Atlanta Area Radio

WPLO
WGST
WCNN
WRNG
WSB
WQXI
WIIN
WJYI
WFOM
WGKA
WAOK
WIGO
WRAS
WRFG
WABE
WCLK
WZGC
WSTR
WKXI
WPCH
WLTM
WKLS
WFOX
WNNX
WAPW
WRMM
WLTA
WKHX
WBIE
WVEE
WJZF
WJYF
WALR
WYAY
WWAA

I am an XM Radio subscriber. Other than listening to NPR's "Morning Edition" on WABE, I no longer listen to Atlanta radio. For this reason, this page is not updated on any regular basis. I hope that there is some information here that may be of interest to persons who have listened to Atlanta radio in Atlanta in the past.

[JPG - GE Super Radio] If you are a "radio junkie" and you do not have an AM/FM GE Super Radio, you do not know what your are missing. I personally have 3 of these. At night, I can listen to AM stations in Chicago, New York, and other places that are far away from Atlanta. The GE Superadio is superior to the expensive "designer" radios that are endorsed by media personalities. It has both a woofer and a tweeter for excellent sound reproduction, and it can be battery operated. The bandwidth of the AM intermediate frequecny stage can be set for wide or narrow. In the wide setting, the high frequency response is almost as good as what you hear on FM. In the narrow setting, the RF gain is greater for pulling in weak, distant stations. You can purchase a GE Superadio for around $40. As with any AM radio, the best reception of a weak station may require you to rotate the radio so that loopstick antenna in the radio is parallel to the magnetic field of the received signal. I use my XM Radio To Go in its charger stand to broadcast an FM signal in my house that I can pick up with on my three Super Radios.

The information given here is based on that published by the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, my memory, and the help of others. In particular, I am indebted to Glenn Sirkis, Rick Shaw, Gary Pearcey, Brett Allen, and J. Alex Bowab for their contributions. I apologize for the disorganized way that some of the information is presented. I do not have time to rewrite the page as new information is added. Not all of the stations listed can be received in Atlanta. Any opinions expressed here are mine. Corrections and interesting additions to this page are welcomed.

Anyone interested in listening to weak AM signals should invest in a GE Super Radio. It is by far the best AM radio that I have ever seen. I have three of the things.


Here is an animation of a VU meter when monitoring a normal audio signal.	Here is an animation of the VU meter when monitoring the heavily compressed and clipped air signal of an Atlanta radio station.

AM Station Listings

FM Station Listings

Time Warp

There is little variety in Atlanta area radio. The AM band is dominated by one station with two minor players. The FM band is dominated by heavily processed rock, country, and urban music stations. Religious broadcasters occupy about 1 of every 3 assigned frequencies. Missing formats include classic jazz, adult standards, big band, easy listening, and nostalgia.

Some of My Interesting Radio Cites

The Monitor Beacon - Monitor revived the NBC radio network when listeners to network radio programming were turning to television. The news and information programs on PBS today remind me a lot of Monitor.
rec.radio.broadcasting - This is a moderated usenet forum on broadcasting. It was formed in 1991 by Bill Pfeiffer, who was tragically killed in an automobile accident in 1999.
alt.radio.broadcasting - This is an unmoderated usenet forum on broadcasting.
ba.broadcasting - The San Francisco Bay Area broadcasting usenet forum. This is usually an interesting and lively discussion group.

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