WRTK
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WYCL — branded 1540 WYCL — is a news/talk
radio station
licensed to Niles, Ohio
, and serving the Youngstown-Warren area from its studio/transmitter facility in Mineral Ridge
. The station is only allowed to broadcast with 500 watts during the daytime hours. WYCL is owned by Whiplash Radio LLC of Ohio and operated by Skylar Cato Broadcasting (managed by Philip Cato), and is co-owned with adult standards-formatted WHTX (which is operated by Cleveland broadcast veteran Jim Davison).
, which is where the call letters were derived from, the city of license
of Niles, Ohio. The station was first owned by "The Niles Broadcasting Company," headed by Frank Bevilacqua, Robert Bevilacqua and Stephen Conti and operated out of studios at their transmitter site in Mineral Ridge, Ohio
.
WNIO signed on as a Top 40 station, competing against the dominant Top 40 station in the market, WHOT
(then at 1330 kHz; that frequency is now home to WGFT
). It featured personalities like Ron Leader, Vince Camp, Frankie "Mr. Lucky" Halfacre, Ed Richards and Mark Dailey
. "PS Broadcasting Corp" acquired WNIO in late 1973, and the Top 40 format would give way to a country and western format in 1974. PS Broadcasting also owned WWIZ
103.9 MHz in nearby Mercer
, which also featured the C&W format, and both stations often promoted each other.
WNIO would be the prominent country music voice in the Mahoning Valley region until the late 1980s, when FM stations like WQXK
picked up the format. WNIO would be spun off to "WNIO Broadcasting Inc.," headed by Robert Doane and Dominic Baragona, in May 1980 (renamed "WN Broadcasting" in 1990), and launched an FM sister station, classic rock
WNCD
"CD106 The Wolf" (then located at the 106.1 MHz facility, also licensed to Niles) in 1988.
The station became WNRB on May 5, 1990, in a simulcast of Warren
station WANR as "Network 15 - The Talk of the City." Both WANR and WNRB would carry a mixture of local talk programming
and urban contemporary
music. WANR would eventually be spun off to a separate ownership, thus ending the simulcast. On May 23, 1994, the station changed its call sign to WFNE, taking an all-comedy format (one of the few stations to do so in the entire country) as "Funny 1540." It also served as an affiliate for Dr. Demento
's syndicated radio show. In the spring of 1995, the station reverted back to its original WNIO callsign, and took an adult standards
format featuring Vince Camp and onetime WHOT jocks Johnny Kay, Steve Miller and Dick Thompson.
WNIO and WNCD would eventually be purchased by Jacor Communications in July 1997, but a complex series of transactions over the course of two years soon began to take place. Bain Gocom, the Boston venture capital company that was a major investor in WKBN-TV
's now-former parent company, purchased both WRTK 1390-AM and WBBG
93.3-FM in February 1998, then bought WTNX
95.9-FM and New Castle
stations WICT
95.1-FM and WPAO
1470-AM by the end of that year. Gocom then leased out to Jacor operating control of their entire radio station group. Jacor would also buy WKBN
570-AM, WKBN
98.9-FM, and three additional stations in New Castle
- WKST
1280-AM, WKST-FM
92.1-FM and WBZY
1200-AM, and took over operations of WBTJ
101.9-FM from owner Stop 26/Riverbend under an LMA. After Jacor completed its merger with Clear Channel Communications
on April 29, 1999, ten radio stations in the Youngstown/New Castle region were now united under one roof.
Clear Channel decided to move WNIO's adult standards format to the Gocom-owned 1390 kHz facility, which would enable the station to operate around-the-clock as opposed to a daytime-only basis, a move that took place on November 11, 1999 (the adult standards format would last until December 27, 2010). While the 1540 kHz facility took the WRTK call letters, the "Real Talk" talk radio
format previously heard on the 1390 kHz facility was discontinued. Instead, WRTK would operate first as a simulcast of WNCD, then of WBBG (which assumed the 106.1 MHz facility that was home to WNCD
a year later), with the Mineral Ridge studios effectively abandoned.
WRTK and WPAO were purchased by Dale Edwards' D&E Broadcasting - owner of WABQ
in Cleveland
- in April 2001. Edwards relaunched the station with a R&B oldies format as "1540 The Hook," which was programmed by veteran Cleveland broadcaster Lynn Tolliver. While as "The Hook," the station also carried Doug Banks
' syndicated morning show.
