City | Buford, Georgia |
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Broadcast area | Atlanta metropolitan area |
Branding | La Mejor |
Frequency | 1460 kHz |
First air date | December 12, 1957 |
Format | Regional Mexican music |
Power | 5,000 watts days 193 watts nights |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 36158 |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°7′15.00″N83°58′35.00″W / 34.1208333°N 83.9763889°W |
Former call signs | WDMF (1956-1964) WDYX (1964-1986) WJYA (1986-1990) WLKQ (1990-1991) |
Owner | La Favorita, Inc. |
Sister stations | WAOS, WLBA |
Website | La Mejor Atlanta Website |
WXEM (1460 kHz "La Mejor") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Buford, Georgia, and serving the Atlanta metropolitan area. The station is owned by La Favorita, Inc., and airs a Regional Mexican music format. It simulcasts with two other Atlanta-area stations owned by La Favorita, AM 1600 WAOS in Austell and AM 1130 WLBA in Gainesville.
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The station began broadcasting on December 12, 1957. [2]
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