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WALR
Broadcast areaAtlanta metropolitan area
Frequency1340 kHz
Branding1340 The Fan 2
Programming
FormatSports
Ownership
OwnerDickey Broadcasting
WFOM, WCNN
History
Call sign meaning
AtLanta Radio
Technical information
ClassC
Power1,000 Watts
Transmitter coordinates
33°44′56″N 84°24′27″W / 33.748958°N 84.407423°W / 33.748958; -84.407423

WALR, "1340 The Fan 2", is an Atlanta AM radio station transmitting on a frequency of 1340 kHz. The station is currently broadcasting a sports format, and is a companion station to WCNN "680 The Fan", running programming from Fox Sports Radio.

The station is co-owned with AM radio stations WCNN and WFOM. All three stations are owned by Dickey Broadcasting, with studios in Buckhead. The station previously aired a Spanish language sports/talk format, a gospel music format, and prior to that simulcast their former sister station WALR-FM (then known as Kiss 104.7), and a simulcast of WFOM on two occasions.

WALR's transmitting facility and tower is located in southwest Atlanta near the Atlanta University Center campus.