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| Broadcast area | Capital District |
| Frequency | 90.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WAMC, Northeast Public Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio |
| Subchannels | HD2: Public radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WAMC |
| History | |
First air date | October 1958 |
Call sign meaning | Albany Medical College (original owner) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70849 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 10,000 watts |
| HAAT | 600 meters (2,000 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°38′14.3″N 73°10′5.4″W / 42.637306°N 73.168167°W |
| Translator(s) | See § Translators |
| Repeater(s) | See § Repeaters |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WAMC-FM (90.3 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Albany, New York, United States, featuring a public radio format. Owned by "WAMC Northeast Public Radio" with a legal name of "WAMC", WAMC-FM's primary signal encompasses the Capital District, along with parts of eastern New York, southern Vermont, Western Massachusetts and the Litchfield Hills region as the regional affiliate for National Public Radio (NPR), American Public Media, Public Radio Exchange and the BBC World Service. The station's reach is extended into west-central Connecticut, northeastern Pennsylvania and the Monadnock Region, Champlain Valley, Skylands Region and North Country areas, along with portions of Quebec, via a network of twelve full-power repeaters and sixteen low-power translators.[2][3] One of these satellite stations operates on the AM band, WAMC (1400 AM) in Albany.[4]
Unlike many NPR stations around the U.S. which use mostly outside programming, much of WAMC's schedule is produced in-house. WAMC is a charitable, educational, non-commercial broadcaster meeting the requirements of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §501(c)(3))[5] It had total annual revenues for the fiscal year 2010 of $6.36 million. The station operates The Linda, WAMC's Performing Arts Studio, near its Central Avenue studios in Albany. WAMC-FM's corporate officers include Dottie Reyonolds, chair of the board of trustees, and Alan S. Chartock, past president and chief executive officer.
WAMC's current CEO and President is Sarah Gilbert, replacing Alan Chartock, who retired from the station in 2023.[6]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAMC-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Coverage Map | WAMC". Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- ^ "Frequencies". Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Coverage Map | WAMC". Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ "GuideStar Exchange Reports for WAMC". GuideStar. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- ^ "After four decades leading WAMC, President and CEO Dr. Alan Chartock retires". WAMC. May 25, 2023.