WNTA

WNTA
City Rockford, Illinois
Broadcast area Rockford, Illinois
Branding Sportsfan Radio 1330
Frequency 1330 kHz
Format Sports talk radio
Power 1,000 watts day
91 watts night
Class D
Facility ID 671
Transmitter coordinates 42°13′32″N 89°2′49″W / 42.22556°N 89.04694°W / 42.22556; -89.04694
Former callsigns WXTA (1982-1987)
WYBR (1987-1988)
WRRR (1988-1995)
Owner Mid-West Family Broadcasting
(Mid-Way Radio, Inc.)
Sister stations WGFB, WRTB, WXRX, WLMV
Website http://www.sportsfanradio1330.com/

WNTA (1330 AM) is a radio station licensed to Rockford, Illinois, United States. It serves the Rockford area. The station's programming is focused on Spanish news/talk and music and branded "La Movida." It 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 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]

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 Wisconsin Badgers and Chicago Bears football.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "WNTA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/81641/maverick-media-sells-eau-claire-rockford-clusters/
  3. ↑ "WNTA Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/59056/comedy-comes-to-rockford/
  5. ↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/83747/la-movida-moves-to-rockford/
  6. ↑ WNTA Rockford To Flip To Sports


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