WFOM
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| City of license | Marietta, Georgia |
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| Broadcast area | Atlanta metropolitan area |
| Branding | Super Talk 1230 and 1340 |
| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
| Format | News/Talk/Sports Talk |
| Power | 1,000 W daytime/nighttime |
| Class | C |
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| Affiliations | Sporting News Radio Network CNN Headline News CBS News |
| Owner | Dickey Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | WALR (AM), WCNN |
| Website | supertalkatlanta.com |
WFOM AM, "Supertalk 1230 and 1340", is an Atlanta AM radio station broadcasting on a frequency of 1230 kHz. The radio station is licensed to the city of Marietta, Georgia, and currently has a combined news, talk, and Sports Talk format. WFOM, along with WCNN and WALR-AM, are owned by Dickey Broadcasting. The broadcast facilities are in Buckhead, even though the signal is not available in that area.
WFOM was known around Marietta, Georgia and Cobb County for its Top 40 format during the 1970s. The Top 40 success of the station, which included prominence in the music industry, influenced the radio executive co-owner in co-creating Video Concert Hall, precursor to MTV. WFOM ended that format in June 1983. The last song that was played on that format, was Barbara Mandrell's "In Times Like These". The next morning, WFOM started playing contemporary Christian music format.
When Dickey acquired the station in the mid 1990s, the format changed to a quick information format specifically for Cobb County, Georgia. After that failed, the station became a simulcast of WCNN's sports format. In 2004, WFOM switched to a simulcast of WALR (AM)'s talk format. In 2005, when WALR (AM) flipped to Spanish sports, the talk format remained on WFOM.
[edit] External links
- WFOM/WALR "Supertalk 1230 and 1340" Official Website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WFOM
- Radio Locator Information on WFOM
- Satellite view of WFOM broadcast tower
