WNCO (1340 kHz) – branded Fox Sports 1340 – is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Ashland, Ohio, United States. The station serves Ashland, Mansfield and Bucyrus, collectively identified as the Mid-Ohio region. The station is under ownership of iHeartMedia, Inc.
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| Broadcast area | |
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| Frequency | 1340 kHz |
| Branding | Fox Sports Radio 1340 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | May 18, 1950 (as WATG) |
Former call signs | WATG (1950–1959) |
Call sign meaning | North Central Ohio |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 2926 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°50′25″N 82°21′26″W / 40.84028°N 82.35722°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | wncoam |
Since September 10, 2012, WNCO runs a sports format, airing content from Fox Sports Radio and Premiere Radio Networks. It originally aired an adult standards/ and oldies music format from Citadel Media's Timeless satellite feed until June 14, 2009, when it switched to an all-talk format.
It is also the flagship station for Ashland University Eagles football.
The station signed on May 18, 1950, as WATG, owned by Ashland Broadcasting Corp. headed by R. S. Burke.[2] It was acquired by Radio Ashland, Inc. on January 15, 1957[3] and became WNCO two years later.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNCO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1951, p. 234.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1959, p. B-108.
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 2926 (WNCO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WNCO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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