WAFS (1190

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) is an AM

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, broadcasting

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talk and teaching programs from the

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Network. WAFS is a

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Class D station. By day, it is powered at 25,000

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s, using a

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. But it must go off the air at night to protect other stations on

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from interference. WAFS operates pre-sunrise ( PSRA) with 350 watts and post-sunset (PSSA) with power levels from 54 to 150 watts. Formerly co-owned

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broadcasts from the same

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, off Lenox Road NE at the Morningside Nature Preserve.Radio-Locator.com/WAFS
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History

WGKA

The station

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the air on . The

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was WGKA, originally transmitting on

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. WGKA was owned by Glenkaren Associates, headed by Locke E. Glenn, hence the acronym. Glenkaren Associates also owned a

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audio store adjoining the radio station. WGKA aired a

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format. In 1967, the station moved to 1190 kHz under the supervision of Chief Engineer Lewis Edge. Shortly afterward, Edge installed a new

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transmitter and a tower erected on the roof of the Peachtree Center Building. The studios were also moved from the building housing the hi-fi store to Peachtree Center. WGKA-AM-FM

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their classical music format until 1971. The stations occasionally carried syndicated classical programs from the

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and major orchestras. Several of the hosts who once worked at the station, such as Jonathan Phelps and David Jacobs, switched to working at

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station 90.1 WABE FM when WGKA-FM was sold. Lee Nance and Arthur Borgeson were also hosts. The FM station's call letters changed to

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, now airing a

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format. WGKA was later sold to

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, the nation's largest owner of Christian radio stations.

WAFS

On March 24, 2004, the

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sold its Atlanta AM station, WAFS on 920 kHz, to Salem Communications. Salem next swapped the call letters between WGKA and WAFS, effective August 2, 2004, resulting in the WAFS call sign moving to 1190 kHz, and the

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call letters transferring to 920 kHz. In July 2006, Salem entered a

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(LMA) that changed the station's format to

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Tropical music under the brand of "Mega 1190". However, the arrangement was abruptly pulled by Salem in February 2007 due to a dispute with the LMA. WAFS then switched to a Spanish language Christian format using the "Radio Luz" branding. On April 6, 2010, the format was changed again to a business news and talk radio format with "Biz 1190" branding. Biz 1190 carried programming from the

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network and aired

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on money and investing.

Catholic radio

On August 15, 2019, Salem Communications announced the sale of WAFS and eight other stations to Immaculate Heart Media for $8.7 million. The sale was consummated in November 2019. WAFS became a

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fcc.gov. Retrieved November 23, 2019. The network airs Catholic programs, including discussion, prayer and religious services. It is based in

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References

External links

FCC History Cards for WAFS (covering 1955-1979 as WGKA)
{{Daytime-only radio stations in Georgia AFS Radio stations established in 1956 Relevant Radio stations AFS