WAMG

WAMG (890 AM; "La Mega") is a radio station in the Boston market licensed to Dedham, Massachusetts. It is owned by Gois Broadcasting. It broadcasts in Spanish, and plays bachata, merengue, salsa and pop music. WLS in Chicago is the dominant (class A) station on 890 AM; WAMG must reduce power during the nighttime hours and uses a directional antenna to protect the nighttime skywave signal of WLS.

For the airport serving Gorontalo City, Indonesia, assigned the ICAO code WAMG, see Jalaluddin Airport.
WAMG
Broadcast areaBoston, Massachusetts
Frequency890 kHz
BrandingLa Mega 96.5
Programming
FormatSpanish tropical
AffiliationsBoston Red Sox Spanish Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Gois Broadcasting LLC
  • (Gois Broadcasting Boston LLC)
WLAT, WORC, WLLH, WKND, WNEZ
History
First air date
October 1994 (1994-10)
Former call signs
  • WBMA (1994–1995)
  • WBPS (1995–2003)
Call sign meaning
"Mega"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6475
ClassB
Power
  • 25,000 watts day
  • 6,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
42°14′50.35″N 71°25′29.22″W
Translator(s)
  • 94.9 W235CS (Dedham)
  • 96.5 W243DC (Boston)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.megaboston.com/megaboston

WAMG also operates translators W235CS (94.9 FM) in Dedham and W243DC (96.5 FM) in Boston.

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