WNIV
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| City of license | Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Broadcast area | Atlanta metropolitan area |
| Branding | Atlanta's Christian Talk, 970 & 1400AM |
| Frequency | 970 kHz (analog) |
| First air date | 1967? |
| Format | Christian talk radio |
| Power | 5000 Watts daytime, 39 Watts nighttime |
| Class | D |
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| Former callsigns | WIIN, WKLS |
| Owner | Salem Communications |
| Sister stations | WLTA, WAFS, WGKA |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wniv.com |
WNIV is a Christian talk radio station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia. It is owned by Salem Communications along with its sister station WLTA. WLTA (AM) in Alpharetta, Georgia relays the programming of WNIV in that northern Atlanta suburb at 1400 kHz. WNIV broadcasts at a frequency of 970 kHz with 5,000 watts of power during daytime hours and 39 watts during nighttime hours both times using a non-directional antenna pattern. WNIV's single transmitting tower is shared by WAFS (AM) at 1190 kHz using an antenna diplexing system. The Federal Communications Commission considers WNIV to be a Class D AM broadcasting facility.
[edit] History
The radio station, which is the current WNIV, has had a long history in the Atlanta radio market. The station first signed on in the 1960s with an easy listening radio format with the original callsign WIIN[1][2]. In 1968, WIIN flipped to a Top 40 format[3][4]. During the early 1970s WIIN changed format to progressive rock[5]. WIIN became an adult standards/easy listening station in the late 1970s[6]. In the early 1980s, the station changed call signs to WKLS and format to rock [7] by simulcasting WKLS-FM. The rock format simulcast of WKLS-FM at 970 kHz lasted until 1988 when the station was sold[8], the callsigns changed to the current WNIV[9], and the station adopted religious format programming[10].
[edit] References
- ^ Jeffrey Leachman - Atlanta, Georgia AM Radio Directory
- ^ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Home Page
- ^ Jeffrey Leachman - Atlanta, Georgia AM Radio Directory
- ^ Atlanta Radio Time Warp 1968
- ^ The Brent Alberts US Tour 1968-??
- ^ Jeffrey Leachman - Atlanta, Georgia AM Radio Directory
- ^ Jeffrey Leachman - Atlanta, Georgia AM Radio Directory
- ^ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Home Page
- ^ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Home Page
- ^ Jeffrey Leachman - Atlanta, Georgia AM Radio Directory
[edit] External links
- WNIV/WLTA Official station website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WNIV
- Radio Locator Information on WNIV
- Satellite view of shared WNIV/WAFS broadcast tower on Wikimapia
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