WAMV

For the station in Illinois, see WAMV (Illinois).

WAMV (1420 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Amherst, Virginia, serving Amherst County and the suburbs of Lynchburg.^[1] WAMV is owned and operated by Community First Broadcasters, Inc.^[5] It broadcasts a southern gospel and Christian talk and teaching radio format. The studios and offices are on School Road in Amherst.

WAMV

Amherst, Virginia United States
Broadcast area	Amherst County, Virginia
Frequency	1420 AM kHz
Branding	WAMV 1420
Programming
Format	Southern gospel; Christian talk and teaching[1]
Ownership
Owner	Community First Broadcasters, Inc.
History
First air date	October 1, 1976; 48 years ago (1976-10-01)[2]
Former call signs	WAMV (1976–1985) WWWL (1985–1988)[3]
Call sign meaning	Amherst, Virginia
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	12919
Class	D
Power	2,200 watts daytime 47 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates	37°32′23.5″N 79°3′9.1″W (day) 37°32′23.5″N 79°5′29.1″W (night)
Translator(s)	103.1 MHz W276DN (Amherst)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wamvradio.com

By day, WAMV is powered at 2,200 watts non-directional. To protect other stations on 1420 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to only 47 watts. The AM transmitter is on Higginbotham Creek Road in Sweet Briar.^[6] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W276DN at 103.1 MHz in Amherst.^[7]