WAIA (FM)

This article is about the radio station in Athens, Georgia, United States. For other uses, see Waia. Not to be confused with WAOA-FM, a radio station in Melbourne, Florida, branded as "WA1A".

WAIA
Broadcast areaMetro Atlanta
Frequency104.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingAir1
Programming
LanguageEnglish
FormatContemporary worship music
AffiliationsAir1
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
WAKL
History
First air date
January 1964 (1964-01)
Former call signs
  • WDOL-FM (1964–1974)
  • WJSR (1974–1976)
  • WAGQ (1976–1989)
  • WALR (1989–1995)
  • WALR-FM (1995–2000)
  • WFSH-FM (2000–2025)
Call sign meaning
Air1 Atlanta
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID56390
ClassC1
ERP24,000 watts
HAAT505 meters (1,657 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°52′01″N 83°49′44″W / 33.867°N 83.829°W / 33.867; -83.829
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.air1.com

WAIA (104.7 MHz, "Air1") is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Athens, Georgia, and serving Metro Atlanta. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation. It airs EMF's contemporary worship music network Air1.

The transmitter is on the tallest radio tower in Georgia, located off Piney Grove Road in Loganville, about 30 miles (50 km) east of Atlanta. The height above average terrain (HAAT) of this tower allows the station to better penetrate office buildings in Atlanta. The effective radiated power (ERP) is 24,000 watts, making it a class C1 station.

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