WOYK

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WOYK
Broadcast areaYork-Harrisburg-Lancaster
Frequency 1350 kHz
BrandingSportsRadio 98.9 & WOYK 1350
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations Fox Sports Radio
Westwood One
Hershey Bears
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia 76ers
Washington Capitals
York Revolution
Ownership
Owner York Professional Baseball Club, LLC
History
First air date
March 17, 1932 (as WORK)
Former call signs
WORK (1932–1973)
WZIX (1973–1981)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 73873
Class B
Power 5,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 39°56′00″N76°49′06″W / 39.93333°N 76.81833°W / 39.93333; -76.81833
Translator(s) 98.9 W255DJ (York)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.989woyk.com

WOYK (1350 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to York, Pennsylvania, and also serving the Harrisburg, and Lancaster radio markets. The station is owned by the York Revolution. [2] The Revolution is an Atlantic League of Professional Baseball team, whose games air on WOYK.

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The station's transmitter is off North Emig Mill Road in West Manchester Township, Pennsylvania. [3] WOYK broadcasts at 5,000 watts by day, using a non-directional antenna. But at night, to protect other stations on AM 1350, it switches to a directional antenna and drops to 1,000 watts. WOYK's programming is also simulcast on translator station W255DJ (98.9 FM).

WOYK airs a sports radio format, primarily from the Fox Sports Radio and also airing the syndicated Dan Patrick Show .

History

WOYK is the oldest radio station in York, having signed on the air on March 17, 1932. [4] For most of its history it used the call sign WORK. It was first owned by the York Broadcasting Company and was powered at 1,000 watts, heard on AM 1000. After the enactment of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA) in 1941, it switched to its current frequency at AM 1350. [5]

WORK was an affiliate of the NBC Red Network and the Mutual Broadcasting System, carrying their dramas, comedies, news, sports, soap operas, game shows and big band broadcasts during the "Golden Age of Radio". In the 1950s, it got a boost to 5,000 watts by day, while still broadcasting at 1,000 watts at night, its current power. As network programming moved to television, WORK switched to a full service middle of the road music format. On October 25, 1981, at 7 a.m., WZIX changed its call sign to WOYK. In the 1980s, it shifted to an oldies format. On October 14, 1991, at 9 a.m., it shifted to an classic country format before going to all-sports in April 1999.

The station has a rich history of sports broadcasting going back to the 1930s. During its history, WORK carried the Baltimore Orioles from the 1950s through the early 1980s and then again from 2007 to 2009.

For many years, through the 1960s, the station carried Philadelphia Phillies baseball as well. For years, NFL football games, featuring the Baltimore Colts, were carried. WOYK has a long history of carrying local high school and college sports. The station currently broadcasts York Revolution minor league baseball, Hershey Bears hockey, York College of Pennsylvania basketball, NCAA basketball, and professional football, including the playoffs and the Super Bowl. As of the 2022 season, WOYK now broadcasts Philadelphia Eagles football games.

Logo before translator sign on WOYK1350.png
Logo before translator sign on

In March 2019, WOYK added a 250-watt translator station, 98.9 W255DJ, and rebranded as "SportsRadio 98.9 & WOYK 1350." [6]

Translator

Broadcast translator for WOYK
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W255DJ98.9 FM York, Pennsylvania 202184250D 39°56′30″N76°41′55″W / 39.94167°N 76.69861°W / 39.94167; -76.69861 (W255DJ) LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WOYK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Marcucci, Carl (March 28, 2014). "WOYK-AM sale in York, PA". Radio Business Report. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WOYK
  4. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1935 page 54
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1943 page 136
  6. ↑ WOYK Adds Translator; Rebrands as Sportsradio 98.9 Radioinsight - March 19, 2019
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