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WKTL (90.7 FM) is a non-commercial radio station broadcasting a Variety format from Struthers High School. Licensed to Struthers, Ohio, United States, the station serves the Youngstown-Warren area. The station is currently owned by the Struthers Board of Education 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.

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".

References

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 States Federal 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 from the original on March 7, 2016.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 4267 (WKTL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WKTL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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