In March 2004, D&E Broadcasting filed an application with the FCC that would have allowed for WRTK to relocate to Lakewood, Ohio
and operate as a daytimer on the 1180 kHz frequency, presumably from WABQ's transmitter facility, but said application was dismissed by August of that year. While WPAO was spun off to Holy Family Communications in 2003, Edwards kept WRTK until July 2005, when he sold it to Beacon Broadcasting, headed by former steel magnate Harold Glunt. This transaction also put WNIO back in common ownership with both WANR and WLOA (the former WPAO). On March 2006, nearly nine months after both Edwards and Tolliver left the station, the R&B format (which remained virtually intact, even with liners and IDs voiced by Tolliver) was finally replaced with urban gospel, carrying the Rejoice! Musical Soul Food
satellite network.
On January 2009, WRTK became "Freq 1540," playing contemporary Christian, southern gospel, and many other like genres. The "Freq" nickname was borrowed from then-sister station WEXC
, and its slogan, "Reaching The Kingdom," became a backronym
for the station's callsign. After Harold Glunt died in January 2010, all of his stations were put up for sale, including WRTK. Consequently, WRTK dropped the CCM format in favor of a daytime-only simulcast of Fox Sports affiliate WANR.
On Friday, August 13, 2010, WRTK and WANR were sold to Whiplash Radio LLC of Ohio. The company is headed by radio veteran Chris Lash, who has owned, built and operated stations in Pennsylvania, Florida, Tennessee and Ohio. WRTK's abandoned studio/transmitter facility was since heavily remodeled and cleaned up, and now houses both stations. WRTK officially split from its simulcast of WANR on September 1, 2010 in favor of a classic country format, dubbed "1540 The Farm." The new classic country format is also a throwback to WNIO's stint as a country outlet throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Weekday programming included a morning show hosted by Burton Lee starting at the station's sign-on at dawn, and a one-hour version of "Country Gold With Rowdy Yates" at noon. Syndicated weekend programs included America's Grand Ole Opry Weekend
, Country Music Greats
with Jim Ed Brown
, Wheeling Jamboree
, The Ron Seggi Show on Saturdays, and Country Gold with Rowdy Yates on Sundays. On Thursday, December 9, WRTK applied to the Federal Communications Commission for new call letters WYCL, standing for "Youngstown's Country Legends".
On June 6, citing health concerns, owner Chris Lash leased out operating control of WYCL to Skylar Cato Broadcasting, managed by Philip Cato, who changed WYCL's format to locally-produced news/talk.
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Niles, Ohio
Niles, Ohio
Niles is a city in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The city's population was 20,932 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, and serving the Youngstown-Warren area from its studio/transmitter facility in Mineral Ridge
Mineral Ridge, Ohio
Mineral Ridge is a census-designated place in Mahoning and Trumbull counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 3,900 at the 2000 census...
. The station is only allowed to broadcast with 500 watts during the daytime hours. WYCL is owned by Whiplash Radio LLC of Ohio and operated by Skylar Cato Broadcasting (managed by Philip Cato), and is co-owned with adult standards-formatted WHTX (which is operated by Cleveland broadcast veteran Jim Davison).
History
The station went on the air as the original home of WNIOWNIO
WNIO — branded 1390 WNIO — is an AM radio station in Youngstown, Ohio, USA broadcasting at 1390 kHz with an Sports talk radio format dubbed "The Sports Animal." WNIO also carries Ohio State University football and basketball, Cleveland Cavaliers basketball, and Pittsburgh Steelers...
, which is where the call letters were derived from, the city of license
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
of Niles, Ohio. The station was first owned by "The Niles Broadcasting Company," headed by Frank Bevilacqua, Robert Bevilacqua and Stephen Conti and operated out of studios at their transmitter site in Mineral Ridge, Ohio
Mineral Ridge, Ohio
Mineral Ridge is a census-designated place in Mahoning and Trumbull counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 3,900 at the 2000 census...
.
WNIO signed on as a Top 40 station, competing against the dominant Top 40 station in the market, WHOT
Whot
Whot is a game played with a set of non-standard cards in five suits: circles, crosses, triangles, stars and squares. It is a shedding game similar to Crazy Eights. At one point, the game was manufactured by John Waddington Ltd....
(then at 1330 kHz; that frequency is now home to WGFT
WGFT
WGFT is a radio station broadcasting a Talk/Personality format. Licensed to Campbell, Ohio, USA, the station serves the Youngstown-Warren area...
). It featured personalities like Ron Leader, Vince Camp, Frankie "Mr. Lucky" Halfacre, Ed Richards and Mark Dailey
Mark Dailey
Mark Edward Dailey was an American-born Canadian television journalist and announcer. He was the host of 11 p.m...
