WMAM

WMAM (570 AM) is a class D AM radio station in Marinette, Wisconsin, serving the Marinette/Menominee, Michigan area. They operate omnidirectionally with a daytime power of 250 watts and a reduced nighttime power of 100 watts.

WMAM
CityMarinette, Wisconsin
Broadcast areaGreen Bay, Wisconsin
Frequency570 kHz
BrandingSportsradio 570
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
OwnerRadio Plus Bay Cities, LLC
WAGN, WHYB, WLST, WSFQ
History
First air date
8 October 1939
Technical information
Facility ID40149
ClassD
Power250 watts day
100 watts night
Translator(s)W283DD (104.5 MHz, Marinette)
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWMAM Online

Although presently classified as a Class D station, this station was originally classified as a "Class C [Class IV; Local] station 'grandfathered' as operating on a Class B [Class III; Regional] channel" 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 ESPN Radio.

History
The radio station in 2011.

The call letters WMAM were previously assigned to a radio station in Beaumont, Texas, from August 1922[1] until October 1923.[2]

WMAM in Marinette started in 1939,[3] where the call letters reportedly stand for "Marinette and Menominee," or, "Wisconsin Michigan Air Messenger."[4]

WMAM filed for a television license in July 1952,[5][6] as WMBV-TV channel 11. By 1959, WMBV-TV moved to Green Bay and became WLUK-TV.[7]

Ownership
  • 1939: M & M Broadcasting, Inc.[3]
  • 1956: Guild Films Co. purchases both WMAM and WMBV-TV[8]
  • (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.[5]

References
  1. "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, September 1, 1922, page 4.
  2. "Strike out all particulars", Radio Service Bulletin, November 1, 1923, page 9.
  3. History of Wisconsin AM stations Accessed 2 November 2011.
  4. Portage County Historical Society of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Radio – What’s In The Call Letters? Accessed 2 November 2011.
  5. Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame: Howard Emich. Accessed 2 November 2011.
  6. Broadcasting Publications Inc. WOPI TV BID 'NOT FILED IN GOOD FAITH', WCYB TELLS FCC IN PLEA FOR GRANT (Broadcasting – Telecasting. March 9, 1953.) pp. 40–44. Accessed 2 November 2011.
  7. fox11online.com Station History (11 Oct 2008). Accessed 2 November 2011
  8. The Billboard. Guild Films Buys Stations. Jun 16, 1956. Accessed 2 November 2011

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