WKBN (AM)

WKBN

Broadcast area	Youngstown, Ohio
Branding	Newsradio 570 WKBN
Frequency	570 (kHz)
First air date	September 26, 1926
Format	News/Talk
Power	5,000 watts
Class	B
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stations	WAKZ, WBBG, WMXY, WNCD, WNIO, W263CL
Website	www.570wkbn.com

WKBN is an AM radio station in Youngstown, Ohio, USA broadcasting at 570 kHz with a talk radio format. The station also carries games for the Cleveland Indians, and Youngstown State Penguin football and basketball. The station recently signed a deal to carry Youngstown State football and basketball; they had previously carried Ohio State football and basketball, which has now been moved to 1390 WNIO and 106.1 WBBG and Cleveland Browns, which now has been moved to Sports Radio 1240 WBBW and Y103 WYFM.

History

The station was founded in 1926 by Warren P. Williamson, Jr. (1900–1996). It is Youngstown's oldest continuing operating radio station, signing on the air on September 26, 1926 at 1400 kHz at 50 watts. The original facilities were in the basement of Williamson's home, but by the following year operations had moved to studios in the YMCA in downtown Youngstown. Ownership was organized in the name of the Radio Electric Service Co., and later WKBN Broadcasting Corporation. With the implementation of the FRC's General Order 40 on November 11, 1928 the station moved 570 kHz where it remains today.

Shortly after WKBN's launch, the station became a charter affiliate of the nascent CBS Radio Network, an affiliation that would last until the end of the century. In the 1930s and 1940s, WKBN established a major presence in Youngstown as the city's CBS network affiliate, and for many years it was one of only two radio stations licensed to Youngstown (the other being WFMJ, now WNIO, which signed on in 1939). On February 8, 1943, Alan Freed started his early radio career on WKBN. Most importantly was broadcasting on Radio Luxembourg to the troops abroad.

Williamson started WKBN-FM in 1948, and for many years it transmitted the same programming as the AM station. The FM station is now WMXY. He also started WKBN-TV in 1953, which became a predominantly CBS-TV affiliate in part due to the AM station's long history with the radio network (WKBN-TV to this day has retained the CBS-TV affiliation).

On January 22, 1999 WKBN Broadcasting Corporation sold WKBN and WKBN-FM to Jacor Communications, ending 75 years of Williamson family ownership. Jacor, however, did not own the stations very long. On April 29, 1999 Clear Channel Communications completed its $6.5 billion purchase of Jacor and its 454 stations, including WKBN and WKBN-FM. In September 2014, Clear Channel Communications became iHeartMedia, Inc. On September 26, 2016 WKBN celebrating their 90th Anniversary and they are the only Radio and TV Station to be first on the air in the Mahoning Valley.

Former staff members

Jack Berch began his radio career at WKBN^[1] and went to have The Jack Berch Show, which ran at various times on four networks (1935-1954).^[2]

References

↑ "Jack Berch, Young Veteran Of Air, All-Around Artist". Texas, Paris. The Paris News. May 21, 1939. p. 15. Retrieved December 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. P. 363.

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Radio stations in the Youngstown-Niles-Warren, Ohio market

Note: This market also includes New Castle, Pennsylvania.

By AM frequency	570 600 790 830 940 1200 1240 1280 1330 1390 1440 1470 1490 1500 1540 1570

By FM frequency	88.5 88.9 90.1 90.7 91.1 91.7 92.1 92.5 92.9 93.3 94.1 94.7 95.1 95.9 96.7 98.9 99.7 100.5 101.1 101.9 102.5 102.9 103.9 105.1 106.1 107.1 107.9

By callsign	WAKZ WASN WBBG WBBW WDJQ WGFT WGRP WHBC-FM WHKZ WHOT-FM WHTX WJST WKBN WKPL WKTL WKST WKTX WLLF WLOA WSHH WLVX WMXY WNCD WNIO WOHI WPIC WQXK WSAJ-FM WSOM WVMN WWGY WWIZ WWNW WYCL WYFM WYLR WYSU WYTN W234CH W263CL

Defunct stations	WSAJ/1340

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News/talk radio stations in the state of Ohio

Stations	WABQ – Painesville WAKR – Akron WASN – Youngstown WBEX – Chillicothe WBTC – Uhrichsville WCLT – Newark WCVX – Cincinnati WEOL – Elyria/Lorain WERE – Cleveland Heights/Cleveland WHBC – Canton WHIO – Dayton WHIO-FM – Piqua WHK – Cleveland WHLO – Akron WINT – Willoughby WKBN – Youngstown WKRC – Cincinnati WLW – Cincinnati WMAN – Mansfield WMAN-FM – Fredericktown WMOH – Hamilton/Cincinnati WMRN – Marion WNIR – Kent/Akron WONW – Defiance WSPD – Toledo WTAM – Cleveland WTVN – Columbus

Defunct	WJMP – Kent/Akron

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Ohio

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox News Radio Fox Sports Radio NBC News Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

Coordinates: 40°59′06″N 80°36′00″W / 40.98500°N 80.60000°W / 40.98500; -80.60000

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