WKBN (AM)

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WKBN

Broadcast area	Youngstown, Ohio
Branding	Newsradio 570 WKBN
First air date	September 26, 1926
Frequency	570 (kHz)
Format	News/Talk
Power	5,000 watts
Class	B
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
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 Browns, Cleveland Indians, and Ohio State Buckeyes football and basketball

1 History
2 Schedule
- 2.1 Weekdays
3 External link

[edit] History

The station was founded in 1926 by Warren P. Williamson, Jr. (1900-1996). It was Youngstown's first 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.

The station established a major presence in Youngstown in the 1930s and 1940s 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).

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.

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.

[edit] Schedule

[edit] Weekdays

5:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.: First Light with Dirk Van (from Westwood One)
6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.: Robert Mangino (local)
10:00 a.m. to noon: Dan Rivers (local)
noon to 3:00 p.m.: The Rush Limbaugh Show (from Premiere Radio Networks)
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: Ron & Casey (Ron Verb and Casey Malone, local)
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: Night Talk
10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.: Rollye James
1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.: Coast to Coast AM with George Noory (from Premiere Radio Networks)