WLLF is a commercial FM

Frequency modulation

In telecommunications and signal processing, frequency modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its instantaneous frequency. This contrasts with amplitude modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied while its frequency remains constant...

 radio station in Mercer, Pennsylvania

Mercer, Pennsylvania

Mercer is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,391 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mercer County. Mercer is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, USA, serving the Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

 market broadcasting at 96.7 MHz with a sports format. It is one of seven radio stations in the Youngstown market owned by Cumulus Broadcasting. Its studios are in "The Radio Center" in Hermitage, Pennsylvania

Hermitage, Pennsylvania

Hermitage is a city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,157 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

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History

WLLF, whose license was first issued in March of 1984, signed on in January 1985 as WKTX. It was purchased in August of 1990 by Mercer County Broadcasting, headed by Patrick Engrao. For a time, this station was the co-owned sister of WKTX

WKTX

WKTX is an American Class D radio station in Cortland, Ohio. It broadcasts Nostalgia, Big Band, Hungarian, German, Polka, Greek and many other Nationalities with their music and programming.-History:...

 (AM 830) in Cortland, Ohio

Cortland, Ohio

Cortland is a city in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States located on the eastern shore of Mosquito Creek Reservoir. Walnut Run is the creek that runs through town. The population was 6,830 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area....

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The WLLF call letters originated in 1991, when the station simulcast Youngstown rock station WNCD

WNCD

WNCD is a commercial radio station serving Youngstown, Ohio, owned by Clear Channel and broadcasting a mainstream rock format at 93.3 MHz. Its signal covers Youngstown, Warren, and New Castle, PA, and at times even reaches Erie and New Kensington, Pennsylvania. However, as one approaches Meadville...

 "The Wolf", then at 106.1 MHz

Hertz

The hertz is the SI unit of frequency defined as the number of cycles per second of a periodic phenomenon. One of its most common uses is the description of the sine wave, particularly those used in radio and audio applications....

. The call letters have remained on the station since, including when it was a Smooth Jazz

Smooth jazz

Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....

 outlet.

In April 2010, Cumulus ended the station's long run as "96.7 The River", a satellite-fed adult-contemporary format, and launched a new sports format featuring ESPN Radio

ESPN Radio

ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...

 and the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...

 radio network. The station will also carry a local sports show originating at sister station WPIC

WPIC

WPIC is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA, the station serves Mercer County, Pennsylvania, though its signal covers much of the Youngstown radio market from its facility on North Stateline Road in Masury, Ohio...

 790 AM, licensed to Sharon, Pennsylvania

Sharon, Pennsylvania

Sharon is a city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, northwest of Pittsburgh. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...

. WLLF will also continue to carry its large variety of local high school and college sports.

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