- WAMD (AM)
Infobox Radio Station
name = WAMD
city =Aberdeen, Maryland
area =Harford County, Maryland
branding = Oldies 97
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frequency = 970 (kHz)
format =Oldies
erp = 500watt s
class = B
facility_id = 39550
owner = First Broadcasting
(Sale to Salem Broadcasting in process)
website = [http://www.firstbroadcasting.com/2own/listen.html www.firstbroadcasting.com]
callsign_meaning = W "A" Aberdeen "MD" MarylandWAMD is a commercial AM
radio station stationbroadcasting on 970 kHz based inAberdeen, MD . The station is owned by First Broadcasting. Reception for WAMD is northern Harford County. The station'sradio format is predominantlyoldies . It also broadcastsAberdeen IronBirds baseball games . Also on WAMD every Tuesday night from 6-8 is "The Word On The Street" with host Warren Monks.Sale of the station to Salem Broadcasting has been announced [http://www.examiner.com/a-1179257~WAMD_sold_to_Christian_broadcasting_group.html] , but not finalized. Salem Broadcasting has applied to reduce daytime power from 500 watts to 300 watts, to enable Salem owned WWDJ in the New York City area to increase its daytime power from 5 Kw to 50 Kw. [http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101127210&formid=301&fac_num=58635]
EAS
WAMD is the designated
Emergency Alert System control station for Harford County. [http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/EOC/EmerPlan/alerts.html]External links
* [http://www.firstbroadcasting.com/2own/listen.html First Broadcasting] (official)
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