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| Broadcast area | Atlanta metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1600 kHz (analog) |
| Branding | La Mejor |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Format | Regional Mexican music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | La Favorita, Inc. |
| WXEM, WLBA | |
| History | |
First air date | April 16, 1968 |
Former call signs | WAOS (1968–1983) WCKZ (1983–1986) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | D |
| Power | 20,000 watts daytime 67 watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°48′35″N 84°39′25″W / 33.809859°N 84.657002°W / 33.809859; -84.657002 |
| Repeater(s) | 1130 AM (WLBA Gainesville) 1460 AM (WXEM Buford) |
| Links | |
| Website | La Mejor Atlanta Website |
WAOS (1600 kHz "La Mejor") is a Spanish language commercial, AM radio radio station licensedtoAustell, Georgia, and serving the Atlanta radio market. The station airs a Regional Mexican radio format. Programming is also simulcaston1130 AM WLBAinGainesville and on 1460 AM WXEMinBuford. The stations are owned by La Favorita, Inc.
WAOS is considered a Class D AM station by the Federal Communications Commission. By day, it is powered at 20,000 watts. But to protect other stations on AM 1600, it greatly reduces power at night to 67 watts. It uses a non-directional antenna located on Westside Road in Austell, near C. H. James Parkway (U.S. Route 278).[1]
WLBA is also a Class D station, and is a daytimer. It uses a non-directional antenna powered at 10,000 watts by day, 1,000 watts during critical hours but must sign off the air at night to protect other stations on AM 1130, a clear channel frequency. WLBA's transmitter is off Gaines Mill Road in Gainesville.[2]
WAOS began broadcasting on April 16, 1968.[3] WLBA first signed on the air on January 26, 1957.[4]
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See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night | |
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