WNLA (AM)

WNLA
City Indianola, Mississippi
Broadcast area Greenville, Mississippi
Branding AM-1380 WNLA
Slogan AM-1380 WNLA
Frequency 1380 kHz
First air date May 1953
Format Gospel
Power 500 watts (day)
44 watts (night)
Class D
Facility ID 59971
Transmitter coordinates 33°28′41″N 90°38′28″W / 33.47806°N 90.64111°W / 33.47806; -90.64111 (day)
33°27′32″N 90°37′45″W / 33.45889°N 90.62917°W / 33.45889; -90.62917 (night)
Callsign meaning "indiaNoLA"
Affiliations ABC News
Owner Delta Radio Network LLC
(Delta Radio Network LLC, acquired 2011)
Sister stations WIBT-FM, WLTM-FM, WIQQ-FM, WNIX-AM, WKXY-FM
Website http://www.wnlaradio.com

WNLA (1380 AM), is a radio station licensed to serve Indianola, Mississippi, USA. The station is owned by Delta Radio Network LLC.

WNLA broadcasts a Gospel music format to the greater Greenville, Mississippi, area.[1]

On May 7, 2014 WNLA filed an application for a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit to change frequency to 1390 kHz, increase day power to 1,000 watts and decrease night power to 15 watts.

History

In August 1984, Fritts Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Shamrock Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 9, 1984, and the transaction was consummated on October 15, 1984.[2]

In April 2007, Shamrock Broadcasting, Inc., contracted to sell this station and FM sister station WNLA-FM to Debut Broadcasting Corporation, Inc.[3] The deal was approved by the FCC on May 22, 2007, and the transaction was completed on June 7, 2007.[4] The stations were sold to Delta Radio Network in 2011.

References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  2. "Application Search Details (BAPL-19840814GO)". FCC Media Bureau. October 15, 1984.
  3. "Debut gets go-ahead from FCC". The Mississippi Business Journal. June 18, 2007.
  4. "Application Search Details (BAL-20070404ABP)". FCC Media Bureau. June 7, 2007.


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