. "PS Broadcasting Corp" acquired WNIO in late 1973, and the Top 40 format would give way to a country and western format in 1974. PS Broadcasting also owned WWIZ
WWIZ
WWIZ is a commercial FM radio station in Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA, serving the Youngstown, Ohio market broadcasting at 103.9 MHz with an active rock format. It is one of seven radio stations in the Youngstown market owned by Cumulus Broadcasting with studios in "The Radio Center" in...
103.9 MHz in nearby Mercer
Mercer, Pennsylvania
Mercer is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,391 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mercer County. Mercer is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, which also featured the C&W format, and both stations often promoted each other.
WNIO would be the prominent country music voice in the Mahoning Valley region until the late 1980s, when FM stations like WQXK
WQXK
WQXK is a commercial radio station in Youngstown, Ohio, USA, serving the Mahoning Valley market broadcasting at 105.1 MHz with a country music format. It is one of seven radio stations in the Youngstown market owned by Cumulus Media with studios in "The Radio Center" in Youngstown.-History:The...
picked up the format. WNIO would be spun off to "WNIO Broadcasting Inc.," headed by Robert Doane and Dominic Baragona, in May 1980 (renamed "WN Broadcasting" in 1990), and launched an FM sister station, classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
WNCD
WNCD
WNCD is a commercial radio station serving Youngstown, Ohio, owned by Clear Channel and broadcasting a mainstream rock format at 93.3 MHz. Its signal covers Youngstown, Warren, and New Castle, PA, and at times even reaches Erie and New Kensington, Pennsylvania. However, as one approaches Meadville...
"CD106 The Wolf" (then located at the 106.1 MHz facility, also licensed to Niles) in 1988.
The station became WNRB on May 5, 1990, in a simulcast of Warren
Warren, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 46,832 people, 19,288 households and 12,035 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,912.4 people per square mile . There were 21,279 housing units at an average density of 1,322.9 per square mile...
station WANR as "Network 15 - The Talk of the City." Both WANR and WNRB would carry a mixture of local talk programming
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
and urban contemporary
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
music. WANR would eventually be spun off to a separate ownership, thus ending the simulcast. On May 23, 1994, the station changed its call sign to WFNE, taking an all-comedy format (one of the few stations to do so in the entire country) as "Funny 1540." It also served as an affiliate for Dr. Demento
Dr. Demento
Barret Eugene Hansen , better known as Dr. Demento, is a radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present....
's syndicated radio show. In the spring of 1995, the station reverted back to its original WNIO callsign, and took an adult standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
format featuring Vince Camp and onetime WHOT jocks Johnny Kay, Steve Miller and Dick Thompson.
WNIO and WNCD would eventually be purchased by Jacor Communications in July 1997, but a complex series of transactions over the course of two years soon began to take place. Bain Gocom, the Boston venture capital company that was a major investor in WKBN-TV
WKBN-TV
WKBN-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Youngstown, Ohio. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 41 from a transmitter at WKBN's studios on Sunset Boulevard in Boardman Township. Owned by New Vision Television, WKBN is sister to and shares studios with low-power...
's now-former parent company, purchased both WRTK 1390-AM and WBBG
WBBG
WBBG is a commercial FM radio station in Youngstown, Ohio market broadcasting at 106.1 MHz with an oldies format. The station is licensed to Niles, Ohio, with programming similar to fellow Clear Channel stations WWSW-FM in Pittsburgh and WMJI in Cleveland....
93.3-FM in February 1998, then bought WTNX
WAKZ
WAKZ is a radio station licensed to Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, and serving Youngstown, Ohio. The station is owned by Clear Channel. It airs a Rhythmic music format, competing with WDJQ Q92, WHOT-FM "Hot 101", WHBC-FM "Mix 94.1", WRBP, "Jamz 101.9",and WENZ "Z 1079"...
95.9-FM and New Castle
New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle is a city in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, northwest of Pittsburgh and near the Pennsylvania-Ohio border just east of Youngstown, Ohio; in 1910, the total population was 36,280; in 1920, 44,938; and in 1940, 47,638. The population has fallen to 26,309 according to the...
stations WICT
WWGY
WWGY, branded as Froggy 95, is a country music formatted radio station in Grove City, Pennsylvania. It is not a simulcast affiliation with Froggy 100.3 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, but the two stations are owned by Forever Broadcasting, LLC. WWGY is a station in the Pittsburgh Steelers radio...
95.1-FM and WPAO
WLOA
WLOA is a radio station licensed to Farrell, Pennsylvania. It serves the Sharon, Pennsylvania and Youngstown, Ohio areas. Though licensed to Farrell, WLOA transmits from a facility on South State Line Road in Masury, Ohio...
