WAML (AM)

WAML

Collins, Mississippi
Broadcast area	Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Frequency	1340 kHz
Programming
Format	Gospel
Ownership
Owner	Charles Tillman (Tillman Broadcasting Network, Inc.)
Sister stations	WCHJ
History
First air date	August 15, 1927
Former call signs	KGGH (1927-1929) KTSL (1929-1931) WTSL (1931-1933)
Call sign meaning	W AM (radio) Laurel
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52617
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Translator(s)	W236DD (95.1 MHz, Collins)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

WAML (1340 AM) is an American radio station that is licensed to serve the community of Collins, Mississippi. WAML operates with a licensed power of 1,000 Watts. WAML airs a gospel format that can also be heard on FM translator W236DD 95.1 MHz. Both are owned by Charles Tillman, through licensee Tillman Broadcasting Network, Inc.

History

WAML went on the air on August 15, 1927 as KGGH in Cedar Grove (Shreveport), Louisiana, broadcasting at 1410 kHz. Some years later, the calls went to 1340 kHz in Laurel, Mississippi. It was Laurel's first radio station. WAML was a country music, 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. In addition, they broadcast Laurel High School football games. They were also an NBC radio affiliate at one time. WAML has had numerous owners and format changes since.

On March 4, 2010, WAML went silent.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 52617 (WAML) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WAML in Nielsen Audio's AM station database