WLTA (1400 AM) is a

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Alpharetta, Georgia Alpharetta is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 US Census, Alpharetta's population was 65,818 The population in 2010 was 57,551. History In the 1830s, the C ...

, and serving the

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. It is owned by

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along with its

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. WLTA is a full-time

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of WNIV's

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programming. WLTA broadcasts with 1,000

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s of power, using a

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and is considered a Class C station by the

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(FCC). WLTA's

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is located on Northwinds Parkway near U.S. Route 19 in Alpharetta. WLTA's broadcast antenna uses a loaded UHF/VHF mast.

History

The station first

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the air on August 25, 1986.Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 page D-105
/ref> The radio station's former call signs were WQRZ, WAZX, WWXX, WRAF, and WVNF ("the Voice of North Fulton"), and was once licensed to the neighboring city of

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. This station is not to be confused with the former WLTA FM 99.7, which was an

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and later

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station covering the same market.

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