WNLA (AM)

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{{Infobox radio station

| city = Indianola, Mississippi

| above =

| name = WNLA

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| area = Greenville

| frequency = {{Frequency|1390|kHz}}

| rds =

| branding = FM 95.3 & AM 1390 WNLA

| languages =

| format = Gospel

| subchannels =

| network =

| affiliations = ABC News Radio

| owner = Delta Radio Network, LLC

| licensee = Delta Radio Network, LLC

| operator =

| sister_stations = KZYQ, WBYB, WDTL, WIBT, WIQQ, WKXY, WKXG, WNIX, WNLA-FM, WZYQ

| founded =

| airdate = May 1953

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| former_callsigns = WNLA (1953–1959)
WDLT (1959–1963)

| former_names =

| former_frequencies = 1380 kHz (1953–2020)

| callsign_meaning = "indiaNoLA"

| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 59971

| class = D

| power = 1,000 watts day
44 watts night

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| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|33|28|41|N|90|38|28|W}}}} (day)
{{nowrap|{{coord|33|27|32|N|90|37|45|W}}}} (night)

| translators =

| repeaters = 95.3 WNLA-FM (Drew)

| webcast = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WNLA Listen Live]

| website = {{URL|http://www.wnlaradio.com}}

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WNLA (1390 kHz), is a radio station licensed to serve Indianola, Mississippi, United States. The station is owned by Delta Radio Network, LLC.

WNLA broadcasts a Gospel music format to the greater Greenville, Mississippi, area.{{cite web|work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |title=Station Information Profile |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archivedate=March 1, 2010 }}

On May 7, 2014, WNLA filed an application for a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit to change frequency to 1390 kHz, increase day power to 1,000 watts and decrease night power to 15 watts.

History

In August 1984, Fritts Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Shamrock Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 9, 1984, and the transaction was consummated on October 15, 1984.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAPL-19840814GO) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=71796 |date=October 15, 1984}}

In April 2007, Shamrock Broadcasting, Inc., contracted to sell this station and FM sister station WNLA-FM to Debut Broadcasting Corporation, Inc.{{cite news |work=The Mississippi Business Journal |title=Debut gets go-ahead from FCC |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5277/is_200706/ai_n21246064?tag=content;col1 |date=June 18, 2007}} The deal was approved by the FCC on May 22, 2007, and the transaction was completed on June 7, 2007.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-20070404ABP) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1182413 |date=June 7, 2007}} The stations were sold to Delta Radio Network in 2011.

File:WNLA AM1380 logo.png

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