# WAOS

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Radio station in Austell, Georgia, United States

WAOS Austell, Georgia United States Broadcast area Atlanta metropolitan area Frequency 1600 kHz (analog) Branding La Mejor Programming Language Spanish Format Regional Mexican music Ownership Owner La Favorita, Inc. Sister stations WXEM, WLBA History First air date April 16, 1968 Former call signs WACX (1968–1983) WCKZ (1983–1986) Technical information Licensing authority FCC Class D Power 20,000 watts daytime 67 watts nighttime Transmitter coordinates 33°48′35″N 84°39′25″W / 33.809859°N 84.657002°W / 33.809859; -84.657002 Repeater 1130 AM (WLBA Gainesville) 1460 AM (WXEM Buford) Links Public license information Public file LMS Website La Mejor Atlanta Website

**WAOS** (1600 [kHz](/source/Hertz) "La Mejor") is a [Spanish language](/source/Spanish_language) [commercial](/source/Commercial_radio), [AM radio](/source/AM_broadcasting) [radio station](/source/Radio_station) [licensed](/source/City_of_license) to [Austell, Georgia](/source/Austell%2C_Georgia), and serving the [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta) [radio market](/source/Radio_market). The station airs a [Regional Mexican](/source/Regional_Mexican_music) [radio format](/source/Radio_format). Programming is also [simulcast](/source/Simulcast) on [1130 AM](/source/1130_AM) **WLBA** in [Gainesville](/source/Gainesville%2C_Georgia) and on [1460 AM](/source/1460_AM) **[WXEM](/source/WXEM)** in [Buford](/source/Buford%2C_Georgia). The stations are owned by La Favorita, Inc.

WAOS is considered a [Class D](/source/List_of_North_American_broadcast_station_classes) AM station by the [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). By day, it is powered at 20,000 [watts](/source/Watt). But to protect other stations on [AM 1600](/source/AM_1600), it greatly reduces power at night to 67 watts. It uses a [non-directional antenna](/source/Omnidirectional_antenna) located on Westside Road in Austell, near C. H. James Parkway ([U.S. Route 278](/source/U.S._Route_278_in_Georgia)).[1]

WLBA is also a Class D station, and is a [daytimer](/source/Daytimer). It uses a [non-directional antenna](/source/Omnidirectional_antenna) powered at 10,000 watts by day, 1,000 watts during [critical hours](/source/Critical_hours) but must [sign off](/source/Sign_off) the air at night to protect other stations on [AM 1130](/source/AM_1130), a [clear channel frequency](/source/Clear_channel_station). WLBA's [transmitter](/source/Transmitter) is off Gaines Mill Road in Gainesville.[2]

WAOS began broadcasting on April 16, 1968.[3] WLBA first [signed on](/source/Sign-on) the air on January 26, 1957.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Radio-Locator.com/WAOS](https://radio-locator.com/info/WAOS-AM?loc=33.75951%2C-84.40318&locn=Atlanta%2C%20Georgia)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Radio-Locator.com/WLBA](https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wlba&nav=)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-80](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990/B-All-Radio-BC-YB-1990.pdf)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-83](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990/B-All-Radio-BC-YB-1990.pdf)

## External links

- [Official Radio "La Favorita" Website](http://www.radiolafavorita.com)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 36157 (WAOS)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=36157) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WAOS](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=am&callLetter=WAOS) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s AM station database

- [Facility details for Facility ID 8606 (WLBA)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=8606) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WLBA](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=am&callLetter=WLBA) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s AM station database

