WAFS (AM)

WAFS (AM)

Infobox Radio Station
name = WAFS


city = Atlanta, Georgia
area = Atlanta metropolitan area
branding = "Radio Luz"
slogan =
airdate = 1989
frequency = 1190 kHz (AM)
format = Spanish Christian
power = 25,000 Watts daytime,
2,300 Watts critical hours,
350 Watts PSRA,
150 - 54 Watts PSSA
class = D
coordinates = coord|33.809444|N|84.353889|W|type:landmark
sister_stations = WNIV, WGKA, WLTA
owner = Salem Communications
website = [http://1190radioluz.com/ 1190RadioLuz.com ] |

WAFS AM is a local Atlanta area AM broadcasting station (licensed to Atlanta, Georgia) that broadcasts Spanish Christian programming. It broadcasts at a frequency of 1190 kHz with 25,000 Watts of power during the daytime and 2,300 Watts during critical hours using a non-directional antenna. The Federal Communications Commission has authorized WAFS to operate pre-sunrise (PSRA) with 350 Watts and post-sunset (PSSA) with power levels from 150 to 54 Watts. The signal of WNIV (AM) at a frequency 970 kHz is broadcast from the same tower as WAFS using an antenna diplexing system. WAFS is classified as a Class-D AM broadcast station according to the Federal Communications Commission.

History

In 1989, WAFS took over the 920 kHz frequency vacated by WGST's move to 640 kHz at the timecite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB7C3E8478406ED&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Black Radio Milestone Is Lost in a Shell Game Owner's Actions Questioned in Sale of WPBD|work=The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution|date=1989-07-02|accessdate=2008-02-16] . WGST formerly broadcast on the frequency since the 1930s [ [http://www.jeffreyleachman.com/AtlantaAM.html Jeffrey Leachman - Atlanta, Georgia AM Radio Directory ] ] . WAFS, owned by the Moody Bible Institute [ [http://www.mbn.org/GenMoody/default.asp?SectionID=B923F10370C041ED8E6E8A4778A36F59 MBI-Moody Broadcasting Network::WAFS::Home ] ] , broadcast on the frequency of 920 kHz with a Religious radio format in Atlanta until 2004 [ [http://www.jeffreyleachman.com/AtlantaAM.html Jeffrey Leachman - Atlanta, Georgia AM Radio Directory ] ] .
Moody Bible Institute sold WAFS on March 24, 2004 [ [http://www.mbn.org/GenMoody/default.asp?SectionID=B923F10370C041ED8E6E8A4778A36F59 MBI-Moody Broadcasting Network::WAFS::Home ] ] to the present owners, Salem Communications [ [http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2004/08/16/story7.html?t=printable Scooping up stations - Atlanta Business Chronicle: ] ] . On August 2, 2004, the owners of WAFS and WGKA, Salem Communications, decided on the frequency swap between the two stations [ [http://www.jeffreyleachman.com/AtlantaAM.html Jeffrey Leachman - Atlanta, Georgia AM Radio Directory ] ] . Prior to this date, WGKA occupied the 1190 kHz frequency in the Atlanta area.

In July 2006, Salem Communications entered an LMA and flipped the radio format of WAFS to Spanish Tropical and branded the station as "Mega 1190" [ [http://www.radioalaire.com/noticias_Julio06.php Sitio Oficial de RadioAlAire.com - Noticias de la Industria - Agosto 2004 ] ] . However, the arrangement was abruptly pulled by Salem Communications in February 2007 over a dispute with the LMA [ [http://www.hispanicmarketweekly.com/featureArticle.cms?id=390 LatinWorks and Anheuser-Busch, Salem and "Mega 1190," Ricardo Villalona and Clear Channel ] ] . WAFS' format was switched to a Spanish Christian radio format with the "Radio Luz" branding.

References

External links

*AMQ|WAFS
*AML|WAFS
* [http://1190radioluz.com/ Official website for 1190 Radio Luz]


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