WSB/Atlanta Moves Into Atlanta
• Cox Media Group News-Talk WSB Radio (WSB-AM/WSBB-FM)/Atlanta used the occasion of “National Radio Day” to move its 100,000-watt 95.5 FM transmitter and antenna some 45 miles southwest from Flowery Branch to East Atlanta and changed its official name and positioning statement to 95.5 WSB, Atlanta’s News & Talk.
The move brings a stronger signal and better sound quality to residents in counties on the south, west and northwest side of metro Atlanta, including Henry, Paulding, Cobb, Bartow, Coweta, Cherokee and Douglas. Please consult your Rand-McNally atlas for further geographic clarification.
“With the new tower location, at least one million more people in Atlanta will now be able to listen to 95.5 WSB without static, loud and clear, both at home and at work,” said Pete Spriggs, WSB Radio’s Director of Branding & Programming. He added, “Office buildings in downtown and midtown Atlanta, Buckhead, Cumberland and Perimeter will now be able to listen to 95.5 on an FM radio and hear our news and talk with a strong signal.”
WSB Radio’s local news, traffic and weather coverage — along with local talk shows featuring Eric Von Haessler, Mark Arum, Erick Erickson and Clark Howard — will continue to simulcast on 750 AM, which has a 97-year broadcast history and is one of the most historic radio signals in the nation, reaching up to 30 states at night and serving as a major source of news and information for the entire Southeast for decades.
Check out the video of “a nervous Eric Von Haessler,” who briefly pretended to overcome his fear of heights to tour the new tower.
