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WBCO
WBCO (1540 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Bucyrus, Ohio. The station currently features a classic country format. WBCO also airs 24 hours per day on FM translator W298CC at 107.5 FM. History WBCO was founded in 1962 by Thomas P. Moore and wife J. LaVonne Moore, along with LaVonne's brother and pioneer in broadcasting, Orville J. Sather, and investors. WBCO was joined by sister-station WBCO-FM (later named WQEL) two years later. The company was first known as Brokensword Broadcasting Co. When the Moores and Sathers bought out the investors, it became Sa-Mor Stations. Full ownership was assumed by Tom and LaVonne following Orville's death. The stations were sold to Mike and Donna Laipply in 1991. In 1996, both stations were sold to the Ohio Radio Group based in Ashland Ohio who also owned stations WQIO and WMVO in Mount Vernon, Ohio, WNCO and WNCO-FM in Ashland, Ohio, WMAN-FM in Fredericktown, Ohio, WFXN-FM in Galion, Ohio and WXXF in Loudonville, Oh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WQEL
WQEL (92.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Bucyrus, Ohio, United States, the station serves the Mid-Ohio area. The station is owned by Saga Communications under licensee Franklin Communications, and operates as part of its Bucyrus Radio Group. It features programming from United Stations Radio Networks and Westwood One. History 92.7 FM went on the air in 1964 as WBCO-FM, the sister station to WBCO. WBCO was founded in 1962 by Thomas P. & J. LaVonne Moore and Orville J. Sather as Brokensword Broadcasting Co. When the Moores and Sathers bought out the investors, it became Sa-Mor Stations. Full ownership was assumed by Tom and LaVonne following Orville's death. The stations were sold to Mike and Donna Laipply in 2001. the station was purchased by Scantland Broadcasting, then purchased by current Saga Communications. The station was assigned call sign In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a call name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio State Sports Network
The Ohio State Sports Network from Learfield is an American radio network consisting of 62 radio stations which carry coverage of Ohio State Buckeyes football and men's basketball. Co-owned WBNS () and WBNS-FM (), both licensed to Columbus, Ohio, serve as the network's 2 flagship stations. The network also includes 60 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio and West Virginia: 33 AM stations, 22 of which extend their signals with low-power FM translators; 26 full-power FM stations; and one HD Radio digital subchannel which supplements its signal with a low-power FM translator. Paul Keels has served as play-by-play announcer for both football and men's basketball since 1998; former Ohio State offensive guard Jim Lachey currently serves as color analyst for football; and former Ohio State point guard Ron Stokes currently serves as color analyst for men's basketball. History In 2009, Ohio State announced it had sold its athletic program's media rights to IMG College and RadiOhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WMVO
WMVO (1300 AM) – branded as "Oldies WMVO" – was a commercial oldies radio station licensed to serve Mount Vernon, Ohio. It also operated a translator signal on 100.9 MHz at the same landmark site: "Radio Hill" (at the intersection of Coshocton Avenue and Upper Gilchrist Road). The station was a full-service oldies station that also featured assorted talk and sports programming. WMVO was also an ABC News Radio affiliate. WMVO and its FM sister station WQIO were owned by BAS Broadcasting of Fremont, Ohio. Prior to October 1, 2005, the station was owned by Clear Channel Communications. WMVO has maintained its local presence for much of the station's history, with an additional news presence on WQIO. WMVO was affiliated with the Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Cavaliers, Ohio State Buckeyes and the Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets. History WMVO and sister station WQIO were founded by Helen E. Zelkowitz “Mrs. Z” in 1951 and remained locally owned and operated until the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galion, Ohio
Galion ( ) is a city in Crawford County, Ohio, Crawford, Morrow County, Ohio, Morrow, and Richland County, Ohio, Richland counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 10,453 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Galion is the second-largest city in Crawford County after Bucyrus, Ohio, Bucyrus. The Crawford County portion of Galion is part of the Bucyrus micropolitan statistical area. The small portion of the city that is located in Richland County is part of the Mansfield metropolitan area, while the portion extending into Morrow County is considered part of the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area. History The region was first inhabited by Native American tribes up until the first settlers, Benjamin Leveridge and his two sons, arrived in 1817. In 1820, William Hosford and his two sons, Asa and Horace, settled on land outside of the area. It was not until Colonel James Kilbourne decided to "lay out a town half way between Columbus and the Lakes" that the crossroads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Stations In Ohio
The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of Ohio, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats. List of radio stations :1 Operating under a "Shared Time" agreement on the same frequency. Defunct * KDPM Cleveland (1921–1927) * W45CM/WELD Columbus (1941–1953) * WAQI/WAST Ashtabula (1964–1982) * WBKC/WCDN/WATJ Chardon (1969–2004) * WBBY-FM Westerville (1969–1990) * WBOE Cleveland (1938–1978) * WAND/WCNS/WNYN/WTOF/WBXT/WCER Canton (1947–2011) * WCLW Mansfield (1957–1987) * WCNW Fairfield (1964–2024) * WCRX-LP Columbus (2007–2020) * WDBK/WFJC Cleveland; moved to Akron in 1927 (1924–1930) * WFRO Fremont (1950–2021) * WJDD Carrollton (surrendered in 2022) * WJEH/WGTR/WJEH Gallipolis (1950–2021) * WJTB North Ridgeville (1984–2017) * WKNT/WJMP Kent (1965–2016) * WJVS Cincinnati (surrendered in 2012) * WKJH-LP Bryan (cancelled in 2023) * WLBJ- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WMAN-FM
