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{{Infobox Radio station |
{{Infobox Radio station |
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| name = DWKZV |
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| image = [[Image:WKZV logo.jpg|200px]]| |
| image = [[Image:WKZV logo.jpg|200px]]| |
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| city = [[Washington, Pennsylvania]] |
| city = [[Washington, Pennsylvania]] |
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| branding = ''KZ Country'' |
| branding = ''KZ Country'' |
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| slogan = |
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| airdate = October 1, 1970 (as WKEG) |
| airdate = October 1, [[1970 in radio|1970]] (as WKEG) |
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| frequency = 1110 [[kHz]] |
| frequency = 1110 [[kHz]] |
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| format = [[(Dark)broadcasting|silent]] |
| format = [[(Dark)broadcasting|silent]] |
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===The WKEG Years=== |
===The WKEG Years=== |
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Known then as WKEG, the station was first issued a construction permit in August 1968, signing on October 1, 1970. Among the station's original staff at start-up was general manager Lew Wade, vice president Leo Shank, and chief engineer Richard Canter. |
Known then as WKEG, the station was first issued a construction permit in August 1968, signing on October 1, 1970. Among the station's original staff at start-up was general manager Lew Wade, vice president Leo Shank, and chief engineer Richard Canter.<ref>[[http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC-YB/1971/B%202%20Radio%20YB%201971.pdf 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook]]</ref> |
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WKEG featured a full-service format of middle-of-the-road, [[country music|country]], and [[polka music]]. The polka show was hosted by local polka musician Gil Yurus, who joined the station at start-up and remained until financial troubles began in the late |
WKEG featured a full-service format of middle-of-the-road, [[country music|country]], and [[polka music]]. The polka show was hosted by local polka musician Gil Yurus, who joined the station at start-up and remained until financial troubles began in the late 1980s. |
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WKEG maintained its original owner until September 1972, when DiLeLo Broadcasting sold the station to Nascone Enterprises (dba Genas Broadcasting), a company headed by Joseph P. Nascone, the former sales manager of WTAE Radio in Pittsburgh. |
WKEG maintained its original owner until September 1972, when DiLeLo Broadcasting sold the station to Nascone Enterprises (dba Genas Broadcasting), a company headed by Joseph P. Nascone, the former sales manager of WTAE Radio in Pittsburgh. <ref>[[http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC-YB/1973/B%202%20YB%201973.pdf 1973 Broadcasting Yearbook]]</ref> |
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Upon acquisition, Joe Nascone changed the station's format to easy listening. Genas Broadcasting operated the station until 1987 when it was purchased by Ferguson Broadcasting. [[Image:WKEG bill.jpg|thumb|Relic from the past: Aging WKEG bill painted on the side of a building along North College Avenue at East Chestnut Street in Washington, Pennsylvania; across and down the street from the current WKZV studios. Photo: October 2007.]] |
Upon acquisition, Joe Nascone changed the station's format to easy listening. Genas Broadcasting operated the station until 1987 when it was purchased by Ferguson Broadcasting. [[Image:WKEG bill.jpg|thumb|Relic from the past: Aging WKEG bill painted on the side of a building along North College Avenue at East Chestnut Street in Washington, Pennsylvania; across and down the street from the current WKZV studios. Photo: October 2007.]] |
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Unable to find other investors and operators, the remaining owners closed the station at the end of the day on Thursday, May 16, 2013. |
Unable to find other investors and operators, the remaining owners closed the station at the end of the day on Thursday, May 16, 2013. |
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In a letter to the FCC dated that day, WKZV's communications attorneys cited health reasons and adverse economic conditions as reasons to surrender the license. [http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=41239] |
In a letter to the FCC dated that day, WKZV's communications attorneys cited health reasons and adverse economic conditions as reasons to surrender the license. <ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=41239 Letter to the F.C.C. from WKZV's licensee asking the F.C.C. to delete their license. Letter dated May 21, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.]</ref><ref>[[http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20130528/NEWS01/130529332#.UaXQ_NLVCSo "WKZV signs off for good", Observer-Reporter article, dated May 28, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.]</ref> |
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==Sources== |
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* [http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC-YB/1971/B%202%20Radio%20YB%201971.pdf 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook] |
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* [http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC-YB/1973/B%202%20YB%201973.pdf 1973 Broadcasting Yearbook] |
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{{Portal|Pittsburgh|Radio}} |
{{Portal|Pittsburgh|Radio}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*Radio the old way - The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/washington/radio-the-old-way-597639] |
*Radio the old way - The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/washington/radio-the-old-way-597639] |
Revision as of 12:47, 3 June 2013
Broadcast area | Pittsburgh metropolitan area Wheeling, West Virginia |
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Frequency | 1110 kHz |
Branding | KZ Country |
Programming | |
Format | silent |
Ownership | |
Owner | My-Key Broadcasting |
History | |
First air date | October 1, 1970 (as WKEG) |
Former call signs | WKEG |
Call sign meaning | KZ branding |
Technical information | |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts (daytime) |
WKZV was a 1,000 watt, two-tower directional, daytime-only AM radio station in the Pittsburgh radio market, licensed to Washington, Pennsylvania. As of May 16, 2013, the station reported silence after ending its country music format that lasted more than two decades.
