WRTS
WRTS (103.7 FM, "Star 104") is a Top 40 (CHR) formatted radio station in Erie, Pennsylvania. 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.
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| City | Erie, Pennsylvania |
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| Broadcast area | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Frequency | 103.7 MHz |
| Branding | Star 104 |
| Slogan | Erie's #1 Hit Music Station |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WFNN, WJET, WRKT, WLTM, 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 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | star104.iheart.com |
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 American Top 40, Most Requested Live with Romeo, Club Kane, all from iHeart's Premiere Networks subsidiary.
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.[3] The sale closed on May 21, 2019.
References
- Radio and Records Convention 2007
- Arbitron Ratings
- "iHeartMedia & Connoisseur Media Swap Frederick & Erie". RadioInsight. 27 March 2019.
External links
- WRTS official website
- WRTS in the FCC's FM station database
- WRTS on Radio-Locator
- WRTS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database