v t e Radio stations in the Atlanta metropolitan area (Georgia) By AM frequency 550 590 610 640 680 7501 790 920 970 1010 1040 1080 1100 1120 1160 1190 1230 1260 1290 1300 1310 1330 1340 1380 1400 WLTA WRZX 1410 1420 1430 1450 1460 1480 1500 1520 1550 1570 1600 1690 By FM frequency 87.72 88.5 89.1 89.3 90.1 90.7 WMVV WUWG 91.1 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.1 92.9 93.3 94.1 94.9 95.5 96.1 96.7 97.1 97.5 98.5 99.7 100.1 100.5 101.5 102.3 102.5 103.3 104.1 104.7 105.3 105.7 106.3 106.7 107.5 107.9 LPFMs 94.5 98.1 98.9 99.1 WGRU-LP WIEH-LP WDJY-LP 102.1 WEZM-LP WGAF-LP 102.9 103.7 104.5 105.1 Translators 88.1 W201CC W201DM 89.7 W209CD W209CG 90.5 92.1 92.3 92.5 W223BP W223CQ 93.5 93.7 94.5 96.5 W243CE W243DQ 96.7 97.7 97.9 98.9 99.3 100.1 100.3 100.9 W265AV W265DG 101.13 101.9 102.1 102.5 102.9 103.7 104.5 105.5 106.3 W292EV W292EW W292GF 107.1 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.55 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 88.5-1 88.5-2 88.5-3 90.1-1 90.1-2 90.1-3 91.9-1 92.9-1 92.9-2 93.3-1 93.3-2 93.3-3 94.1-1 94.1-2 94.9-1 94.9-2 95.5-1 96.1-1 96.1-2 96.1-3 96.7-1 96.7-2 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.1-3 97.1-4 97.5-1 97.5-2 98.5-1 98.5-2 98.5-3 99.7-1 99.7-2 99.7-3 100.5-1 101.5-1 102.3-1 102.3-2 103.3-1 103.3-2 103.3-3 104.1-1 104.7-1 104.7-2 104.7-3 105.3-1 105.7-1 105.7-2 105.7-3 106.7-1 106.7-2 106.7-3 107.5-1 107.5-2 107.9-1 107.9-2 By call sign KEC80 W201CC W201DM W209CD W209CG W213BE W221AW W222AF W223BP W223CQ W228CA W229AG W233BF W239AY W243CE W243DQ W244EI W249CK W250BC W255CJ W257DF W262CD W265AV W265DG W266BW3 W270AS W271CV W273CT W275BK W279CZ W283CT W288DX W292EV W292EW W292GF W296BB WABE HD2 HD3 WAFS WAIA HD2 HD3 WAKL HD2 HD3 WALR-FM WAMJ HD2 WAOK WAOO-LP WAOS WAZX WAZX-FM WBCX WBHF WBIN WBZW HD2 WBZY HD2 HD3 WCFO WCHK WCLK WCNN WDCY WDJY-LP WDPC WDUN WDWD WEZM-LP WFOM WFTD WGAF-LP WGKA WGRU-LP WHIE WHLB-LP WHTA HD2 WIEH-LP WIFN WIGO WJGA-FM WJZA WKHX-FM WKKP WLBB WLKQ-FM HD2 WLTA WMDG WMKP-LP WMLB WMVV WMVW WNEA WNIV WNNX WNRE-LP WNSY WPBS WPCG-LP WPLO WPZE WQXI WRAS HD2 HD3 WRDG HD2 HD3 WREK WRFG WRUX-LP WRZX WSB WSB-FM HD2 HD3 WSBB-FM HD2 WSRV HD2 HD3 HD4 WSTR HD2 WTBS-LD2 WTYF-LP WUBL HD2 WUMJ HD2 WUWG WVEE HD2 HD3 WVFJ-FM HD2 WWEV-FM WWPW WWSZ WWWE WWWQ HD2 HD3 WXEM WXJO WXKG WXNV-LP WYKG WYZE WZGC HD2 Internet 99X Atlanta WGHR Defunct WAEC (860 AM) WAZJ (1650 AM) WERD (860 AM) WGHR (102.5/100.7) WGM (700 AM) WHIE (1320 AM) WHLE-LP (106.3 FM) WJTP (890 AM) WLWV-LP (102.7 FM) WMLB (1170 AM) WNIZ-LP (100.1 FM) WTJH (1260 AM) WWSV-LP (98.1 FM) WWXR-LP (96.5 FM) Nearby regions Anniston Athens Auburn-Opelika Chattanooga Columbus Gadsden Greenville-Spartanburg Macon Rome See also List of radio stations in Georgia Notes 1. Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage. 2. Audio from channel 6 TV station 3. Station is silent.

v t e Daytime-only radio stations in Georgia Stations WAFS - Atlanta WBAF - Barnesville WCGA - Woodbine WDCY - Douglasville WDPC - Dallas WFTD - Marietta WGST - Hogansville WGTJ - Murrayville WHGH - Thomasville WISK - Lawrenceville WJZA - Hapeville WKNG - Tallapoosa WKVQ - Eatonton WLBA - Gainesville WLOV - Washington WPAA - St. Marys WPBS - Conyers WPGY - Ellijay WQCH - Lafayette WROM - Rome WTTI - Dalton WUFE - Baxley WUFF - Eastman WXAG - Athens WXJO - Douglasville WYIS - McRae WYZI - Royston WZQZ - Trion WZYN - Hahira Defunct WAYS - Macon WBBK - Blakely WBKZ - Jefferson WCUG - Cuthbert WDGR - Dahlongea WERD - Atlanta WGRI - Griffin WJTP - Lithia Springs WNMT - Garden City WSBX - Ochlocknee WSEM - Donalsonville WTHO - Thomson WXZE - Sylvester See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

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