WXTA
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| City of license | Edinboro, Pennsylvania |
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| Broadcast area | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Branding | Country 98 |
| Frequency | 97.9 (MHz) |
| Format | country |
| Owner | Citadel Communications Inc. |
| Website | http://www.country98wxta.com/ |
WXTA is Country 98 in Erie, Pennsylvania. The station, formerly WMYJ with an adult-contemporary format, was purchased by Bob Winters (WinCapp Broadcasting) over the summer of 1989. The format switch to country happened at noon on September 11, 1989. WXTA was sold to Media One in 1997, Regent Communications in 1999, and Citadel Communications in 2004.
Former air personalities at WXTA include Ron Kline, Mike McKay, Natalie Massing, John Cunningham, Scott Stevens, "Big John" Jacobs, Ed Beeler, Bobbi Weston, Brian Williams, Rick Shigo, Chris Atkins, Dale Thompson, Chet Price, Bill Shannon, Laura Luke, Jim Mirabello, Adam Reese, John Gallagher, Tom "Hot Rod" Lavery, Sammy James, Herb Palmer, and Dan "Shoeless" Sheldon. Former syndicated programming on WXTA includes "After Midnite with Blair Garner" and "Country Gold Saturday Night."
[edit] Current On-Air Personalities
- Uncle Fred
- Wilma
- Aimee Clemson
- Rick Peters
- Lia
[edit] External References
By frequency: 88.1 | 88.5 | 88.9 | 90.5 | 91.3 | 92.9 | 93.9 | 94.7 | 97.9 | 98.7 | 99.9 | 100.9 | 101.7 | 102.3 | 103.7 | 104.5 | 105.5 | 106.3
By callsign: WCTL | WEFR | WERG | WFSE | WGOJ | WMCE | WMVL | WNYP | WQHZ | WQLN | WRKT | WRTS | WTWF | WXBB | WXCS | WXKC | WXTA | WXXO
Past Stations: WFGO | WLKK | WSEG
- See also: Media in Erie, Pennsylvania
Allentown (FM) (AM) | Altoona | Chambersburg | Erie (FM) (AM) | Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon (FM) (AM) | Johnstown | Lancaster (FM) (AM) | Meadville-Franklin | Philadelphia (FM) (AM) | Pittsburgh (FM) (AM) | Reading | State College | Sunbury-Selinsgrove-Lewisburg | Wilkes Barre-Scranton (FM) (AM) | Waynesboro | Williamsport | York (FM) (AM)
Non-Arbitron-Ranked Pennsylvania Radio Markets:
Northern Pennsylvania (includes DuBois, Kane, Punxsutawney, and St. Marys)
Markets that transcend New York and Pennsylvania:
Olean NY/Bradford PA | Jamestown NY/Warren PA
