WFOM

Infobox Radio station
name = WFOM


city = Marietta, Georgia
area = Atlanta metropolitan area
branding = "Super Talk 1230"
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frequency = 1230 kHz
format = News/Talk/Sports
power = 1,000 W daytime/nighttime
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class = C
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coordinates = coord|33.92736|N|84.502158|W|type:landmark
sister_stations = WALR (AM), WCNN
owner = Dickey Broadcasting
webcast =
website = [http://www.supertalkatlanta.com/ supertalkatlanta.com]
affiliations = Sporting News Radio Network
CNN Headline News
CBS News

WFOM AM, "Supertalk 1230", is an Atlanta AM radio station broadcasting on a frequency of 1230 kHz. The radio station is licensed to the city of Marietta, Georgia, and currently has a combined news, talk, and Sports Talk format. WFOM, along with WCNN and WALR-AM, are owned by Dickey Broadcasting. The broadcast facilities are in Buckhead, even though the signal is not available in that area. The station is also the home for Kennesaw State University basketball.

WFOM was known around Marietta, Georgia and Cobb County for its Top 40 format during the 1970s. The Top 40 success of the station, which included prominence in the music industry, influenced the radio executive co-owner in co-creating Video Concert Hall, precursor to MTV. WFOM ended that format in June 1983. The last song that was played on that format, was Barbara Mandrell's "In Times Like These". The next morning, WFOM started playing contemporary Christian music format.

When Dickey acquired the station in the mid 1990s, the format changed to a quick information format specifically for Cobb County, Georgia. After that failed, the station became a simulcast of WCNN's sports format. In 2004, WFOM switched to a simulcast of WALR (AM)'s talk format. In 2005, when WALR (AM) flipped to Spanish sports, the talk format remained on WFOM. In 2007 WALR briefly simulcast WFOM once again, only to drop the simulcast for sports.

External links

* [http://www.supertalkatlanta.com/ WFOM "Supertalk 1230" Official Website]
*AMQ|WFOM
*AML|WFOM