WYCK
Encyclopedia
For the National Historic Landmark museum mansion in Philadelphia, see Wyck House
.
WYCK is an AM broadcasting
radio station
licensed to the city of Plains Township, Pennsylvania
and serves the Wilkes-Barre
/Scranton
radio market. The station broadcasts at a frequency of 1340 kHz with 810 Watt
s with a non-directional signal pattern.
The station is owned by Bold Gold Media. In 2006, the station owners dropped the Oldies
radio format in favor of a Sports Radio
format branded as "The Game" with programming coming from Fox Sports Radio
and Premiere Radio Networks
's Jim Rome
. WYCK simulcasts "The Game" radio format along with its sister stations WICK
located in Scranton
and WBWX in Berwick
. "The Game" simulcast network is also the flagship for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees AAA Minor League Baseball
radio play-by-play coverage.
dial in 1924 as WBRE, owned by Louis G. Baltimore and the Baltimore Radio Exchange company in Wilkes-Barre
. WBRE initially broadcast at a frequency of 1300 kHz until 1927 when it switched to broadcasting on the frequency of 1200 kHz on a time shared basis with the other long time station in Wilkes-Barre
, WBAX
. This arrangement lasted until 1930 when WBRE changed frequency to 1310 kHz where it stayed until the great nationwide frequency reassignment year of 1941 when the station finally landed on its present day broadcast frequency of 1340 kHz. As WBRE, it was an NBC
radio affiliate.
The station continued as WBRE until the 1970s when it became WKRZ (AM). The change to WKRZ (AM) was the start of many call sign and format flips for the station, taking on the call signs of WPLJ (AM), WYOM, and finally WBCR by 1989. As WBCR (AM), the station had a Christian
radio format. In 1991, another call sign change to WTSW and then finally in 1992 the station's call sign were changed to the present WYCK.
Wyck House
The Wyck House, also called the Haines House and the Hans Millan House, is a historic mansion, museum, garden, and home farm in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
.
WYCK is an AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
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 the city of Plains Township, Pennsylvania
Plains Township, Pennsylvania
Plains Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in the greater metropolitan area of the city of Wilkes-Barre. The population was 10,906 at the 2000 census. Plains Township is the location of Pennsylvania's first casino, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs...
and serves the Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...
/Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
radio market. The station broadcasts at a frequency of 1340 kHz with 810 Watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s with a non-directional signal pattern.
The station is owned by Bold Gold Media. In 2006, the station owners dropped the Oldies
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....
radio format in favor of a Sports Radio
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
format branded as "The Game" with programming coming from Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
and Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
's Jim Rome
Jim Rome
Jim Rome is an American sports radio talk show host syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications....
. WYCK simulcasts "The Game" radio format along with its sister stations WICK
WICK
WICK is an AM broadcasting radio station licensed to the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania and serves the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton radio market. The station broadcasts at a frequency of 1400 kHz with 1,000 watts with a non-directional signal pattern....
located in Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
and WBWX in Berwick
Berwick, Pennsylvania
Berwick is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 22.6 miles southwest of Wilkes Barre. Berwick is one of two principal cities of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Columbia and Montour counties and had a combined population of 82,387...
. "The Game" simulcast network is also the flagship for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees AAA Minor League Baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
radio play-by-play coverage.
History
The station first signed-on the AMAM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
dial in 1924 as WBRE, owned by Louis G. Baltimore and the Baltimore Radio Exchange company in Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...
. WBRE initially broadcast at a frequency of 1300 kHz until 1927 when it switched to broadcasting on the frequency of 1200 kHz on a time shared basis with the other long time station in Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...
, WBAX
WBAX
WBAX is a radio station located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; located on the AM dial at 1240 kHz. It simulcasts the sports radio format of WEJL in Scranton, filling in the gaps in WEJL's signal outside Lackawanna County...
. This arrangement lasted until 1930 when WBRE changed frequency to 1310 kHz where it stayed until the great nationwide frequency reassignment year of 1941 when the station finally landed on its present day broadcast frequency of 1340 kHz. As WBRE, it was an NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
radio affiliate.
The station continued as WBRE until the 1970s when it became WKRZ (AM). The change to WKRZ (AM) was the start of many call sign and format flips for the station, taking on the call signs of WPLJ (AM), WYOM, and finally WBCR by 1989. As WBCR (AM), the station had a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
radio format. In 1991, another call sign change to WTSW and then finally in 1992 the station's call sign were changed to the present WYCK.