WFAM
Radio station in Augusta, Georgia, United States
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WFAM (1050 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Augusta, Georgia, United States. It has a Christian radio format and is owned by the Wilkins Communications Network.
- Wilkins Communications Network
- (J.J. & B. Broadcasting, Inc.)
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| Broadcast area | Augusta metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1050 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | March 10, 1952 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Family |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20595 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 33°27′21″N 81°56′20″W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | WFAM Online |
The transmitter is on Laney Walker Boulevard at Hayes Drive.
History
The station signed on the air on May 10, 1952. Its original call sign was WAUG.[2] It was a daytimer station, required to go off the air at night. The following year, it was joined by a sister station, WAUG-FM at 105.7 MHz, now WLUB. The two stations were owned by the Garden City Broadcasting Company, with studios in the Bon Air Hotel.
It has been a Christian radio station since the early 1970s. The station also became an affiliate of the ABC Information Network in the 1970s.[3]
In 1978, the station's call letters became WHGI, in 1985 the call sign switched to WIGL and in 1986, to the current WFAM.
