WKTA

WKTA
Evanston, Illinois; United States;
Broadcast area	Chicago metropolitan area
Frequency	1330 kHz
Branding	Novoe Radio Chicago (weekdays 7 am–7 pm); La Mega 95.9 FM & 1330 AM (weekdays 7 pm–7 am and weekends full time);
Programming
Language	Russian (weekdays 7 a.m.–7 p.m.); Spanish (weekdays 7 p.m.–7 a.m. and weekends full time);
Format	Russian (weekdays 7 a.m.–7 p.m.); Latin pop and reggaeton (weekdays 7 p.m.–7 a.m. and weekends full time);
Ownership
Owner	Polnet Communications, Ltd.
Sister stations	WEEF; WNVR; WPJX; WRDZ;
History
First air date	1953
Former call signs	WEAW (1953–1979); WPRZ (1979–1981); WEAW (1981–1987); WSSY (1987–1990);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52909
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts (day); 110 watts (night);
Transmitter coordinates	42°8′22″N 87°53′7″W / 42.13944°N 87.88528°W
Translator(s)	95.9 W240DE (Evanston)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	novoeradiochicago.com; lamega959chicago.blogspot.com;

WKTA (1330 kHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Russian format weekdays 7 a.m.–7 p.m. and a Latin pop and reggaeton format weekdays 7 p.m.–7 a.m. and weekends full time. Licensed to Evanston, Illinois, the station serves the Chicago metropolitan area and is owned by Polnet Communications, Ltd.

By day, WKTA transmits with 5,000 watts, but to protect other stations on 1330 AM from interference, it drops its power to 110 watts at night. It uses a directional antenna with a six-tower array. Programming is also heard on 80-watt FM translator W240DE on 95.9 MHz.