WMAX (AM)

WMAX
Broadcast areaSaginaw-Bay City-Midland
Frequency1440 kHz
BrandingAve Maria Radio
Programming
FormatReligious; Catholic based talk/sermons
Ownership
Owner
  • Word Broadcasters
  • (AM Media Services, LLC)
History
First air date
June 15, 1925 (1925-06-15)
Former call signs
  • WSKC (1925–1930)
  • WBCM (1930–1977)
  • WRDD (1977–1979)
  • WBCM (1979–1991)
  • WUNI (7/30/91–7/30/92)
Former frequencies
1150 kHz (1925–1941)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
ClassB
Power5,000 watts (Daytime)
2,500 watts (Nighttime)
Transmitter coordinates
43°31′27″N 83°57′58″W / 43.52417°N 83.96611°W / 43.52417; -83.96611
Translator105.9 MHz W290DM (Midland)
Links
Public license information
WebsiteOfficial website

WMAX (1440 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic religious format. It is co-owned with WDEO 990 AM in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and features the same programming from the EWTN Global Catholic Radio network.