WMAM (570 AM) is a class D AM radio station in

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, serving the Marinette/

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area. They operate omnidirectionally with a daytime power of 250

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s and a reduced nighttime power of 100 watts. Although presently classified as a Class D station, this station was originally classified as a "Class C lass IV; Localstation 'grandfathered' as operating on a Class B lass III; Regionalchannel" one of only two such stations in the U.S. Official FCC license note: "CLASS IV ON REGIONAL CHANNEL; SEE §73.29" WMAM currently carries

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History

The

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WMAM were previously assigned to a radio station in

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, from August 1922 until October 1923. WMAM in Marinette started in 1939,''History of Wisconsin AM stations''
Accessed 2 November 2011. where the call letters reportedly stand for "Marinette and Menominee," or, "Wisconsin Michigan Air Messenger." WMAM filed for a television license in July 1952, as

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channel 11. By 1959, WMBV-TV moved to Green Bay and became

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Ownership

*1939: M & M Broadcasting, Inc. *1956: Guild Films Co. purchases both WMAM and WMBV-TVThe Billboard. ''Guild Films Buys Stations''. Jun 16, 1956.
Accessed 2 November 2011 *(Year Unknown): Quicksilver Broadcasting, LLC *2006: Armada Media – Menominee, Inc. a.k.a. Armada Media Corporation *2014: Radio Plus Bay Cities, LLC

Personnel

A notable personality at WMAM was Howard Emich, who worked at WMAM from 1940 to 1980. Known as "Marinette’s Newsman", he delivered over 10,000 news broadcasts and was inducted into the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 1998.''Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame: Howard Emich''.
Accessed 2 November 2011.

References

External links

Armada Media website
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