see WAMB (disambiguation).

Radio station in Brazil, Indiana

WAMB

* Brazil, Indiana

Broadcast area| Terre Haute, Indiana
Frequency| 1130 kHz
Branding| The Breeze
Programming
Format| Soft adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner|

* David Crooks
* (DLC Media, Inc.)

Sister stations

| WFNB
History

First air date

| May 17, 1960 (first license granted)

Former call signs

* WITE (1960–1962)
* WBZI (1962–1964)
* WWCM (1964–1981)
* WNSA (1981–1982)
* WWCM (1982–1985)
* WSDM (1985–1987)
* WBZL (1987–1992)
* WSDM (1992–2000)
* WSDX (2000–2012)
* WFNF (2012–2017)

Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 19669
Class| D
Power|

* 500 watts day
* 20 watts night

Transmitter coordinates

| 39°30′44.00″N 87°8′18.00″W﻿ / ﻿39.5122222°N 87.1383333°W﻿ / 39.5122222; -87.1383333
Translator(s)|

* 99.5 W258BA (Terre Haute)
* 106.9 W295CQ (Brazil)

Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Webcast| Listen Live
Website| wambradio.com

WAMB (1130 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format. Licensed to Brazil, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Terre Haute area. It first began broadcasting in 1960 under the call sign WITE. The station is owned by David Crooks, through licensee DLC Media.[2]

## History

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Logo as WFNF "The Fan"

The station was first licensed as WITE on May 17, 1960. It changed its call sign to WBZI on September 5, 1962; to WWCM on November 9, 1964; and to WNSA on July 13, 1981.[3] The WWCM call sign returned on July 14, 1982; on June 6, 1985, the station changed its call sign to WSDM; again on October 15, 1987, to WBZL; on February 15, 1992, back to WSDM; on January 31, 2000, to WSDX; on September 24, 2012, to WFNF; and on August 22, 2017, to the current WAMB.[4]

On September 1, 2017, WAMB changed formats from sports to adult standards, branded as "Timeless Classics 1130 AM 99.5 FM".[5]

On September 15, 2021, WAMB changed its format from adult standards to soft adult contemporary, branded as "The Breeze".[6]

## Translator

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Broadcast translators for WAMB  Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info

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W258BA  | 99.5 FM | Terre Haute, Indiana | 152754 | 250 | 119.8 m (393 ft) | D | 39°27′13″N 87°28′15″W﻿ / ﻿39.45361°N 87.47083°W﻿ / 39.45361; -87.47083﻿ (W258BA) | LMS
W295CQ  | 106.9 FM | Brazil, Indiana | 200297 | 250 | 0 m (0 ft) | D | 39°30′44.1″N 87°8′18.1″W﻿ / ﻿39.512250°N 87.138361°W﻿ / 39.512250; -87.138361﻿ (W295CQ) | LMS

## References

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1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAMB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ "WAMB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. ^ "WNSA (WAMB) history cards" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2024.
4. ^ "WAMB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
5. ^ Timeless Classics Comes to Terre Haute Radioinsight - September 1, 2017
6. ^ DLC Media To Make Multiple Changes In Terre Haute Radioinsight - September 15, 2021

## External links

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* Facility details for Facility ID 152754 (W258BA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* W258BA at FCCdata.org
* Facility details for Facility ID 200297 (W295CQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* W295CQ at FCCdata.org

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Radio stations in Terre Haute, Indiana, metropolitan area

By AM frequency|

* 1130
* 1230
* 1480
* 1550

By FM frequency|

* 88.5
* 88.9
* 89.7
* 90.7
* 91.9
* 92.7
* 93.3
* 93.7
* 95.3
* 95.9
* 98.5
* 99.9
* 100.7
* 102.7
* 104.3
* 104.9
* 105.5
* 105.9
* 107.5

| LPFM|

* 96.9

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Translators|

* 91.3
* 95.1
* 97.9
* 99.5
* 106.9

NOAA Weather Radio
by frequency|

* 162.525

By call sign|

* KXI47
* W217AS
* W236AE
* W250BZ
* W258BA
* W295CQ
* WAMB
* WAXI
* WBOW
* WCBH
* WCRT-FM
* WEHP
* WFNB
* WHLR
* WHOJ
* WIBQ
* WISU
* WMGI
* WMKI-LP
* WMMC
* WNDI
* WNDI-FM
* WPFR
* WQTY
* WTHI-FM
* WVIG
* WVWG
* WWVR
* WYLJ
* WZIS-FM

Defunct|

* WBOW
* 640 AM
* 1230 AM
* WIBU (1440 AM)
* WZZQ (107.5 FM)

Nearby regions
Bloomington
Champaign
Decatur
Evansville
Indianapolis
Lafayette

See also
List of radio stations in Indiana

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Adult contemporary radio stations in the state of Indiana

Stations|

* WAJI – Fort Wayne
* WAMB - Brazil
* WAOR – Ligonier
* WAXL – Santa Claus
* WEFM - Michigan City
* WFMG - Richmond
* WIKY-FM – Evansville
* WITZ-FM – Jasper
* WJLT - Evansville
* WLBC-FM - Muncie
* WLKI - Angola
* WLQQ - West Lafayette
* WMEE - Fort Wayne
* WMRS – Monticello
* WMVI - Mount Vernon
* WNSN – South Bend
* WNTR - Indianapolis
* WORX-FM – Madison
* WPGW – Portland
* WPHZ – Orleans
* WROI – Rochester
* WRZQ-FM – Greensburg
* WTCA - Plymouth
* WUME-FM – Paoli
* WXXC – Marion
* WYXB – Indianapolis
* WZBD - Berne
* WZDM – Vincennes
* WZVN - Lowell
* WZWZ - Kokomo
* WZZY – Winchester

See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Indiana

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