WWSZ

WWSZ
Broadcast areaAtlanta metropolitan area
Frequency1420 kHz
BrandingStreetz 94.5
Programming
FormatMainstream urban
Ownership
OwnerJDJ Communications, LLC
OperatorCore Communicators Broadcasting, LLC
History
First air date
July 19, 1958 (66 years ago) (1958-07-19)
Former call signs
  • WAVO (1958–1992)
  • WWEV (1992–1995)
  • WATB (1995–2018)
Call sign meaning
W W StreetZ
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID14745
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts day
  • 51 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
33°47′13″N 84°14′53″W / 33.78694°N 84.24806°W / 33.78694; -84.24806
Translator(s)
Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitestreetz945atl.com

WWSZ (1420 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Decatur, Georgia, and serving the Atlanta metropolitan area. It is owned by JDJ Communications, LLC, and airs a mainstream urban radio format. The station calls itself "Streetz 94.5, Atlanta's New Hip Hop Station." WWSZ is simulcast on FM translator station 94.5 W233BF in Atlanta, which forms the middle leg of a three-transmitter simulcast of Streetz on 94.5 MHz. The station competes along with WHTA and WVEE-FM.

WWSZ broadcasts with 1,000 watts of power during the daytime, and 51 watts at night, using a directional antenna. The radio station is considered a Class D station by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The radio station's transmitter is located on North Decatur Road, near Interstate 285 in Scottdale, Georgia.[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWSZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WWSZ