WNIV

Infobox Radio Station
name = WNIV


city = Atlanta, Georgia
area = Atlanta metropolitan area
branding = "Atlanta's Christian Talk, 970 & 1400AM"
slogan =
airdate = 1967?
frequency = 970 kHz (analog)
format = Christian talk radio
power = 5000 Watts daytime,
39 Watts nighttime
class = D
coordinates = coord|33.809444|N|84.353889|W|type:landmark
owner = Salem Communications
sister_stations = WLTA, WAFS, WGKA
former_callsigns = WIIN, WKLS
webcast = [http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia-live/swn/4922/20_swn-16_wniv_0703_030703.asx Listen Live]
website = [http://www.wniv.com 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.

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 [ [http://www.jeffreyleachman.com/AtlantaAM.html Jeffrey Leachman - Atlanta, Georgia AM Radio Directory ] ] [ [http://www.fcc.gov Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Home Page ] ] . In 1968, WIIN flipped to a Top 40 format [ [http://www.jeffreyleachman.com/AtlantaAM.html Jeffrey Leachman - Atlanta, Georgia AM Radio Directory ] ] [ [http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~mleach/radio/warp/1968.html Atlanta Radio Time Warp 1968 ] ] . During the early 1970s WIIN changed format to progressive rock [ [http://www.brentalberts.com/tour.html The Brent Alberts US Tour 1968-?? ] ] . WIIN became an adult standards/easy listening station in the late 1970s [ [http://www.jeffreyleachman.com/AtlantaAM.html Jeffrey Leachman - Atlanta, Georgia AM Radio Directory ] ] . In the early 1980s, the station changed call signs to WKLS and format to rock [ [http://www.jeffreyleachman.com/AtlantaAM.html Jeffrey Leachman - Atlanta, Georgia AM Radio Directory ] ] by simulcasting WKLS-FM. The rock format simulcast of WKLS-FM at 970 kHz lasted until 1988 when the station was sold [ [http://www.fcc.gov Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Home Page ] ] , the callsigns changed to the current WNIV [ [http://www.fcc.gov Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Home Page ] ] , and the station adopted religious format programming [ [http://www.jeffreyleachman.com/AtlantaAM.html Jeffrey Leachman - Atlanta, Georgia AM Radio Directory ] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.wniv.com WNIV/WLTA Official station website]
*AMQ|WNIV
*AML|WNIV