WICL
Encyclopedia
WICL is an Oldies
and Classic rock
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Williamsport, Maryland
, serving the Martinsburg, West Virginia
/Hagerstown, Maryland
area. WICL is owned and operated by Prettyman Broadcasting Co.
station, by Ken Smith in 1972. It operated this way until 2000, when it was bought by Prettyman Broadcasting. Also in 2000, it became adult contemporary formatted WLTF (which is now on 97.5
).
In 2001, WLTF moved to 97.5 and then classic rocker WKMZ moved to 95.9. In 2005, WKMZ dropped its classic rock format for oldies and picked up the WICL calls. WICL dropped all on-air talent in 2008, picking up the True Oldies Channel format from ABC Radio.
, the studios for WICL are located in Martinsburg, West Virginia
and the tower is located just south of Hagerstown, Maryland
.
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
and Classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Williamsport, Maryland
Williamsport, Maryland
Williamsport is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,868 at the 2000 census and 2,278 as of July 2008.-Geography: Williamsport is located at ....
, serving the Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg is a city in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia, United States. The city's population was 14,972 at the 2000 census; according to a 2009 Census Bureau estimate, Martinsburg's population was 17,117, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest...
/Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the...
area. WICL is owned and operated by Prettyman Broadcasting Co.
History
The station was started as WYII, a CountryCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
station, by Ken Smith in 1972. It operated this way until 2000, when it was bought by Prettyman Broadcasting. Also in 2000, it became adult contemporary formatted WLTF (which is now on 97.5
WLTF
WLTF is a Light Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Martinsburg, West Virginia, serving the Four-State Region. WLTF is owned and operated by Prettyman Broadcasting Company.-Information:...
).
In 2001, WLTF moved to 97.5 and then classic rocker WKMZ moved to 95.9. In 2005, WKMZ dropped its classic rock format for oldies and picked up the WICL calls. WICL dropped all on-air talent in 2008, picking up the True Oldies Channel format from ABC Radio.
Location
While the station is licensed to Williamsport, MarylandWilliamsport, Maryland
Williamsport is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,868 at the 2000 census and 2,278 as of July 2008.-Geography: Williamsport is located at ....
, the studios for WICL are located in Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg is a city in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia, United States. The city's population was 14,972 at the 2000 census; according to a 2009 Census Bureau estimate, Martinsburg's population was 17,117, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest...
and the tower is located just south of Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the...
.