WNIV

WNIV

City of license	Atlanta, Georgia
Broadcast area	Atlanta metropolitan area
Branding	Faith Talk 970
Frequency	970 kHz
First air date	1967?
Format	Christian Talk
Power	5000 watts daytime 39 watts nighttime
Class	D
Facility ID	23607
Transmitter coordinates	33°48′34″N 84°21′14″W / 33.809444°N 84.353889°W / 33.809444; -84.353889
Former callsigns	WIIN, WKLS
Owner	Salem Media Group (South Texas Broadcasting, Inc.)
Sister stations	WAFS, WGKA, WLTA, WDWD
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	faithtalk970.com

WNIV is a Christian talk radio station licensed to Atlanta in the U.S. state of 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 Decatur in the 1950s with an easy listening radio format with the original callsign WGLS, and later picked up the callsign WTAM when the Cleveland, OH station changed to KYW. In the 1960s, it changed to WIIN.^[1]^[2] In 1968, WIIN flipped to a Top 40 format.^[1]^[3] During the early 1970s WIIN changed format to progressive rock.^[4] WIIN became an adult standards/easy listening station in the late 1970s.^[1] In the early 1980s, the station changed call signs to WKLS and format to rock ^[1] by simulcasting WKLS-FM. The rock format simulcast of WKLS-FM at 970 kHz lasted until 1988 when the station was sold,^[2] the callsigns changed to the current WNIV,^[2] and the station adopted religious format programming.^[1]

Former Georgia Congressman Pat Swindall hosted a daily talk show on WNIV for several years, after serving a federal prison sentence.

References

External links

WNIV/WLTA Official station website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WNIV

Radio-Locator Information on WNIV

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WNIV

Radio stations in the Atlanta, Georgia market

By AM frequency	550 590 610² 640 680 750¹♦ 790 (830) 860 890 920 970 1010² 1040 1080² 1100² (1120) 1160 1190 1230 1270 1290² 1300 1310 1320 1330 1340 1380 1400 1400 1410 1420 1430 1450 1460 1480 1500 1520 1550² 1570 1600² 1690 ¹Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage ²Broadcast in Spanish (fulltime)

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.1 89.3 90.1 90.7 90.7 91.1 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.1 92.9 93.3 94.1 94.5 94.9 95.5♦ 96.1 96.5 96.7♠ 97.1 97.5♣ 97.9 98.1 98.5 98.9 99.7 100.5 101.5 101.9² 102.3² 102.5 102.9 102.9♣ 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.7 105.3² 105.7♠ 106.7 107.1 107.5♣ 107.9 ♠WRDG simulcasts WRDA ♣WUMJ simulcasts W275BK ♦WSBB-FM simulcasts WSB AM

NOAA Weather Radio	162.550

By callsign	KEC80 WABE WAEC WAFS WALR-FM WAMJ WAOK WAOS WATB WAZX WAZX-FM WBCX WBHF WBZY WCFO WCHK WCLK WCNN WCOH WDCY WDPC WDUN WDWD WFGM WFOM WFSH-FM WFTD WGFS WGKA WGST WHIE WHTA WIFN WIGO WJGA-FM WJSP-FM WJTP WKHX-FM WKKP WLBB WLKQ-FM WLTA WMLB WMVV WMVW WNEA WNIV WNNX WNSY WPBC WPBS WPCG-LP WPLO WPZE WQXI WRAS WRDA WRDG WREK WRFG WSB WSB-FM WSBB-FM WSRV WSTR WTSH-FM WTZA WUBL WUMJ WUWG WVEE WVFJ-FM WWEV-FM WWPW WWWE WWWQ WXEM WXJO WXKT WYAY WYXC WYZE WZGC W233BF W243CE W250BC W255CJ W275BK

Internet radio	99X Atlanta WGHR

Defunct	WERD (860 AM) WGHR (102.5/100.7) WHLE-LP (106.3 FM) WTJH (1260 AM)

