WIFN (AM)
Appearance
Broadcast area | Atlanta metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 1340 kHz |
Branding | 1340 The Fan 2 |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Ownership | |
Owner | Dickey Broadcasting |
WFOM, WCNN | |
History | |
Call sign meaning | AtLanta Radio |
Technical information | |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 Watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°44′56″N 84°24′27″W / 33.748958°N 84.407423°W |
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.