WNTA

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For the Newark, New Jersey television station that held the call sign WNTA-TV at channel 13 from 1958 to 1962, see WNET. For the Newark, New Jersey radio station that held the call sign WNTA-FM at 94.7 FM from 1958 to 1962, see WXBK. For the Hackensack, New Jersey radio station that held the call sign WNTA at 970 AM from 1958 to 1962, see WNYM.
Not to be confused with WATN-TV.
WNTA
WNTA SportsfanRadio1330 logo.png
CityRockford, Illinois
Broadcast areaRockford, Illinois
Frequency1330 kHz
BrandingSportsfan Radio 1330 & 97.1
Programming
FormatSports talk radio
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Ownership
OwnerMid-West Family Broadcasting
(Long Nine, Inc.)
WGFB, WRTB, WXRX
History
First air date
December 24, 1953
Former call signs
WRRR (1953-1982)
WXTA (1982-1987)
WYBR (1987-1988)
WRRR (1988-1995)
Technical information
Facility ID671
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
91 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
42°13′32″N 89°2′49″W / 42.22556°N 89.04694°W / 42.22556; -89.04694
Translator(s)97.1 MHz W246DW (Rockford)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttps://www.sportsfanrockford.com/

WNTA (1330 AM) is a radio station licensed to Rockford, Illinois, United States. It serves the Rockford/Stateline area, using a two tower directional antenna system on Sandy Hollow Road. The station's current format is sports. WNTA rebroadcasts on W246DW 97.1 FM and is owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting.[1][2]

History[]

WNTA's logo when it was news/talk
Logo as "La Movida"

The station was assigned the call letters WRRR on December 24, 1953, which were changed to WXTA on September 23, 1982. On March 1, 1987, it changed its call sign to WYBR and on September 1, 1988, to WRRR. On September 18, 1995, the station became the current WNTA.[3] The WNTA call letters had been previously used on a defunct daytime AM station on 1150 kHz. which was also licensed to Rockford.

On November 11, 2011, WNTA rebranded as "100.5 NTA FM".

On July 26, 2012, WNTA changed its format from news/talk to comedy, branded as "Funny 1330".[4]

In April 2013, WNTA was sold to Mid-West Family Broadcasting along with its sister stations by Maverick Media. WNTA was promptly flipped to Spanish news & talk/full-service programming as "La Movida" on June 10 at 10 a.m. Much of the programming and personalities originate from sister station WLMV in Madison, Wisconsin.[5]

On July 21, 2016, Midwest Family Broadcasting announced that WNTA would flip to sports talk as "Sports Fan 1330" on August 1. The station utilizes Fox Sports Radio, as well as the syndicated Bill Michaels Show from WSSP in Milwaukee. It airs local high school sports as well as Rockford IceHogs hockey, Chicago Bears football,[6] as well as most football games for the Northern Illinois Huskies.

References[]

  1. ^ "WNTA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "Maverick Media Sells EAU Claire & Rockford Clusters".
  3. ^ "WNTA Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "Comedy Comes to Rockford".
  5. ^ "La Movida Moves to Rockford".
  6. ^ WNTA Rockford To Flip To Sports

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