WAMH

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WAMH (89.3 FM) is a radio station occasionally broadcasting an alternative rock format. It is licensed to Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, and the station is owned by Amherst 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 of NEPM Classical broadcasting at other hours.

WAMH

Semi-satellite of WFCR HD-2, Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts United States
Broadcast area	Pioneer Valley
Frequency	89.3 MHz
Programming
Format	College radio; public radio
Affiliations	New England Public Media
Ownership
Owner	Amherst College (Trustees of Amherst College)
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″N 72°25′22.3″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	Official Website

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 the WFCR tower on Mount Lincoln in Pelham, 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.

Former logo

The station originally used the call sign WAMF; it became WAMH on March 22, 1971.^[4]

See also

• Campus radio
• List of college radio stations in the United States
• WFCR