WGKA

WGKA (920 AM) – branded AM 920 The Answer – is a commercial conservative talk radio station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia, serving primarily the Atlanta metropolitan area. Currently owned by Salem Media Group, WGKA serves as the Atlanta affiliate for the Salem Radio Network and the Clemson Tigers football radio network. The WGKA studios are located on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, while the station transmitter resides near the Morningside Nature Preserve. Besides a standard analog transmission, WGKA is available online.

WGKA
Broadcast areaAtlanta metropolitan area
Frequency920 kHz
BrandingAM 920 The Answer
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatConservative talk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
January 14, 1924 (1924-01-14)
Former call signs
  • WBBF (1924–1925)
  • WGST (1925–1989)
  • WAFS (1989–2004)
Former frequencies
  • 1110 kHz (1924–1928)
  • 890 kHz (1928–1941)
Call sign meaning
Glenkaren Associates
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65976
ClassB
Power
  • 14,000 watts (day)
  • 490 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
33.809863°N 84.356117°W / 33.809863; -84.356117
Repeater(s)104.7 WFSH-HD3 (Athens)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websitewww.am920theanswer.com

Historically, the station is perhaps better known as the original home of WGST, founded by the Georgia Institute of Technology; WGST's programming and call letters moved to 640 AM (now WBIN) via an intellectual property transaction in 1989.

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