WIEH-LP 99.1 is an

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Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Cobb County, Georgia, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 60,972. The 2019 estimate was 60,867, making it one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. Marietta is the fourth largest ...

in the United States. The broadcast licensee is ''Ministério Semeadores de Boas Novas'' (MSBN), which translates to "Sowers of Good News Ministry", part of the ''Assembleia de Deus'' ( Assembly of God)

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in Marietta. First going on-air in June 2015, it has a

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similar to

WFSH-FM WFSH-FM (104.7 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Athens, Georgia, and serving Metro Atlanta. The station is owned by Salem Media Group and it airs a Christian contemporary radio format. It is branded as ''The Fish 104.7'' and describes itself ...

104.7 plus some talk, but broadcasts primarily in Portuguese, with some songs in English. While the station primarily reaches north

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, the target

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is the significant

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ian population around the southeastern edge of Marietta (roughly around Delk Road and Powers Ferry Road). It transmits from a cell tower on

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d from the campus of

Lassiter High School Lassiter High School is a public high school located north of Atlanta in Marietta, Georgia, United States, in the Cobb County School District. The school was founded in 1981. The school colors are gold and maroon, and the school mascot is the Facel ...

, near the boundary with Harrison Park.

External links

Official Website
* IEH-LP Radio stations established in 2015 2015 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Christian radio stations in Georgia (U.S. state) {{Georgia-radio-station-stub