WTNA

WTNA
Altoona, Pennsylvania;
Broadcast area	Altoona, Pennsylvania
Frequency	1430 kHz
Branding	Toona 1430 & 99.7
Programming
Format	Oldies
Ownership
Owner	Forever Broadcasting, LLC; (FM Radio Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WALY, WFBG, WFGY, WRKY, WWOT
History
First air date	November 9, 1948; (first license granted)
Former call signs	WVAM (1948-2019)
Call sign meaning	TooNA
Technical information
Facility ID	47089
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day; 1,000 watts night
Translator(s)	W259DG (99.7 MHz, Altoona)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.foreveraltoona.com/wtna/

WTNA (1430 AM) is an oldies radio station licensed to Altoona, Pennsylvania. The station is branded as "Toona 1430". The station is owned by Forever Broadcasting.

WTNA is the flagship station for Altoona Curve baseball. It is also the Altoona affiliate of the Penn State Sports Network, Pittsburgh Steelers Football Network, and Pitt Basketball games on the Pitt ISP Radio Network.

Changes

On January 2, 2013, the station dropped the Jim Rome Show and replaced it with The Herd with Colin Cowherd.

History

Originally WVAM, it became a CBS affiliate when it went on the air December 15, 1947. At that time, it operated on 1430 kHz with 1,000 watts power.^[2]

On February 6, 2019, WVAM changed their format from sports to oldies, branded as "Toona 1430".^[3] On March 15, 2019, the station changed its call sign to WTNA.

In November 2020, the station launched a 250-watt translator on 99.7 to serve the Altoona area. With the launch of the translator, the branding was adjusted to "Toona 1430 & 99.7".