ESPN Radio Williamsport

WLYC

City	Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Branding	ESPN Radio Williamsport
Slogan	The Susquehanna Valley Sports Leader
Frequency	1050 kHz
Translator(s)	104.1 W281AR (Williamsport) 92.7 W224AI (Loyalsock)
Format	Sports
Power	1,000 watts day 30 watts night
Class	D
Facility ID	52187
Transmitter coordinates	41°15′44.00″N 77°01′59.00″W / 41.2622222°N 77.0330556°W / 41.2622222; -77.0330556
Owner	(Colonial Radio Group of Williamsport, LLC)
Webcast	http://player.streamtheworld.com/liveplayer.php?callsign=LYCOMING
Website	espnwilliamsport.com

WLYC (1050 AM) is a sports radio station in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, branded as ESPN Radio 1050. WLYC's first air date was June 26, 1951. The station was purchased in late 2013 by longtime General Manager Todd Bartley from Daniel Klingerman and Larry Allison, Jr., who co-owned the station with Colonial Radio Group until September 2010, when Colonial focused its efforts on FM stations in the Olean, New York, market and sold its remaining shares in WLYC to Klingerman and Allison.

WLYC also simulcasts its programming on 104.1 FM, via FM translator W281AR Williamsport.^[1]

History

WLYC has been Williamsport's all-sports radio station since January 1, 2005, and carries local sports talk (The Locker Room from 4pm-5pm) and Jed Donahue from 5pm-7pm. The remainder of WLYC's schedule comes from ESPN Radio's satellite feed.

WLYC is the flagship station for athletic programs at Lycoming College and the Pennsylvania College of Technology, as well as Williamsport Crosscutters Baseball and in-game reports from the Little League World Series. WLYC also serves as an affiliate of the Mansfield University Mountaineer Sports Network. Previously, WLYC served as the flagship station and network coordinator for Lock Haven University athletics.

WLYC is also the flagship (online) station for athletic programs at Wilkes University and Misericordia University.

WLYC has seen a variety of formats through the years; it has been an Adult Contemporary/Adult Standards station (2002–2004); a talk station (1999–2002) during which the nationally syndicated Travel World Radio Show was its highest-rated program; Classic Country (1997–1999); Music of Your Life station (1972–1997); and Top 40, along with various other formats prior to that.

Mike Yoder was the morning show host for 13 years. Other disc jockeys have included Lou Kolb, Vanessa Hunter, Kelly Watts (3 different times) Dr. Jay Richards and Dee Clark.

References

↑ ESPN 1050 adds FM signal at 104.1

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WLYC

Radio-Locator Information on WLYC

Radio stations in the Williamsport, Pennsylvania market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.7 90.7 91.7 92.1 93.3 94.9 95.5 96.3 97.7 99.3 99.9 102.7 103.9 105.1 107.9

By AM frequency	1050 1200 1340 1400 1600

By callsign	WBYL WBZD WEJS WCRG WILQ WJSA WKSB WLMY WLYC WNKZ WPTC WQBR WQSU WRAK WRKK WRLC WSQV WVRT WVYA WWPA WZXR

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Sports Radio Stations in the state of Pennsylvania

Stations	KDKA-FM - Pittsburgh WARM - Scranton WBAX - Wilkes-Barre WBGG - Pittsburgh WBYN - Lehighton WEEX - Easton WEJL - Scranton WEJL-FM - Forest City WEJS - Jersey Shore WFNN - Erie WGET - Gettysburg WGLD - Manchester Township WICK - Scranton WIOV - Reading WIP-FM - Philadelphia WJST - New Castle WJUN - Mexico WKQW - Oil City WLLF - Mercer WLYC - Williamsport WONN-FM - Starview WOYK - York WPDC - Elizabethtown WQWK - State College WEHP - Erie WSAN - Allentown WTEL - Philadelphia WTKT - Harrisburg WTKZ - Allentown WVAM - Altoona WWCS - Pittsburgh WYCK - Plains Township

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Pennsylvania See also ESPN Radio ESPN Deportes Radio Fox Sports Radio CBS Sports Radio NBC Sports Radio Yahoo! Sports Radio Sports Byline USA

ESPN Radio stations in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Full-time affiliates	Allentown WTKZ Altoona WVAM Chambersburg WCBG Easton WEEX Erie WRIE Gettysburg WGET Huntingdon WHUN Jersey Shore WEJS Lehighton WBYN Mexico WJUN Philadelphia WPEN Pittsburgh WBGG Scranton WBAX Scranton WEJL Starview WONN-FM State College WQWK Williamsport WLYC

Part-time affiliates	Meadville WMGW Titusville WTIV Dubois WCED Milton WMLP Lansdale WNPV Franklin WFRA Greencastle WCBG Sunbury WKOK Pottsville WPPA

Defunct	Somerset WBHV

See also List of ESPN Radio affiliates See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Pennsylvania See also ESPN Radio ESPN Deportes Radio Fox Sports Radio CBS Sports Radio NBC Sports Radio Yahoo! Sports Radio Sports Byline USA

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