WTNA
WTNA (1430 AM) is an oldies radio station licensed to Altoona, Pennsylvania. The station is branded as "Toona 1430". The station is owned by Forever Broadcasting.
| City | Altoona, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Altoona, Pennsylvania |
| Frequency | 1430 kHz |
| Branding | Toona 1430 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Forever Broadcasting, LLC (FM Radio Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WALY, WFBG, WFGY, WRKY, WWOT |
| History | |
| First air date | November 9, 1948 (first license granted)[1] |
| Former call signs | WVAM (1948-2019) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 47089 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
WTNA is the flagship station for Altoona Curve baseball. It is also the Altoona affiliate of the Penn State Sports Network, Pittsburgh Steelers Football Network, and Pitt Basketball games on the Pitt ISP Radio Network.
Changes
On January 2, 2013, the station dropped the Jim Rome Show and replaced it with The Herd with Colin Cowherd.
History
Originally WVAM, it became a CBS affiliate when it went on the air December 15, 1947. At that time, it operated on 1430 kHz with 1,000 watts power.[2]
On February 6, 2019, WVAM changed their format from sports to oldies, branded as "Toona 1430".[3] On March 15, 2019, the station changed its call sign to WTNA.
Previous logo
References
- https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=47089
- "Four New Affiliates Make CBS Total 171" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 17, 1947. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- A New Toona For Altoona Radioinsight - February 6, 2019
External links
- WTNA in the FCC's AM station database
- WTNA on Radio-Locator
- WTNA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database