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| Broadcast area | Atlanta metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1100kHz |
| Branding | Smooth Jazz 101.1 & 100.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Smooth jazz |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WCHK,WLKQ-FM,WNSY,WWWE | |
| History | |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Jazz Atlanta" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000watts day 3,800 wattscritical hours 500 wattsPSRA 55-58 wattsPSSA |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°43′43″N84°19′20″W / 33.72861°N 84.32222°W /33.72861; -84.32222 |
| Translator | 101.1 W266BW (Winder) |
| Repeater | 100.1WNSY (Talking Rock) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | smoothjazzatl.com |
WJZA (1100kHz) is a commercialAMradio stationlicensed toHapeville, Georgia and serving theAtlanta metropolitan area. Owned by Greg Davis, through licensee Davis Broadcasting of Atlanta, LLC, the station airs asmooth jazzradio format.
WJZA is considered as aClass D station according to theFederal Communications Commission. It broadcasts with 5,000watts of power during the daytime and 3,800 watts duringcritical hours, using anon-directional antenna. BecauseAM 1100 is aclear-channel frequency reserved for Class AWTAM inCleveland, WJZA mustsign-off at night to avoid interference. Thetransmitter is located off Fayetteville Road Southeast, nearInterstate 20 in Atlanta.[1]
On August 30, 1996, one Atlanta-area station switched frequencies, making way for another. AM 1100 WLBBCarrollton, Georgia, moved to 1330 kHz and the 1100 kHz signal became the home of a new station, the then-WWWE, licensed to Hapewell.[2] In April 2003, WWWE began carrying theSpanish languageevangelical Christianreligious format known as "Radio Vida."[2] The station was later re-branded as "La Poderosa 1100 AM," carrying aMexicanranchera music format.[3] In June 2013, the station was branded as "Radio Fiesta Mexicana" and began carrying aregional Mexican music format.
On July 12, 2023, it was announced thatBeasley Broadcast Group would sell WWWE to Davis Broadcasting, which ownsWLKQ-FM Buford,WCHK Canton, andWWWE (AM) (then WJZA) Decatur, as well as a cluster of stations inColumbus, Georgia. The amount of the sale was $250,000. Beasley would continue to ownWAEC in Atlanta.[4][5][6] Following the acquisition, which was consummated on September 11, 2023, WWWE abandoned its talk radio format and began simulcasting the Spanish language Latin pop format heard on WCHK in Canton, Georgia. The station changed its call sign to WJZA on October 19 and became the primary signal of the smooth jazz format that used to be heard on the 1310 kHz Decatur, Georgia facility.
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This station is not related to the current WTAM in Cleveland, which held the WWWEcall sign from 1972 until 1996 and broadcast on the same 1100 kHz frequency. WJZA must sign off at night to avoid interference with WTAM, which is a 50,000 watt clear channel station, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
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This station has the equipment for broadcasting in theIBOCdigital radio mode, using theHD Radio system fromiBiquity. Several other stations owned by theBeasley Broadcast Group use the HD Radio system. On October 13, 2005, WWWE submitted a notice to the Federal Communications Commission of its intention to start digital broadcasting.[7] The station began broadcasting using the HD Radio AM hybrid mode system between 2006 and 2007 on a test basis, but has not continued using this system since.
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