WNTA is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 licensed to Rockford, Illinois

Rockford, Illinois

Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

, USA. The station serves the Rockford area. The station's programing is focused on local news. It is the only station in the Rockford Metorpolitan Area that is 'all local, all day'. The station is owned by Maverick Media of Rockford License LLC.

History

The station was assigned the call letters WXTA on 1982-09-23. On 1987-03-01, the station changed its call sign to WYBR and on 1988-09-01, to WRRR. On 1995-09-18, the station became the current WNTA.

On November 11, 2011, WNTA rebranded as "100.5 NTA FM" (now simulcasting on FM translator W263BJ 100.5 FM Loves Park, IL.