WAMC
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| Broadcast area | Capital District |
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| Frequency | 90.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WAMC, Northeast Public Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio and talk |
| Subchannels | HD2: Alternate public radio programs |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WAMC |
| History | |
First air date | October 1958 |
Call sign meaning | Albany Medical College (original owner) |
| Technical information | |
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 | See § Translators |
| Repeater | See § Repeaters |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WAMC-FM (90.3 FM) is a listener-supported non-commercial radio station in Albany, New York. It airs a public radio format focusing on news and talk with some specialty music shows on weekends. Owned by "WAMC Northeast Public Radio", it has its studios on Central Avenue in Albany and its transmitter is atop Mount Greylock in Adams, Massachusetts. Its primary signal encompasses the Capital District, Eastern New York State, Southern Vermont, Western Massachusetts and the Litchfield Hills region of Connecticut. It is a member station of National Public Radio (NPR), American Public Media, Public Radio Exchange and carries the BBC World Service overnight.
Unlike many NPR stations which largely air network programming, five to six hours of WAMC's weekday schedule are 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)) The station operates The Linda, WAMC's Performing Arts Studio, near its studios in Albany.
Dottie Reyonolds chairs WAMC's board of trustees, while Sarah Gilbert is the station's CEO and president. Gilbert succeeded Alan Chartock, who retired in 2023 after leading the station for more than 40 years.