WAML (AM)
Encyclopedia
WAML is an American radio station
that is licensed to serve the community of Laurel
, Mississippi
. WAML operates with a licensed power limit of 1,000 Watts. WAML is the first radio station licensed to Laurel and the oldest station still in operation in Mississippi - the station went on the air August 15, 1927.
WAML aired a sports talk format until going silent on March 4, 2010 and is owned by Walking by Faith Ministries Inc., which is co-owned by Reverend James L. Black and his wife Bobbie
WAML dumps urban gospel for Sports Talk format effective date July 27, 2008.
, Top 40, easy listening
, big band
, oldies
and gospel music
station over its lifetime.
In the early 1980s, the station's management elected to fully automate WAML along with a sister FM station, WEEZ which played easy listening
and soft rock until WEEZ was sold in the 1990s. WAML was an affiliate of the Ole Miss Radio Network, broadcasting football and basketball games of the University of Mississippi. They were also an NBC radio affiliate at one time. WAML has had numerous owners and format changes.
On March 4, 2010 WAML went silent.
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...
that is licensed to serve the community of Laurel
Laurel, Mississippi
Laurel is a city located in Jones County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 18,393 although a significant population increase has been reported following Hurricane Katrina. Located in southeast Mississippi, southeast of...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
. WAML operates with a licensed power limit of 1,000 Watts. WAML is the first radio station licensed to Laurel and the oldest station still in operation in Mississippi - the station went on the air August 15, 1927.
WAML aired a sports talk format until going silent on March 4, 2010 and is owned by Walking by Faith Ministries Inc., which is co-owned by Reverend James L. Black and his wife Bobbie
WAML dumps urban gospel for Sports Talk format effective date July 27, 2008.
History
WAML began in 1927 broadcasting at 1340 kHz. It has been a country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
, Top 40, easy listening
Easy listening
Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
, big band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
, oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
and gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
station over its lifetime.
In the early 1980s, the station's management elected to fully automate WAML along with a sister FM station, WEEZ which played easy listening
Easy listening
Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
and soft rock until WEEZ was sold in the 1990s. WAML was an affiliate of the Ole Miss Radio Network, broadcasting football and basketball games of the University of Mississippi. They were also an NBC radio affiliate at one time. WAML has had numerous owners and format changes.
On March 4, 2010 WAML went silent.