WAZX (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = WAZX


city = Smyrna, Georgia
area = Atlanta metropolitan area
branding = Radio "La Que Buena"
slogan =
airdate = early 1960s
frequency = 1550 kHz (AM)
format = Spanish Variety
power = 50,000 watts (day) 16 watts (night)
class = B
coordinates = coord|33.857781|N|84.64417|W|type:landmark
owner = Ga-Mex Broadcasting
sister_stations = WAZX-FM, WGTA, WCOC
website = [http://www.radiolaquebuena.com/ Radio "La Que Buena"] |

WAZX (1550 AM, "La Que Buena") is a Spanish variety ("La Que Buena") format radio station licensed to Smyrna, Georgia serving the Atlanta area radio market. It is owned by Ga-Mex Broadcasting, along with sister stations WAZX-FM, WGTA, and WCOC. [cite pressrelease |publisher=Atlanta Braves |title=Radio Que Buena-WAZX 1550 AM and 101.9 FM is the official Spanish radio affiliate of the Atlanta Braves |url=http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20030630&content_id=402870&vkey=pr_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl |date=2003-06-30] WAZX broadcasts at a frequency of 1550 kHz with 50,000 watts of power during daytime hours and 16 watts during nighttime hours both times using a directional antenna pattern.

History

The radio station has had the WAZX call sign since 1993, when it changed from its long time WYNX call sign. The WYNX call sign dates back to 1965 when the station switched to a Top 40 radio format from a MOR (Middle Of the Road) radio format and original call sign of WSMA.cite web |first=Alex |last=Cosper |title=Atlanta Radio History |url=http://playlistresearch.com/Atlanta%20Radio%20History.htm |accessdate=2008-08-11]

In mid-July 2008, WAZX went off the air with speculation that the owners of the station fell into financial difficulties cite web |work=Radio-Info.com Discussion Board |title=Top 20 Markets, Atlanta, Topic: "WAZX Silent?" |accessdate=2008-08-11 |publisher=IN3 Media, Inc. |location=Chicago, Illinois |url=http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=106384.0] . As of August 2008, WAZX has not resumed broadcasting.

References

External links

* [http://www.radiolaquebuena.com/ WAZX Radio "La Que Buena" Official website]
*AMQ|WAZX
*AML|WAZX
*AMARB|WAZX
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=33.85778,+-84.64417+(WAZX-AM)&om=1&ie=UTF8&ll=33.857781,-84.64417&spn=0.001535,0.003294&t=h&z=19 Satellite view of WAZX (AM) antenna towers on Google Maps]