WRTS
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| City | Erie, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Frequency | 103.7 MHz |
| Branding | Star 104 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC) |
| WFNN, WJET, WRKT, WEBG, WTWF, WXBB | |
| History | |
First air date | 1969 (as WWGO-FM) |
Former call signs | WWGO-FM (1969–1971) WCCK (1971–1991) WMXE (1991–1994) |
Call sign meaning | RTS, the backwards spelling of Star |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 55028 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 152 meters (499 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | star104.iheart.com |
WRTS (103.7 FM, "Star 104") is a Top 40 (CHR) formatted radio station in Erie, Pennsylvania. WRTS's studios are located in the Boston Store building in downtown Erie while its transmitter is located near Knoyle Rd and Dewey Rd outside of Erie. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, and has a large coverage area stretching from Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio to Dunkirk, New York, as well as across Lake Erie in parts of the Canadian province of Ontario.
WRTS is one of the most popular stations in the Erie area, and has been nominated for Top 40/CHR Station Of The Year: Markets 101+ at the Radio and Records conventions in both 2006 and 2007.[1][2] Some of the syndicated shows that WRTS airs are Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, On Air with Ryan Seacrest, American Top 40, On the Move with Enrique Santos, Most Requested Live with Romeo, iHeartRadio Countdown, and The Vibe with Tanya & EJ, all from iHeart's Premiere Networks subsidiary.
As WCCK, the station was previously known for being one of the last holdout Top-40 stations to compile its own record chart for airplay purposes; as such, several local hits that became popular in Erie but failed to break through nationwide got substantial airplay on WCCK in the 1980s as K104.[3]
On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would transfer WRTS along with its sister stations to iHeartMedia in exchange for WFRE and WFMD in the Frederick, Maryland market from the Aloha Station Trust.[4] The sale closed on May 20, 2019.
On January 5, 2021, Star 104 began airing Elvis Duran for mornings.
References[]
External links[]
- WRTS official website
- WRTS in the FCC FM station database
- WRTS on Radio-Locator
- WRTS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Coordinates: 42°05′24″N 79°56′35″W / 42.090°N 79.943°W
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