1470-AM by the end of that year. Gocom then leased out to Jacor operating control of their entire radio station group. Jacor would also buy WKBN
WKBN (AM)
WKBN is an AM radio station in Youngstown, Ohio, USA broadcasting at 570 kHz with a talk radio format. The station also carries games for the Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Indians, and Youngstown State Penguin football and basketball...
570-AM, WKBN
WMXY
WMXY is a radio station in Youngstown, Ohio, broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary music format. It is the Youngstown affiliate for Delilah in the evening.-History:...
98.9-FM, and three additional stations in New Castle
New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle is a city in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, northwest of Pittsburgh and near the Pennsylvania-Ohio border just east of Youngstown, Ohio; in 1910, the total population was 36,280; in 1920, 44,938; and in 1940, 47,638. The population has fallen to 26,309 according to the...
- WKST
WKST (AM)
WKST is an AM radio station in New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA broadcasting at 1200 kHz with a news/talk format. It is currently owned by Forever Broadcasting, LLC of Altoona, Pennsylvania which also owns 12 other radio stations in Pennsylvania including WJST in New Castle and WWGY in Grove City. ...
1280-AM, WKST-FM
WPKL
WPKL is a Classic Hits-formatted radio station licensed to Uniontown, Pennsylvania at 99.3 FM. WPKL's programming is simulcast on WKPL in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania at 92.1 FM...
92.1-FM and WBZY
WJST
WJST is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format as a Fox Sports Radio affiliate. Licensed to New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA, it serves the Pittsburgh area...
1200-AM, and took over operations of WBTJ
WRBP
WRBP, branded as JAMZ 101.9, is a radio station in the Youngstown, Ohio market. Licensed to Hubbard, the station broadcasts an urban music format on 101.9 FM...
101.9-FM from owner Stop 26/Riverbend under an LMA. After Jacor completed its merger with Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
on April 29, 1999, ten radio stations in the Youngstown/New Castle region were now united under one roof.
Clear Channel decided to move WNIO's adult standards format to the Gocom-owned 1390 kHz facility, which would enable the station to operate around-the-clock as opposed to a daytime-only basis, a move that took place on November 11, 1999 (the adult standards format would last until December 27, 2010). While the 1540 kHz facility took the WRTK call letters, the "Real Talk" talk radio
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
format previously heard on the 1390 kHz facility was discontinued. Instead, WRTK would operate first as a simulcast of WNCD, then of WBBG (which assumed the 106.1 MHz facility that was home to WNCD
WNCD
WNCD is a commercial radio station serving Youngstown, Ohio, owned by Clear Channel and broadcasting a mainstream rock format at 93.3 MHz. Its signal covers Youngstown, Warren, and New Castle, PA, and at times even reaches Erie and New Kensington, Pennsylvania. However, as one approaches Meadville...
a year later), with the Mineral Ridge studios effectively abandoned.
WRTK and WPAO were purchased by Dale Edwards' D&E Broadcasting - owner of WABQ
WABQ
WABQ — branded Talk 1460 — is a commercial progressive talk radio station licensed to Painesville, Ohio. Part of the Cleveland radio market, WABQ primarily serves the eastern half of Cuyahoga County, and the bulk of Lake County, as the reach of the station's transmitter is relatively...
in Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
- in April 2001. Edwards relaunched the station with a R&B oldies format as "1540 The Hook," which was programmed by veteran Cleveland broadcaster Lynn Tolliver. While as "The Hook," the station also carried Doug Banks
Doug Banks
Doug Banks is an American radio personality and host of The Doug Banks Radio Show.-Career highlights:The Philadelphia-born, Detroit raised Banks began his radio career broadcasting on the high school radio station. Local station WDRQ took notice of his talent and offered him a spot as a temporary...
' syndicated morning show.
In March 2004, D&E Broadcasting filed an application with the FCC that would have allowed for WRTK to relocate to Lakewood, Ohio
Lakewood, Ohio
Lakewood is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area, and borders the city of Cleveland. The population was 52,131 at the 2010 making it the third largest city in Cuyahoga County, behind Cleveland and Parma .Lakewood, one of Cleveland's...
and operate as a daytimer on the 1180 kHz frequency, presumably from WABQ's transmitter facility, but said application was dismissed by August of that year. While WPAO was spun off to Holy Family Communications in 2003, Edwards kept WRTK until July 2005, when he sold it to Beacon Broadcasting, headed by former steel magnate Harold Glunt. This transaction also put WNIO back in common ownership with both WANR and WLOA (the former WPAO). On March 2006, nearly nine months after both Edwards and Tolliver left the station, the R&B format (which remained virtually intact, even with liners and IDs voiced by Tolliver) was finally replaced with urban gospel, carrying the Rejoice! Musical Soul Food
Rejoice! Musical Soul Food
Rejoice! Musical Soul Food is a 24-hour music format independently and self-produced through Urban Choice Media. It draws an African American audience with a Gospel Music format from artists such as Marvin Sapp, Kirk Franklin, Clark Sisters, etc....
satellite network.
