WKTL

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WKTL
Semi-satellite of WAPS, Akron
Broadcast areaYoungstown-Warren
Frequency 90.7 MHz
Branding91.3 The Summit
Programming
Format Adult album alternative
Nationality (Saturdays only)
Ownership
Owner
  • Struthers Board of Education
  • (Board of Education Struthers Ohio City Schools)
History
First air date
September 13, 1965 (1965-09-13)
Call sign meaning
We're the Key to Learning [1]
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 4267
Class B1
ERP 13,500 watts
HAAT 7.0 meters (23.0 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°3′6.00″N80°35′56.00″W / 41.0516667°N 80.5988889°W / 41.0516667; -80.5988889
Links
Public license information
Website thesummit.fm

WKTL (90.7 FM) is a non-commercial radio station broadcasting a Variety format from Struthers High School. Licensed to Struthers, Ohio, United States, the station serves the Youngstown-Warren area. The station is currently owned by the Struthers Board of Education [2] [3] and the broadcast studio is located inside the Struthers Fieldhouse.

Contents

Outside of local nationality programming on Saturdays, WKTL's programming is provided by Akron Public Schools-owned WAPS 91.3 FM "The Summit" in Akron, which airs an adult album alternative (AAA) music format. [4]

History

WKTL began broadcasting on September 13, 1965. and the station's website claims it was the first all student-staffed radio station in the country.

The station was conceived by Struthers High School speech instructor Stephen J. Gercevich, a former radio announcer, to "provide a unique laboratory to put classroom techniques to use". [5]

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References

  1. "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. "WKTL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "WKTL Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. "Indie rock breathes new life into old Struthers radio station". Youngstown Vindicator.
  5. "WKTL - Struthers/Youngstown". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.