WNIV
Atlanta metropolitan area | |
| Frequency | 970 kHz |
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| Branding | Faith Talk 970 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Affiliations | Salem Radio Network |
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| History | |
First air date | 1949 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 23607 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 33°48′34″N 84°21′14″W / 33.809444°N 84.353889°W |
| Repeater(s) | 104.7 WFSH-HD2 (Athens) |
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| Website | www |
WNIV (970
WNIV broadcasts with 5,000
Programming
WNIV and WLTA air national and local religious leaders, including David Jeremiah, Jim Daly, Alistair Begg, Charles Stanley and Chuck Swindoll. Many of the same shows are also heard on co-owned FaithTalk 590 WDWD, but at different times. Salem sells blocks of brokered programming time to hosts, who in turn, may appeal for donations to the radio ministries. SRN News begins some hours of the day.
History
The radio station, which is the current WNIV, has had a long history in the Atlanta
It later picked up the call sign WTAM when the Cleveland station that had used those call letters changed to KYW. In the 1960s, it changed to WIIN.[3][4]
In 1968, WIIN flipped to a Top 40 format.[3][5] During the early 1970s WIIN changed format to progressive rock under new local owner Blake Hawkins. WIIN was, for a while, Atlanta's only progressive rock station and quickly became known for introducing new rock music to the Atlanta market. Under Program Directors John Parker and Brent Alberts, WIIN featured morning talent Skinny Bobby Harper who was consistently in the top 5 in Atlanta morning ratings.[6] WIIN became an adult standards/easy listening station in the late 1970s.[3]
In the early 1980s, the station changed its call letters to WKLS and format to
Former Georgia Congressman Pat Swindall hosted a daily talk show on WNIV for several years, after serving a federal prison sentence.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNIV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 122
- ^ a b c d e Jeffrey Leachman - Atlanta, Georgia AM Radio Directory
- ^ a b c Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Home Page
- ^ Atlanta Radio Time Warp 1968
- ^ The Brent Alberts US Tour 1968-??
External links
- Official website
- WNIV in the FCC AM station database
- WNIV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WNIV