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WAOS
Broadcast areaAtlanta metropolitan area
Frequency1600 kHz (analog)
BrandingLa Mejor
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
OwnerLa Favorita, Inc.
WXEM (AM), WLBA (AM)
History
First air date
June 24, 1968
Former call signs
WAOS (1968-1983)
WCKZ (1983-1986)
Technical information
ClassD
Power20,000 Watts daytime
67 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
33°48′35″N 84°39′25″W / 33.809859°N 84.657002°W / 33.809859; -84.657002
Repeater(s)1130 kHz (WLBA)
Links
WebsiteLa Mejor Atlanta Website

WAOS, "La Mejor", is a Spanish language, Regional Mexican talk radio, AM radio broadcaster licensed to the city Austell, Georgia in the Atlanta, Georgia radio market. The station is licensed to operate at a frequency of 1600 kHz. WAOS is considered a Class D AM broadcast facility by the Federal Communications Commission operating with 20,000 Watts of power during the daytime, and 67 Watts during nighttime both from a non-directional antenna.

This station is simulcast on WLBA in Gainesville, Georgia, which broadcasts on a frequency of 1130 kHz, and WXEM in Buford, Georgia, which broadcasts at 1460 kHz.