WJTP (890

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) was an AM

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, and served the

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. The station was last owned by James Su. WJTP shared the same frequency as Class A

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WLS AM 890 in

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. WJTP was a

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and was required to be off the air at night when radio waves travel farther. The

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site, shared with

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, was on Chalmers Drive NW in Atlanta, near the

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History

Origins

On April 15, 1959, the station

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as WGOG, broadcasting from

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, on 1460 kHz. WGOG was owned by Oconee Broadcasting. On June 16, 1965, WGOG switched its frequency to 1000 kHz (a frequency used for clear channel radio). In 1984, Oconee Broadcasting sold WGOG to Luzanne Griffith, who was the station's Traffic Manager and Receptionist. Griffith established WGOG-FM in 1991. On April 1, 2002, WGOG was sold to Georgia-Carolina Radiocasting, changing its

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to WSSW. On April 18, 2002, the station changed its call sign to WSMW. Then, on September 25, 2003, it changed to WWOF.

Move to Atlanta

On June 26, 2008, Tugart Properties,

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sold WWOF to New Life Broadcasting and was cleared to move into the Atlanta market area on its new frequency 890

. On October 10, 2008, WWOF changed to WJTP. The station began broadcasting from its new facility in

, on January 25, 2009, with a Spanish Christian format. On June 30, 2012, the station's license was transferred from New Life Broadcasting to National Broadcasting, Inc. The two companies share common ownership. In October 2013, WJTP was sold to James Su's Major Radio, LLC for $2.1 million. The sale was consummated on December 23, 2013. On September 30, 2022, Major Radio, LLC notified the

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that it was surrendering the station's license. The station's license was cancelled on October 3, 2022.

References

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 2464 (WJTP)
in the FCC Licensing and Management System
FCC History Cards for WJTP
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