WYAM-LD

{{Short description|Television station in Priceville, Alabama}} {{More citations needed|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox television station | callsign = WYAM-LD | city = Priceville, Alabama | branding = WYAM TV51 | analog = | digital = 28 (UHF) | virtual = 51 | affiliations = {{ubl|'''51.1:''' Independent|'''51.2:''' Unknown|'''51.3:''' Audio of WYAM (890 AM)}} | location = Priceville–Decatur, Alabama | country = US | owner = Signal Mountain Broadcasting, LLC | licensee = | sister_stations = WYAM | founded = 1994 | airdate = {{start date|1996}} | former_callsigns = {{ubl|W56DE (1994–1996)|WYAM-LP (1996–2010)}} | former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 56, 51 (UHF)|'''Digital:''' 51 (UHF, 2010–2013); 15 (UHF, 2013–2020)}} | erp = 12.2 kW | haat = {{convert|57.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | facility_id = 17351 | class = LD | coordinates = {{coord|34|34|0|N|86|54|46|W}} | licensing_authority = FCC | website = }}

'''WYAM-LD''' (channel 51) is a low-power television station licensed to Priceville, Alabama, United States, serving the Decatur area. Owned by Signal Mountain Broadcasting, LLC, it is sister to WYAM (890 AM), a Spanish-language radio station in the area. The two outlets share studios on Central Parkway on Decatur's south side; WYAM-LD's transmitter is located on Deere Road southeast of the city.

==History== The station started on channel 56 in 1996. In 2000, the Wiley family purchased the station; it was added to the local Charter cable system, increasing its reach and making it available to cable households for the first time.<ref name="Hunt040405">{{cite news|title=Decatur couple 'retire' to local TV station|work=The Huntsville Times|page=1B|first=Christopher|last=Bell|date=April 5, 2004}}</ref> Two years later, the station began broadcasting Decatur city council and Morgan County Commission meetings, which it continued to do through 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 29, 2023|title=Officials push for more widespread livestreaming of public meetings|first=Bayne|last=Hughes|work=The Decatur Daily}}</ref> It also aired high school sports and a local talk show, ''Valley Happenings''; the station had seven live programs, including one in Spanish, by 2004.{{r|Hunt040405}}

In 2022, the Wileys announced their intention to retire after selling WYAM radio and television, which were listed for $3.4 million.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Wileys selling TV and radio stations with plans to retire|date=July 24, 2022|first=Bayne|last=Hughes|work=The Decatur Daily}}</ref> The stations were sold to Pelham, Alabama–based Signal Mountain Broadcasting in a deal that was completed on January 7, 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/306795/station-sales-week-of-8-15/|title=Station Sales Week of 8/15|website=RadioInsight|first=Lance|last=Venta|date=August 15, 2025|accessdate=August 15, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/consummationDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff39b47a5e6019b997d7cf44195&id=25076ff39b47a5e6019b997d7cf44195&goBack=N|title=Notification of Consummation|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|date=January 7, 2026|accessdate=April 28, 2026}}</ref>

==Subchannels== The station's signal is multiplexed: {| class="wikitable" |+ Subchannels of WYAM-LD<ref name="re">{{cite web|website=RabbitEars|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WYAM|title=RabbitEars TV Query for WYAM|access-date=August 20, 2023}}</ref> ! scope="col" | Channel ! scope="col" | Res. ! scope="col" | Short name ! scope="col" | Programming |- ! scope="row" | 51.1 | 720p || WYAM 51 || Main WYAM-LD programming |- ! scope="row" | 51.2 | rowspan=2| 480i || || Unknown{{efn|Formerly broadcast Azteca América, which folded on December 31, 2022.}} |- ! scope="row" | 51.3 | WYAM 89 || Audio of WYAM (890 AM) |} {{notelist}}

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YAM Category:Independent television stations in the United States Category:Television channels and stations established in 1996 Category:1996 establishments in Alabama