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WITK

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WITK
City of licensePittston, Pennsylvania
Broadcast areaScranton/Wilkes-Barre
Frequency1550 kHz
Format
Power10,000 Watts daytime,
500 Watts nighttime
ClassA
OwnerRobert C Cordaro
WITK is an American radio station licensed by the FCC to serve the community of Pittston, Pennsylvania. WITK is located at 1550 kHz on the AM dial and covers much of northeastern Pennsylvania, including Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. WITK is owned by Lackawanna County Commissioner Robert C. Cordaro.

The FCC has approved the transfer of the station license to Steel City Communications in August, 2007, however the FCC has not yet been notified of completion of the sale as of October 7, 2007. Steel City Communications is part of the Wilkins Communications Network, Inc. of Spartanburg, SC.http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18870571&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6

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A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.
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Pittston (properly pronounced pits-ton) is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre that gained prominence in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as an active coal mining city, drawing a large portion of its labor force from European
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Scranton, Pennsylvania

Nickname: Electric City
Motto: Embracing Our People, Our Traditions, and Our Future
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Nickname: The Diamond City, Flood City
Motto: Pattern After Us

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hertz (symbol: Hz) is the SI unit of frequency. Its base unit is cycle/s or s-1 (also called inverse seconds, reciprocal seconds). In English, hertz is used as both singular and plural.
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A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve.
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Nominal power is a measurement of a mediumwave radio station's output used in the United States. AM broadcasters are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to operate at a specific nominal power, which may be (and usually is) different from the transmitter power output.
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WATT

City of license Cadillac, Michigan
Broadcast area [1]
Branding NewsTalk 1240
First air date 1945
Frequency 1240 kHz
Format News-Talk-Sports
Power 1,000 watts
Class C
Owner MacDonald Garber Broadcasting
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WATT

City of license Cadillac, Michigan
Broadcast area [1]
Branding NewsTalk 1240
First air date 1945
Frequency 1240 kHz
Format News-Talk-Sports
Power 1,000 watts
Class C
Owner MacDonald Garber Broadcasting
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This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between the United States, Canada and Mexico. Effective radiated power (ERP) and height above average terrain (HAAT) are listed unless otherwise noted.
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Federal Communications Commission

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Formed June 19, 1934
Preceding Agencies Federal Radio Commission
 

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Pittston (properly pronounced pits-ton) is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre that gained prominence in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as an active coal mining city, drawing a large portion of its labor force from European
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hertz (symbol: Hz) is the SI unit of frequency. Its base unit is cycle/s or s-1 (also called inverse seconds, reciprocal seconds). In English, hertz is used as both singular and plural.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Nickname(s): Keystone State, Quaker State,
Coal State, Oil State

Motto(s): Virtue, Liberty and Independence

Capital Harrisburg
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Scranton, Pennsylvania

Nickname: Electric City
Motto: Embracing Our People, Our Traditions, and Our Future
Coordinates:
Country United States
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Nickname: The Diamond City, Flood City
Motto: Pattern After Us

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State
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Scranton, Pennsylvania

Nickname: Electric City
Motto: Embracing Our People, Our Traditions, and Our Future
Coordinates:
Country United States
State
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Nickname: The Diamond City, Flood City
Motto: Pattern After Us

Coordinates:
Country United States
State
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WARM

City of license Scranton, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton
Branding WARM 590 AM
Slogan The True Oldies Station
First air date 1940
Frequency 590 kHz
Format Oldies
Power 5,000 Watts
Class
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WEJL

City of license Scranton, PA
Broadcast area Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Branding ESPN Radio 630-1240
First air date November 29, 1922[1]
Frequency 630 kHz
Format Sports
Power 2,000 Watts daytime,
32 Watts nightime
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WNAK

City of license Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton
Branding Calienete
Frequency 730 kHz (analog)
Format Spanish Language Format
Power 1,000 watts daytime,
12 Watts nighttime
Class D
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WQOR

City of license Olyphant, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Branding The Station of the Cross
First air date 1984
Frequency 750 kHz
Format Religious (Catholic)
Power 1,600 Watts daytime only
Class D
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WPEL

City of license Montrose, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area Scranton, Pennsylvania
Frequency 800 kHz
Format Religious
Power 1,000 Watts daytime,
135 Watts nighttime
Owner MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP
Website http://www.wpel.
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WBZU

City of license Scranton, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton
Branding WILK Newsradio
First air date 1925
Frequency 910 kHz (analog)
Format News Radio
Power 900 Watts daytime,
440 Watts nighttime
Class B
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WILK

City of license Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton
Branding WILK Newsradio
Frequency 980 kHz (analog)
Format News Radio
Power 5,000 Watts daytime,
1,000 Watts nighttime
Class B
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WBAX

City of license Wilkes-Barre, PA
Broadcast area Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Branding ESPN Radio 630-1240
First air date April 29, 1922
Frequency 1240 kHz
Format Sports
Power 1,000 Watts
Owner The Scranton Times, L.P.
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WFBS

City of license Berwick, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area Berwick/Bloomsburg
Branding The Game
Slogan Northeast Pennsylvania Sports Radio
Frequency 1280 kHz (analog)
Format Sports Radio
Power 1,000 Watts daytime,
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