WYAM (AM)

WYAM
Broadcast areaHuntsville, Alabama
Frequency890 kHz
BrandingFiesta Mexicana 890
Programming
FormatSpanish Variety
AffiliationsAmerican Family Radio
Ownership
OwnerDecatur Communications Properties, LLC
WYAM-LD
History
First air date
October 1, 1956
Former call signs
WHRT[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID17352
ClassD
Power2,500 watts (day only)
Transmitter coordinates
34°34′00″N 86°54′46″W / 34.56667°N 86.91278°W / 34.56667; -86.91278
Links
Public license information

WYAM (890 AM, "Fiesta Mexicana 890") is a Spanish language Variety formatted radio station licensed to serve Hartselle, Alabama.[3] The station primarily serves the Huntsville, Alabama, area. It is owned by Decatur Communications Properties, LLC.

Due to FCC regulations, the station must sign-off at sunset to protect Chicago's WLS. The WYAM transmitter is located about 1 mile south of the Tennessee River adjacent to I-65.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference callfcc1a was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYAM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.