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WKTL

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WKTL
Semi-satellite ofWAPS,Akron
Broadcast areaYoungstown-Warren
Frequency90.7MHz
Branding91.3 The Summit
Programming
FormatAdult 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 signmeaning
We're theKeytoLearning[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4267
ClassB1
ERP13,500watts
HAAT7.0 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
Websitethesummit.fm

WKTL(90.7FM) is a non-commercialradio stationbroadcasting aVarietyformat fromStruthers High School.Licensed toStruthers, 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 theStruthers Fieldhouse.

Outside of local nationality programming on Saturdays, WKTL's programming is provided by Akron Public Schools-ownedWAPS91.3 FM "The Summit" inAkron,which airs anadult album alternative(AAA) music format.[5]

History

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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

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  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 StatesFederal 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 fromthe originalon 7 March 2016.
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