On January 2009, WRTK became "Freq 1540," playing contemporary Christian, southern gospel, and many other like genres. The "Freq" nickname was borrowed from then-sister station WEXC
WLVX
WLVX is a radio station licensed to Greenville, Pennsylvania. It operates 24 hours per day, 7 days per week at 2100 watts.The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation, who officially received assignment of the licenses of WEXC, WLOA and WGRP from Beacon Broadcasting on December 23, 2010...
, and its slogan, "Reaching The Kingdom," became a backronym
Backronym
A backronym or bacronym is a phrase constructed purposely, such that an acronym can be formed to a specific desired word. Backronyms may be invented with serious or humorous intent, or may be a type of false or folk etymology....
for the station's callsign. After Harold Glunt died in January 2010, all of his stations were put up for sale, including WRTK. Consequently, WRTK dropped the CCM format in favor of a daytime-only simulcast of Fox Sports affiliate WANR.
On Friday, August 13, 2010, WRTK and WANR were sold to Whiplash Radio LLC of Ohio. The company is headed by radio veteran Chris Lash, who has owned, built and operated stations in Pennsylvania, Florida, Tennessee and Ohio. WRTK's abandoned studio/transmitter facility was since heavily remodeled and cleaned up, and now houses both stations. WRTK officially split from its simulcast of WANR on September 1, 2010 in favor of a classic country format, dubbed "1540 The Farm." The new classic country format is also a throwback to WNIO's stint as a country outlet throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Weekday programming included a morning show hosted by Burton Lee starting at the station's sign-on at dawn, and a one-hour version of "Country Gold With Rowdy Yates" at noon. Syndicated weekend programs included America's Grand Ole Opry Weekend
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
, Country Music Greats
Country Music Greats Radio Show
The Country Music Greats Radio Show is a syndicated radio program recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. The show began in 2003 and has steadily grown, covering the United States with nearly 200 affiliate stations. The Country Music Greats Radio Show is hosted by Grand Ole Opry legend Jim Ed Brown...
with Jim Ed Brown
Jim Ed Brown
Jim Ed Brown is an American country music singer who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of The Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with Helen Cornelius through 1981...
, Wheeling Jamboree
WWVA Jamboree
WWVA Jamboree, renamed Jamboree U.S.A. in the 1960s, and the Wheeling Jamboree in 2009, is a pioneering American radio show that featured country music from 1933–2008, and again since January 2009...
, The Ron Seggi Show on Saturdays, and Country Gold with Rowdy Yates on Sundays. On Thursday, December 9, WRTK applied to the Federal Communications Commission for new call letters WYCL, standing for "Youngstown's Country Legends".
On June 6, citing health concerns, owner Chris Lash leased out operating control of WYCL to Skylar Cato Broadcasting, managed by Philip Cato, who changed WYCL's format to locally-produced news/talk.
Programming
Some of the hosts on WYCL include Philip Cato in mid-mornings, and Louie B. Free in early afternoons. Also featured daily is The Radio Cafe with host Tommy Chris, who is also a musician and a recording artist, and former touring member of The Classics IV (Spooky, Stormy, Traces of Love). The Radio Cafe features talk based on politics, social and cultural issues, local and national issues and arts and entertainment.Notable Alumni
- Mark DaileyMark DaileyMark Edward Dailey was an American-born Canadian television journalist and announcer. He was the host of 11 p.m...
(1953–2010) - longtime anchorman and continuity announcer for CITY-TVCITY-TVCITY-DT, Channel 57 , is a television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada owned and operated by Rogers Media...
in TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, who started in broadcasting as a newscaster for WNIO in 1969. - Ed Richards - newscaster for WNIO, WHOTWhotWhot is a game played with a set of non-standard cards in five suits: circles, crosses, triangles, stars and squares. It is a shedding game similar to Crazy Eights. At one point, the game was manufactured by John Waddington Ltd....
1330 kHz, WYTVWYTVWYTV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Mahoning Valley of Northeastern Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylvania that is licensed to Youngstown. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 36 from a transmitter on Shady Run Road in Boardman Township...
, and WGAR 1220 kHz/95.5 MHz.