History
The WKEG Years
Known then as WKEG, the station was first issued a construction permit in August 1968, signing on October 1, 1970. Among the station's original staff at start-up was general manager Lew Wade, vice president Leo Shank, and chief engineer Richard Canter.[1]
WKEG featured a full-service format of middle-of-the-road, country, and polka music. The polka show was hosted by local polka musician Gil Yurus, who joined the station at start-up and remained until financial troubles began in the late 1980s.
WKEG maintained its original owner until September 1972, when DiLeLo Broadcasting sold the station to Nascone Enterprises (dba Genas Broadcasting), a company headed by Joseph P. Nascone, the former sales manager of WTAE Radio in Pittsburgh. [2]
Upon acquisition, Joe Nascone changed the station's format to easy listening. Genas Broadcasting operated the station until 1987 when it was purchased by Ferguson Broadcasting.
For many of its early years, the station operated out of a trailer at its transmitter site on McLane Road (now Whitetail Drive) in Chartiers Township, north of downtown Washington, and then to the former George Washington Hotel in downtown Washington.
The station would move in the late 1980s to another studio location at 71 North Main Street in downtown Washington, following its purchase by Ferguson Broadcasting, and then to its current location on East Chestnut Street in 1990.
The third owner, William Ferguson, changed the station's format to adult contemporary, delivered via satellite through the Transtar Radio Network. The station ended up going dark in two years.
The station was then purchased by JJG Communications, a company headed by Carmichaels businessman John G. Brodak and John Loeper, the former general manager of WANB/WANB-FM in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.
JJG made another go of the station, this time with a news/talk/sports format, also mostly via satellite. The station failed again, and was off the air by October 1991.
Rebirth as WKZV
The station returned to the air in the spring of 1992, this time with a new set of call letters; WKZV ("KZ Country") and a new owner, U.S. North Broadcasting, Inc.
Despite their best efforts and investment in studio overhauls, the station did not prosper. A little over a year later, local Polka musician and disc jockey Mike Panjuscek and two other investors, Helen and Stanley Supinski bought the station from U.S. North Broadcasting, Inc. in March 1993, and continues to do business today as My-Key Broadcasting.
The new owner discontinued satellite-delivered country music format and hired two local announcers, each working half of the broadcast day. Panjuscek shifted the format to more of a classic country sound, with special emphasis on local country music artists and those on independent record labels (except on the weekends).
Cease of operations
Panjuscek died on September 17, 2011.
Unable to find other investors and operators, the remaining owners closed the station at the end of the day on Thursday, May 16, 2013.
In a letter to the FCC dated that day, WKZV's communications attorneys cited health reasons and adverse economic conditions as reasons to surrender the license. [3][4]
References
- ^ [1971 Broadcasting Yearbook]
- ^ [1973 Broadcasting Yearbook]
- ^ Letter to the F.C.C. from WKZV's licensee asking the F.C.C. to delete their license. Letter dated May 21, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ^ ["WKZV signs off for good", Observer-Reporter article, dated May 28, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- Radio the old way - The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [1]
- WKZV a radio rarity - The Observer-Reporter [2]
- WKZV off the air for good - The Observer-Reporter [3]
External links
- Radio the Old Way...Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [4]
- WKZV in the FCC AM station database
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