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 [2]
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 [3] [4] 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. [5]

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". [6]

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References

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


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