WKTL

Radio station in Struthers, Ohio
41°3′6.00″N 80°35′56.00″W / 41.0516667°N 80.5988889°W / 41.0516667; -80.5988889Links
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Websitethesummit.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.

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]

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.

External links

  • WKTL in the FCC FM station database
  • WKTL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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