WKTL
City | Struthers, Ohio |
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Broadcast area | Youngstown-Warren |
Branding | Voice of Struthers School / The Summit (WAPS) |
Frequency | 90.7 MHz |
Format | Adult album alternative/Nationality |
ERP | 13,500 watts |
HAAT | 7.0 meters |
Class | B1 |
Facility ID | 4267 |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°3′6.00″N 80°35′56.00″W / 41.0516667°N 80.5988889°W |
Callsign meaning | We're the Key to Learning[1] |
Owner | Board of Education Struthers Ohio City Schools |
Sister stations | WAPS(FM)91.3 The Summit |
Website | http://www.913thesummit.com/ |
WKTL (90.7 FM) is a non-commercial radio station broadcasting a Variety format from Struthers High School. Licensed to Struthers, Ohio, USA, the station serves the Youngstown-Warren area. The station is currently owned by Board of Education Struthers Ohio City Schools[2][3] 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.[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]
References
- ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ↑ "WKTL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WKTL Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "Indie rock breathes new life into old Struthers radio station". Youngstown Vindicator.
- ↑ "Struthers City Schools > WKTL". Struthers City Schools website.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKTL
- Radio-Locator information on WKTL
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKTL