WAMV

{{short description|Radio station in Amherst, Virginia}}

{{for|the station in Illinois|WAMV (Illinois)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WAMV

| logo = WAMV 2008.jpg

| logo_size = 200px

| city = Amherst, Virginia

| country = US

| area = Amherst County, Virginia

| branding = WAMV 1420

| airdate = {{Start date and age|1976|10|1}}

| frequency = {{Frequency|1420 AM|kHz}}

| translators = {{Radio Relay|103.1 MHz|W276DN|Amherst}}

| format = Southern gospel; Christian talk and teaching

| power = {{ubl||2,200 watts daytime|47 watts nighttime}}

| class = D

| facility_id = 12919

| coordinates = {{ubl|{{nowrap|{{coord|37|32|23.5|N|79|3|9.1|W|type:landmark_region:US-VA}}}} (day)|{{nowrap|{{coord|37|32|23.5|N|79|5|29.1|W|type:landmark_region:US-VA}}}} (night)}}

| callsign_meaning = Amherst, Virginia

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WAMV (1976–1985)|WWWL (1985–1988)}}

| owner = Community First Broadcasters, Inc.

| licensee =

| sister_stations =

| webcast = {{listenlive|http://ic1.christiannetcast.com/wamv-am.m3u}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.wamvradio.com/}}

| affiliations =

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WAMV (1420 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Amherst, Virginia, serving Amherst County and the suburbs of Lynchburg. WAMV is owned and operated by Community First Broadcasters, Inc. It broadcasts a southern gospel and Christian talk and teaching radio format. The studios and offices are on School Road in Amherst.

By day, WAMV is powered at 2,200 watts non-directional. To protect other stations on 1420 AM from interference, at night it reduces power to only 47 watts. The AM transmitter is on Higginbotham Creek Road in Sweet Briar.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wamv&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/WAMV] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W276DN at 103.1 MHz in Amherst.[https://radio-locator.com/info/W276DN-FX Radio-Locator.com/W276DN]