WAMI-FM
Encyclopedia
WAMI-FM is a commercial radio station
licensed
to serve the community of Opp, Alabama
, USA. The station is owned by The Opp Broadcasting Co., Inc.
music format and features select programming from Citadel Media.
on March 3, 2009, to change its community of license to Fort Deposit, Alabama
, upgrade from class A to class C1, increase its effective radiated power
to 100,000 watt
s, raise its broadcast antenna to 218 meters in height above average terrain
, and significantly increase its coverage area. This permit expires on March 3, 2012.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve the community of Opp, Alabama
Opp, Alabama
Opp is a city in Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 6,607. -Geography:Opp is located at . According to the U.S...
, USA. The station is owned by The Opp Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Programming
WAMI-FM broadcasts a classic countryClassic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
music format and features select programming from Citadel Media.
Construction permit
More than two years after the January 2007 initial application, WAMI-FM was granted a construction permitConstruction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
on March 3, 2009, to change its community of license to Fort Deposit, Alabama
Fort Deposit, Alabama
Fort Deposit is a town in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,270. It is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, upgrade from class A to class C1, increase its effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
to 100,000 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s, raise its broadcast antenna to 218 meters in height above average terrain
Height above average terrain
Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts...
, and significantly increase its coverage area. This permit expires on March 3, 2012.