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WQXK
WQXK (105.1 MHz, "K-105") is a commercial FM radio station, licensed to Salem, Ohio, and serving the Youngstown metropolitan area and the Mahoning Valley. It is one of eight radio stations in the Youngstown radio market owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a country music radio format. The studios and offices are in "The Radio Center" in Youngstown. WQXK has an effective radiated power of 88,000 watts. While most FM stations in the region are limited to 50,000 watts, WQXK is grandfathered at its unusually high power. The transmitter is off Franklin Avenue in Salem. History WFMJ-FM The 105.1 spot on the dial was originally WFMJ-FM and was licensed to Youngstown. The call letters spelled out the initials of its founder, William F. Maag, Jr. He was also publisher of ''The Youngstown Vindicator'', and owned WFMJ 1390 AM. Maag also put WFMJ-TV channel 21 on the air in 1953. WFMJ-FM was issued a construction permit in 1947, but the station did not go on the air until Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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WQXK (105.1 MHz, "K-105") is a commercial FM radio station, licensed to Salem, Ohio, and serving the Youngstown metropolitan area and the Mahoning Valley. It is one of eight radio stations in the Youngstown radio market owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a country music radio format. The studios and offices are in "The Radio Center" in Youngstown. WQXK has an effective radiated power of 88,000 watts. While most FM stations in the region are limited to 50,000 watts, WQXK is grandfathered at its unusually high power. The transmitter is off Franklin Avenue in Salem. History WFMJ-FM The 105.1 spot on the dial was originally WFMJ-FM and was licensed to Youngstown. The call letters spelled out the initials of its founder, William F. Maag, Jr. He was also publisher of ''The Youngstown Vindicator'', and owned WFMJ 1390 AM. Maag also put WFMJ-TV channel 21 on the air in 1953. WFMJ-FM was issued a construction permit in 1947, but the station did not go on the air until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WNIO
WNIO (1390 AM - branded 1390 The Gambler) — is an American radio station in Youngstown, Ohio with a sports talk radio format, serving as the Youngstown affiliate for Fox Sports Radio and VSiN Radio. WNIO also carries Ohio State University football and basketball, Pittsburgh Pirates baseball, Cleveland Cavaliers basketball, Pittsburgh Steelers football, and the Indianapolis 500 from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. History The station was founded in 1939 as WFMJ by William F. Maag, Jr. from whose initials the call letters were derived. Maag was also publisher of ''The Youngstown Vindicator''. It was originally at 1420 kHz, and moved to 1450 kHz during the NARBA frequency shift on March 29, 1941. It moved to its present location 1390 kHz during the mid-1940s. During the 1940s and early 1950s WFMJ was an affiliate of the Blue Network and its successor ABC. In 1948, Maag launched WFMJ-FM at 105.1 MHz; the FM station is now WQXK. On March 8, 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WPIC
WPIC (790 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Sharon, Pennsylvania and serving the Youngstown metropolitan area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and has a talk radio format. WPIC is powered at 1,000 watts by day. To avoid interfering with other stations on 790 AM, it reduces power at night to 58 watts. It uses a non-directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is at Mercer Avenue at Pine Hollow Boulevard in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Programming Weekdays begin with the local morning news, then standard syndicated conservative talk shows, including those of Chris Plante, Dan Bongino, Ben Shapiro, Mark Levin, Jim Bohannon, ''Red Eye Radio'' and '' America in the Morning''. The station carries coverage of local high school football and basketball during the school year. The station is a CBS Radio News affiliate. On weekends, shows on money, health, law and religion are heard, as well as music and talk shows for the Greek, Italian and Polish communities. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WHOT-FM
WHOT-FM (101.1 MHz, "Hot 101") is a commercial radio station in Youngstown, Ohio. It airs a Top 40 (CHR) radio format. It is one of seven radio stations in the Youngstown market owned by Cumulus Media. It carries syndicated shows from Adam Bomb on afternoons and Carson Daly on Sunday mornings. The studios and transmitter are on Simon Road at Mayport Avenue in Boardman, using a Youngstown address. History In November 1959, the station signed on the air. Its first call sign was WRED and it was the FM sister station to an AM station with the WHOT call letters. The two stations were owned by Myron Jones. From the late 1970s, FM 101.1 had an album rock format. It called itself "The Wizzard" and used the call sign WSRD. The connection between the WHOT call sign and the Top 40/CHR format is one of the longest running in modern radio history, dating back to 1955. The AM version of WHOT was one of the first Top 40 stations in the country. That station was a daytime-only signal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WYFM
WYFM (102.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Youngstown, Ohio market with a classic rock format. It is one of eight radio stations in the Youngstown market owned by Cumulus Broadcasting with studios and transmitter at "The Radio Center" in Youngstown. The station has a large coverage area and can be picked up fairly well even in Akron, and as far away as Erie, Pennsylvania. Within the large coverage area, WYFM competes with WNCD in Niles, WONE in Akron, WRQK in Canton, WFXJ in Ashtabula, WNCX in Cleveland, WRKT and WQHZ in Erie, and WDVE in Pittsburgh. WYFM originally signed on the air as WPIC-FM in 1947, simulcasting sister AM 790 WPIC until the early 1970s. The call letters were changed to WYFM in 1973. From the early 1970s until November 1973, the station was known as "The Alternative at 102.9", following a music format that at the time was called "progressive" or "underground"; in effect, playing music th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWIZ
