Class D Frequency 1420 kHz Area Atlanta metropolitan area First air date September 8, 1958 | Website WATB website City of license Decatur Branding Old School 105.7 | |
Broadcast area Atlanta metropolitan area Format Multi-Ethnic Programming Power 1,000 watts daytime
51 watts nighttime Former callsigns WAVO (1958-1992)
WWEV (1992-1995) Owner Multicultural Broadcasting | ||
WATB is an Atlanta area AM broadcast station licensed to Decatur, Georgia. It is owned by Way Broadcasting Licensee, LLC. It broadcasts a diverse mixture of brokered multi-ethnic programming.
WATB broadcasts at a frequency of 1420 kHz with 1,000 watts of power during the daytime, and 51 watts at night with both situations using a directional signal pattern. The radio station is considered a Class D AM broadcast station by the Federal Communications Commission. The radio station's broadcast antenna and transmitter are located in Decatur, Georgia.
WATB has been granted an FCC construction permit to move to 1430 kHz, increase day power to 15,000 watts and increase night power to 158 watts. At night the antenna pattern will change from directional to nondirectional.