WPLO

WPLO

City	Grayson, Georgia
Broadcast area	Atlanta metropolitan area
Branding	La Bonita 610 AM
Slogan	Solo Música Bonita... Viejitas Pero Bonitas!
Frequency	610 kHz (analog)
First air date	1960?
Format	Spanish / Mexican Music Programming
Power	100,000 watts daytime 225 watts nighttime
Class	D
Transmitter coordinates	33°57′11″N 83°58′16″W / 33.952972°N 83.971108°W / 33.952972; -83.971108
Callsign meaning	W Schering Plough
Former callsigns	WLAW (1960s-1987) WGNN (1987-1990)
Owner	Teresa Esquivel
Website	Official WPLO Website

WPLO ("La Bonita 610 AM") is an Atlanta area AM broadcasting station, licensed to Grayson, Georgia, that broadcasts Spanish language music programming. It transmits at a frequency of 610 kHz with 1,500 Watts of power during the daytime and 225 Watts during nighttime using a non-directional antenna. WPLO is a Class-D AM broadcasting station according to the Federal Communication Commission. The station has applied to the Federal Communication Commission to change is licensed city to Lawrenceville, Georgia, the location of its current transmitting facility and tower.

History

The radio station is not to be confused with the other AM broadcasting station in the Atlanta radio market which carried the WPLO call signs from 1959 until 1987. The 610 kHz station adopted the WPLO call signs in 1990 when it switched from its previous WGNN call signs. WLAW were the original call signs of this station before switching to WGNN in 1987.

The station was branded as "RadioMex 610 Atlanta" until 2009. Late in 2009, the station changed to the "La Bonita 610 AM" branding.

AM Stereo

WPLO is the Atlanta area's last remaining analog AM stereo radio station using the C-QUAM AM Stereo system.

External links

Official WPLO Website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WPLO

Radio-Locator Information on WPLO

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WPLO

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)

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NOAA Weather Radio	162.550

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