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History

WKTL began broadcasting on September 13, 1965. and the station's website claims it was the first all student-staffed radio station in the country. The station was conceived by Struthers High School speech instructor Stephen J. Gercevich, a former radio announcer, to "provide a unique laboratory to put classroom techniques to use".

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* KTL High school radio stations in the United States Struthers, Ohio {{Ohio-radio-station-stub