WAMD (AM)

WAMD

Aberdeen, Maryland
Broadcast area	Harford County, Maryland
Frequency	970 kHz
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Ownership
Owner	Bill Parris (Radio Broadcast Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations	WKHZ
History
First air date	1957 (1957)
Call sign meaning	Aberdeen, Maryland
Technical information
Facility ID	39550
Class	B
Power	300 watts day 500 watts night

WAMD (970 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station based in Aberdeen, Maryland. The station is owned by Bill Parris. Reception for WAMD is northern Harford County. The station's radio format is predominantly Top 40. WAMD is part of the KHZ Network, which includes sister stations WYRE in Annapolis and WKHZ in Easton.

Sale of the station from Salem Broadcasting to Parris was announced on December 15, 2010. During its ownership of the station, Salem Broadcasting reduced WAMD's daytime power from 500 watts to 300 watts and reduced its broadcast coverage to enable then-co-owned WNYM in the New York City area to increase its daytime power from 5 kW to 50 kW. WNYM also broadcasts on 970 AM. WAMD's nighttime power remains at 500 watts.

WAMD returned to the airways April 23, 2011, under the management of Bill Parris. WAMD is broadcasting the KHZ network in simulcast with WYRE and WKHZ. Considered a multimedia platform with an internet TV channel playing videos and the audio on the networked radio stations, personalities such as Tracy Hart work as VJs.

External links

• Official website
• WAMD in the FCC AM station database
• WAMD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• FCC History Cards for WAMD