WKTL

WKTL

City	Struthers, Ohio
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

1. "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
2. "WKTL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. "WKTL Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
4. "Indie rock breathes new life into old Struthers radio station". Youngstown Vindicator.
5. "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