WWIZ is a commercial Frequency modulation, FM radio station in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Youngstown, Ohio market broadcasting at 103.9 Megahertz, MHz with an oldies format between January and September or October, and a Christmas music, Christmas format between September or October and January. It is one of seven radio stations in the Youngstown market owned by Cumulus Broadcasting with studios in "The Radio Center" in Youngstown. History WWIZ first signed on the air in October 1972. Format Flips On March 31, 2017, WWIZ dropped its active rock format (as "Rock 104") and began stunting (broadcasting), stunting with a loop of The Moody Blues' “Nights in White Satin” and The Royal Guardsmen's “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron (song), Snoopy vs. the Red Baron”, with just a legal ID between the songs. The following day at Noon, the station flipped to classic hits as "Z104" using Westwood One (current), Westwood One's "Good Time Oldies" satellite fee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WRQX (AM)
WRQX (600 kHz) – branded as ''AM 600 The Patriot'' – is a commercial talk radio station licensed to Salem, Ohio, and serving the Youngstown metropolitan area. Owned by Cumulus Media, WRQX is the local market affiliate for CBS News Radio and multiple talk programs from co-owned syndicator Westwood One. The WRQX studios are located in "The Radio Center" in Youngstown, while the transmitter is located in nearby Winona. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WRQX is available online. History The station began operations on June 25, 1965 as WSOM, which stood for "The Wonderful Sound Of Music". For decades, the station featured an adult standards format, including longtime Youngstown radio personalities Dick Thompson, Johnny Kay and Gary Rhamy. In its early years, WSOM was a daytimer, required to go off the air at night. It eventually got authorization to broadcast around the clock using low power at night. WSOM changed to a talk radio format on December 13, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WFMJ-TV
WFMJ-TV (channel 21) is a television station in Youngstown, Ohio, United States, affiliated with NBC and The CW. The station is locally owned by the Maag family. WFMJ-TV's studios are located on West Boardman Street in downtown Youngstown, and its transmitter is based in the city's Lansingville neighborhood. From its inception until 2019, the station was owned by the Vindicator Printing Company, former publisher of Youngstown's lone newspaper, ''The Vindicator.'' On September 1, 2019; the Maags sold ''The Vindicator'' to Ogden Newspapers, which now operates it as an edition of the '' Tribune Chronicle'' in Warren. The Maags retained WFMJ-TV. History The station was founded by William F. Maag, Jr., publisher of the ''Vindicator'', and went on the air for the first time on March 11, 1953 on channel 73. The station was owned alongside WFMJ radio (1390 AM, now WNIO, and 105.1 FM, now WQXK). WFMJ-TV has always been an NBC affiliate owing to its radio sister's long affiliation wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBBW
WBBW (1240 AM) is a commercial radio station in Youngstown, Ohio, broadcasting a sports format. The station carries the CBS Sports Radio Network, much of it simulcast with co-owned 96.7 WLLF. WBBW is one of seven radio stations in the Youngstown market owned by Cumulus Media. The radio studios and offices are in "The Radio Center" in Youngstown. Prior to January 2, 2013, WBBW featured programming from ESPN Radio. WBBW carries the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in the collegiate summer baseball league. WBBW and WLLF are also the Youngstown affiliates of the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati .... WBBW has been on the air since February 20, 1949. References External links Sports radio stations in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Format
A radio format or programming format (not to be confused with broadcast programming) describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. The radio format emerged mainly in the United States in the 1950s, at a time when Radio broadcasting, radio was compelled to develop new and exclusive ways to programming by competition with Television broadcasting, television. The formula has since spread as a reference for commercial radio programming worldwide. A radio format aims to reach a more or less specific audience according to a certain type of programming, which can be thematic or general, more informative or more musical, among other possibilities. Radio formats are often used as a marketing tool and are subject to frequent changes. Except for talk radio or sports radio formats, most programming formats are based on commercial music. However the term also includes the news, bulletins, DJ talk, jingles, commercials, competitions, traffic news, sports, weather and community an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1390 AM
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 1390 kHz: 1390 AM is a Regional broadcast frequency. Argentina * LR11 in La Plata, Buenos Aires * LRA6 in Valle de Uspallata, Mendoza (960 kHz. Defunct?) Guatemala (Channel 86) * TGYC in Guatemala City Mexico * XECSAG-AM in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León * XECTAM-AM in Cuautla, Morelos * XEOR-AM in Río Bravo, Tamaulipas * XETY-AM in Tecomán, Colima Colima (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Colima), is one of the 31 states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and ... United States References {{Lists of radio stations by frequency Lists of radio stations by frequency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youngstown Metropolitan Area
The Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH–PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, typically known as the Mahoning Valley (and historically the Steel Valley), is a metropolitan area in Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania the United States, with the city of Youngstown, Ohio, at its center. According to the US Census Bureau, the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) includes Mahoning and Trumbull counties in Ohio and Mercer County in Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the region had a population of 541,243, making it the 107th largest metro area in the country. Taking its name from the Mahoning River, the area has a large commuter population that works in Cleveland and Pittsburgh and their metropolitan areas. It is located in the Rust Belt, the former industrial region of the northern United States. The Youngstown–Warren combined statistical area adds the Salem micropolitan area and Columbiana County, Ohio to the region, increasing the total population to 643,120. The Youngs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