Satellite radio local traffic/weather XM Channel 227 Sirius Channel 153 Georgia radio markets Albany Atlanta Augusta Brunswick Columbus Macon Savannah Valdosta Other Georgia radio regions Rome Thomasville/Bainbridge Waycross See also List of radio stations in Georgia

Religious radio stations in the state of Georgia

Stations	WAEC – Atlanta WAFT – Valdosta WAQA-LP – Morganton WASW – Waycross WAWH – Dublin WAYR-FM – Brunswick WBGP – Moultrie WBJY – Americus WBKG – Macon WBUE – Columbus WCCV – Cartersville WDCY – Douglasville WCDG – Dahlonega WDPC – Dallas WDRW – Athens WECC-FM – Folkston WEYY – Tallapoosa WFAM – Augusta WFRC – Columbus WFRP – Americus WGGR – Carrollton WGPH – Vidalia WGTJ – Murrayville WHHR – Vienna WHLB – Cartersville WJDS – Sparta WJEP – Cusseta WJGG – Thomasville WJTG – Fort Valley WJTR – Ashburn WLOJ – Calhoun WLPE – Augusta WLPF – Ocilla WLPT – Jesup WLTA – Alpharetta WLVN-LP – Fort Valley WLYG – Jasper WMOC – Lumber City WMSL – Athens WMVV – Griffin WMVW – Peachtree City WNEA – Newnan WNIV – Atlanta WOAK – La Grange WPCG-LP – Canton WPMA – Buckhead WPWB – Byron WRAF – Toccoa Falls WRBX – Reidsville WRJS – Soperton WRMK – Augusta WSRD – Albany WTHP – Gibson WTLD – Jesup WTZA – Atlanta WWGF – Donalsonville WWQA – Albany WYFA – Waynesboro WYFK – Columbus WYFS – Savannah WYFW – Winder WWQE – Elberton WZIQ – Smithville

Defunct	WHLE-LP – Atlanta WTFH – Helen

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Georgia See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

Salem Media Group

FM radio stations	KAIM-FM KBIQ KDAR KDIS-FM KFIS KFSH-FM KGBI-FM KGFT KGU-FM KHCM-FM KHTE-FM KKHT-FM KKFS KKLA-FM KKOL-FM KKSP KLTY KPDQ-FM KRKS-FM KRYP KSAC-FM KWRD-FM WAVA-FM WBOZ WFFH WFFI WFHM-FM WFIA-FM WFSH-FM WGTK-FM WLTE WORD-FM WRTH WTOH

AM radio stations	KBJD KCBQ KCRO KDIZ KDMT KDOW KDZR KEXB KFAX KFIA KGNW KGU KHCM KHNR KKOL KKMS KKNT KLFE KLUP KNTH KNTS KNUS KOTK KPDQ KPRZ KPXQ KRDY KRKS KRLA KSKY KSLR KTEK KTIE KTKZ KTNO KXXT KYCR KZNT WAFS WAVA WBIX WBZW WDTK WDWD WDYZ WEZE WFIA WFIL WGKA WGTK WGUL WHIM WHK WHKW WHKZ WIND WKAT WLCC WLQV WLSS WLTA WMCA WNIV WNTP WNYM WOCN WORL WPGP WPIT WRCW WRFD WROL WSDZ WTBN WTLN WTWD WWDJ WWMI WWRC WWTC WYLL WZAB¹

Salem Radio Network	FamilyTalk Solid Gospel The Word In Praise Today's Christian Music

Salem Publishing	Eagle Financial Publications Eagle Wellness FaithTalk Homecoming Magazine Preaching Magazine Regnery Publishing Singing News Townhall Xulon Press YouthWorker Journal

Salem Web Network	CCMmagazine.com Christianity.com Crosswalk.com Godtube Hot Air Human Events Oneplace.com RedState Townhall.com

¹ = Co-owned with Florida City Radio under LMA. AaBbCc = Station owned by Crain Media Group and operated by Salem under LMA.

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