WHTA

WHTA
Broadcast areaMetro Atlanta
Frequency107.9 MHz
Branding"Hot 107.9"
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatMainstream urban
Ownership
Owner
WAMJ, WPZE, WUMJ
History
First air date
October 19, 1973 (as WCRY-FM Macon)
Former call signs
WCRY-FM (1978–1981)
WPEZ (1981–2001)
WEGF (2001)[1]
Call sign meaning
W HoT Atlanta!
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52548
ClassC2
ERP35,000 watts
HAAT177 metres (581 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
33°29′24.00″N 84°34′7.00″W / 33.4900000°N 84.5686111°W / 33.4900000; -84.5686111
Links
Public license information
Webcast[1]
Websitehotspotatl.com

WHTA (107.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Hampton, Georgia, and serving the Atlanta metropolitan area. It is owned by Urban One mainstream urban radio format. The studios and offices are located inside the Centennial Tower building in downtown Atlanta.[3]

The transmitter is off Swanson Road in Tyrone, Georgia, about 30 miles south southwest of Atlanta.[4] At an effective radiated power (ERP) of 35,000 watts, the signal covers the city and its southern suburbs, and may not be easily received north of Atlanta.

  1. ^ FCC Internet Services Staff. "FCC Call Sign History". Fjallfoss.fcc.gov. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHTA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "FM Query Results - Audio Division (FCC) USA". Fcc.gov. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WHTA