WMAN-FM (98.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format as a simulcast of WMAN (1400 AM). Licensed to Fredericktown, Ohio, WMAN-FM serves the Ashland/Mansfield/Mount Vernon Mid-Ohio area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features programing from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, and Premiere Networks. WMAN-FM (then WWMM)'s simulcast of WMAN was originally a trimulcast with WMAN-FM (now WSWR) which ended on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at noon. Prior to December 2011, the station was WXXR, which, along with Shelby-licensed WSWR (100.1 FM), programmed a classic hits format branded as "My 100.1/98.3." WSWR also featured an oldies format as "Crusin' 100." The WMAN simulcast began on December 26, 2011. The first local program on the new FM signal was aired on December 26 "Rusty Cates & the WMAN Morning News". The first live high school sports broadcast on the FM signal was aired on Thursday December 29, a girls basketball game played betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredericktown, Ohio
Fredericktown is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Knox County, Ohio, Knox County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,648 at the United States Census 2020, 2020 census. History Fredericktown was platted in 1807, and named after Frederick, Maryland, the native home of a first settler. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,493 people, 1,050 households, and 691 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 1,133 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.0% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.4% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.2% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 0.3% from Race (U.S. Census), other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino of any race were 0.9% o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WFXN-FM
WFXN-FM (102.3 FM broadcasting, FM) – branded as 102.3 The Fox – is a commercial mainstream rock Radio broadcasting, radio station licensed to serve Galion, Ohio, Galion, Ohio. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., WFXN-FM primarily services the Mid-Ohio counties of Richland County, Ohio, Richland, Crawford County, Ohio, Crawford, and Morrow County, Ohio, Morrow, and is the local affiliate for ''Rover's Morning Glory'' and ''The House of Hair with Dee Snider''. The WFXN-FM studios are located in Mansfield, Ohio, Mansfield, while the station transmitter resides in Galion. Besides a standard analog transmission, the station is available online via iHeartRadio. History WFXN-FM began as WQLX on November 8, 1974. At first, WQLX simulcast WGLX (1570 AM) under the ownership of Harry Gray's Radio Galion. After only owning the station for one year, Gray had a heart attack at the age of 58, the control of the station was transferred to Joseph Billow until a sale could take place. In 1976, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucyrus, Ohio
Bucyrus ( ) is a city in Crawford County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in northern Ohio approximately 28 miles (45 km) west of Mansfield, Ohio, Mansfield and southeast of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo. The population was 11,684 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is the largest in Crawford County and the center of the Bucyrus micropolitan statistical area. History The origin of the name Bucyrus is not certain. It was given by James Kilbourne, who laid out the town in 1821. One theory is that the name Bucyrus is derived from "beautiful" coupled with the name of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire, First Persian Empire. An alternate theory is that the city was named after Busiris (Greek mythology), Busiris, a city of ancient Egypt. The Bucyrus Foundry and Manufacturing Company, a predecessor to Bucyrus International, Inc. was founded in Bucyrus in 1880. The company moved to Wisconsin in 1893. Bucyrus was once home to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WXXF
WXXF (107.7 FM broadcasting, FM) – branded ''107.7 The Breeze'' – is a commercial soft adult contemporary Radio broadcasting, radio station licensed to Loudonville, Ohio, Loudonville, Ohio. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., WXXF primarily serves the Mid-Ohio counties of Richland County, Ohio, Richland, Crawford County, Ohio, Crawford, Morrow County, Ohio, Morrow, Holmes County, Ohio, Holmes, Ashland County, Ohio, Ashland, and Wayne County, Ohio, Wayne. The studios for WXXF are located in Mansfield, Ohio, Mansfield, while the station transmitter resides in Galion. Besides a standard analog transmission, the station is available online via iHeartRadio. Formerly a full-power repeater of Galion, Ohio, Galion sister station WFXN-FM, WXXF radio stunt, stunted with Christmas music in preparation for a new format to debut on December 26, 2019. History WXXF-FM began as WBZW in March 1990. After a failed attempt to win the construction permit for WKLM in Millersburg, Ohio, Millersburg, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loudonville, Ohio
Loudonville is a village in Ashland and Holmes counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 2,786 at the 2020 census. Loudonville is nicknamed the "Canoe Capital of Ohio" for the many canoe liveries along the Mohican River. It is also home to Mohican State Park and Mohican-Memorial State Forest. History Loudonville was first inhabited by Delaware Nation peoples. The first white settlement was in 1810 when Stephen Butler built a single log cabin on the Black Fork of the Mohican River. In 1814, Thomas Jelloway and James Loudon Priest (the town's namesake) laid out the village of Loudonville, starting with twelve plots. A post office called Loudonville has been in operation since 1820. From 1913 to 1996, Loudonville was home to The Flxible Company, a manufacturer of motorcycle sidecars, commercial cars (hearses, ambulances, and flower cars), intercity coaches, and city-transit coaches. During World War II, Flxible interrupted its normal production and instead bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
