WOYK (1350 AM) is a

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York, Pennsylvania York (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Yarrick''), known as the White Rose City (after the symbol of the House of York), is the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the south-central region of the state. The populatio ...

, and also serving the

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, and Lancaster

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s. The station is owned by the

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. The Revolution is an Atlantic League of Professional Baseball team, whose games air on WOYK. The station's

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is off North Emig Mill Road in

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. WOYK broadcasts at 5,000

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s by day, using a

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. But at night, to protect other stations on

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, it switches to a directional antenna and drops to 1,000 watts. WOYK's programming is also simulcast on

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W255DJ (98.9 FM). WOYK airs a

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, primarily from the Fox Sports Radio and also airing the syndicated ''

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''.

History

WOYK is the oldest radio station in York, having

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the air on March 17, 1932. For most of its history it used the

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WORK. It was first owned by the York Broadcasting Company and was powered at 1,000

s, heard on AM 1000. After the enactment of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA) in 1941, it switched to its current frequency at

. WORK was an affiliate of the

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and the

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, carrying their dramas, comedies, news, sports,

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s and

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broadcasts during the " Golden Age of Radio." In the 1950s, it got a boost to 5,000 watts by day, while still broadcasting at 1,000 watts at night, its current power. As network programming moved to television, WORK switched to a full service middle of the road music format. In the 1980s, as WOYK, it shifted to an

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format before going to all-sports in the 1990s. The station has a rich history of sports broadcasting going back to the 1930s. During its history, WORK carried the

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from the 1950s through the early 1980s and then again from 2007 to 2009. For many years, through the 1960s, the station carried Philadelphia Phillies

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as well. For years, NFL football games, featuring the Baltimore Colts, were carried. WOYK has a long history of carrying local high school and college sports. The station currently broadcasts

minor league baseball,

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hockey, York College of Pennsylvania basketball,

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basketball, and professional football, including the playoffs and the Super Bowl. As of the 2022 season, WOYK now broadcasts

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football games. In March 2019, WOYK added a 250-watt translator station, 98.9 W255DJ, and rebranded as "SportsRadio 98.9 & WOYK 1350."WOYK Adds Translator; Rebrands as Sportsradio 98.9
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