WHTA-FM
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| City of license | Hampton, Georgia |
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| Broadcast area | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Branding | "Hot 107.9" |
| Slogan | ATL's Real #1 for Hip Hop and R&B |
| First air date | 1980s |
| Frequency | 107.9(MHz) |
| Format | Mainstream Urban |
| ERP | 27,000 watts |
| Class | C2 |
| Callsign meaning | W HoT Atlanta |
| Owner | Radio One |
| Website | www.hot1079atl.com |
WHTA is an Atlanta radio station that plays hip-hop. It has done so since the fall of 2001, after the programming format and callsign were moved by owner Radio One from "Hot 97.5" (now WPZE FM, Praise 97.5). Its city of license is Hampton, Georgia, and its tower is located in Tyrone, while its studios are located in downtown Atlanta. It also launched the career of now famous rapper, Ludacris, back then he was known as on-air personality,"Chris Lova Lova".
[edit] History
To facilitate this move-in to add Atlanta coverage, Lite Rock WPEZ "Z108" Macon moved from 100,000 watts ERP at 107.9 to an existing station at 93.7 (at in Jeffersonville. The original Top 40 format then on 93.7 moved to a new Macon-area station at 95.1. The license for 107.9 was then realloted by the FCC, at the request of the original owner, from Macon to Hampton. Prior to this, "Hot 97.5" was to become (and already had banners printed for) "Hot 107.5", which is now occupied by Radio One's WJZZ-FM instead (after first being Radio One's WAMJ FM).
The station signed on with Atlanta coverage as WEGF "107.9 the End" with a modern rock format. On its first day, it played "Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm and "Rollin'" by Limp Bizkit continuously. After several weeks with the rock format, Hot 97.5 morning show host Ryan Cameron announced to his audience that his station was moving to 107.9, and it was realized that the rock format was a publicity stunt.
The station has had many complaints to it and the FCC from residents near its radio tower, because the station has been coming through on just about every electronic device imaginable, from telephones to computer loudspeakers. It got a subsequent construction permit from the FCC to increase the height of the antenna on the tower, but this only reduced the problem rather than eliminating it.
This station is broadcasting in IBOC digital radio, using the HD Radio system from iBiquity.
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| Atlanta metro area FM radio stations (Arbitron #9) WJSP 88.1 | WRAS 88.5 | WBCX 89.1 | WRFG 89.3 | WABE 90.1 | WUWG 90.7 | WREK 91.1 | WWEV 91.5 | WCLK 91.9 | WZGC 92.9 | WVFJ 93.3 | WSTR 94.1 | WLTM 94.9 | WBTS 95.5 | WKLS 96.1 | WVWA 96.7 | WSRV 97.1 | WPZE 97.5 | WGPB 97.7 | WSB 98.5 | WNNX 99.7 | WNSY 100.1 | WWWQ 100.5 | WKHX 101.5 | WAZX 101.9 | WLKQ 102.3 | WAMJ 102.5 | WCKS 102.7 | WMJE 102.9 | WVEE 103.3 | WPUP 103.7 | WALR 104.1 | WFSH 104.7 | WBZY 105.3 | WWVA 105.7 | WNGC 106.1 | WHLE 106.3 | WYAY 106.7 | WTSH 107.1 | WJZZ 107.5 | WHTA 107.9 | WPCG 107.9 |
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