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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WTPA
| name = WKHL
| city = [[Palmyra, Pennsylvania]]
| logo = KLOVE 2014.svg
| area = [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]]
| city = [[Palmyra, Pennsylvania]]
| area = [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]]
| branding = ''92.1 WTPA''
| slogan = The Rock of Central PA
| branding = ''K-LOVE''
| frequency = 92.1 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| frequency = 92.1 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| airdate = 1959 (as WJWR)
| airdate = {{start date|1959}} (as WJWR)
| format = [[Mainstream rock]]
| format = [[Contemporary Christian music|Contemporary Christian]]
| erp = 1,500 [[watt]]s
| erp = 1,500 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{Convert|183.2|m|ft|sp=us}}
| haat = {{Convert|183.2|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| class = A
| facility_id = 12050
| facility_id = 12050
| coordinates = {{coord|40|23|28.0|N|76|43|31.0|W|region:US_type:city}} ([[North American Datum#North American Datum of 1927|NAD27]])
| coordinates = {{coord|40|23|28.3|N|76|43|29.8|W|type:landmark_region:US-PA_source:FCC|name=WKHL|display=inline,title}}
| former_callsigns = WJWR (1959)<br>WCTX (1959–1995)<br>WNCE-FM (1995–2001)<br>WWKL (2001–2011)
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WJWR (1959–1965)|WRLC (1965–1969)|WCTX (1969–1995)|WNCE-FM (1995–2001)|WWKL (2001–2011)|WTPA (2011–2018)}}
| owner = Patrick H. Sickafus a.k.a. Pat Garrett
| owner = [[Educational Media Foundation]]
| sister_stations = [[WWSM]]
| sister_stations = [[WROZ]]
| webcast = [http://streamdb6web.securenetsystems.net/v5/WTPA Listen Live]
| webcast = {{listen live|http://www.klove.com/listen/player.aspx}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.wtparock.com}}
| website = {{url|http://www.klove.com/}}
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
}}

'''WTPA''' (92.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "92.1 WTPA") is a commercial [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[radio station]] licensed to serve [[Palmyra, Pennsylvania]]. The station is owned by Patrick H. Sickafus a.k.a. Pat Garrett and broadcasts a [[mainstream rock]] format.
'''WKHL''' (92.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "K-LOVE") is a [[non-commercial]] [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[radio station]] licensed to serve [[Palmyra, Pennsylvania]]. The station is owned by [[Educational Media Foundation]] and is an affiliate of [[K-LOVE]], EMF's [[contemporary Christian]] music network.


==History==
==History==
The station was first licensed on December 4, 1959, with the WJWR call sign. It was owned by William N. Reichard. The station was sold effective January 1, 1961, to Radio Music, Inc. On July 20, 1965, the call sign was changed to WRLC, followed by a change in ownership to Harrisburg Broadcasting Corporation effective on August 27, 1965. Another ownership change took place effective April 14, 1969, to Clinton Broadcasting Company, followed by a call sign change on May 15, 1969, to WCTX.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=80488 |title=Broadcast Station License Record |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref> By 1977, the station was broadcasting a [[beautiful music]] format.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Stations by State NE-Territories |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1977/C-2%20Radio%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201977.pdf |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |date=1977 |page=C-180 |access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref>
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Prior to its format switch to Rhythmic in 2002, the station, using the '''WWKL''' call sign, was an Oldies outlet. The move was part of a shakeup in the market when sister station [[WNNK]] shifted to [[Adult Top 40]] and to counter Rhythmic-leaning [[Top 40 Mainstream]] rival upstart [[WHKF-FM]], a move that has paid off for them in terms of ratings. By 2006 WWKL began shifting towards a mainstream CHR direction to compete with [[WLAN-FM]], even though as of 2009 they still reported to [[R&R (magazine)|R&R]]/[[Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems|Nielsen BDS]] [[Rhythmic Airplay Chart|Rhythmic Airplay panel]].<ref>[http://www.bdsonline.com/stations/top40_rhythmic.html From bdsonline.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308015804/http://www.bdsonline.com/stations/top40_rhythmic.html |date=March 8, 2009 }}</ref> This kind of direction has also sparked debate from radio message boards about stations that decided to add certain Pop and Dance tracks but stay within the Rhythmic realm.<ref>[http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,107436.0.html From Radio-info.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723113817/http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,107436.0.html |date=July 23, 2011 }}</ref> [[Mediabase]] still reports the station as [[contemporary hit radio]], and despite them not being [[contemporary hit radio]], they have always been a [[rhythmic contemporary]] due to [[WHKF]] airing a [[contemporary hit radio]] format.


By 1990, the station had switched to an [[oldies]] format,<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Stations by State N-W and Territories |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990/B-Radio-NE-Terr-BC-YB-1990.pdf |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |date=1990 |page=B-266 |access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref> but by 1994 the format had switched back to beautiful music.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Stations by State NE to USVI |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1994/B-Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1994-B&W.pdf |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |date=1994 |page=B-318 |access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref>
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In 2011, the [[United States Department of Justice]] approved the purchase of [[Citadel Broadcasting]] by Cumulus, provided that Cumulus divest itself of three stations,<ref>{{cite news |title=Cumulus gets antitrust OK to buy Citadel |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/09/08/us-citadel-cumulus-antitrust-idUKTRE7876TB20110908 |publisher=Reuters |accessdate=2016-05-23}}</ref> two of which were [[WWKL]] (Hot 92) and [[WCAT-FM]] (Red 102.3) as well as the "intellectual property" of WTPA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/53538/doj-approves-cumuluscitadel-merger-pending-additional-spinoffs/ |title=DOJ Approves Cumulus/Citadel Merger Pending Additional Spinoffs |website=radioinsight.com |accessdate=2016-05-23}}</ref> Cumulus chose to swap the WTPA and WWKL licenses, effectively moving '''WTPA''' and its [[Rock music|Rock]] format to 92.1 and WWKL and its [[contemporary hit radio]] format to 93.5. The swap took place on September 16, 2011. Following the swap, the station changed its branding to "92.1 WTPA" and the format changed to [[rock music]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Radio dial rotates 93.5 WTPA, HOT 92.1 and other area stations are undergoing changes |url=http://www.ydr.com/ci_18894989? |newspaper=York Daily Record |accessdate=2016-05-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601204423/http://www.ydr.com/ci_18894989 |archivedate=June 1, 2015 }}</ref>


On November 2, 1995, the station was sold to Quaker State Broadcasting corporation.<ref name="BY96">{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Stations by State NE-Territories |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1996/B-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1996.pdf |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |date=1996 |page=B-361 |access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref> Following the change in ownership, the station's call sign was changed to WNCE-FM on November 8, 1995.<ref name="callsigns">{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=12050&Callsign=WKHL |title=Call Sign History [WKHL] |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref> The station's [[beautiful music]] format was not changed.<ref name="BY96"/>
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Cumulus Media placed WTPA into a trust named Potential Broadcasting LLC. On October 12, 2012 it was announced that WTPA had been sold to Patrick H. Sickafus, owner of [[WWSM]] in Annville, PA.<ref>{{cite web |title=WTPA Harrisburg Sold |url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/79266/wtpa-harrisburg-sold/ |website=radioinsight.com |accessdate=2016-05-23}}</ref> The transaction was consummated on January 31, 2013 at a purchase price of $530,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Classic Rocker WTPA Sold! Format change next? |url=http://mediaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/10/classic-rocker-wtpa-sold-format-next.html |date=October 15, 2012 |website=mediaconfidential.blogspot.com |accessdate=2016-05-23}}</ref>


In 1999, AMFM, Inc, through licensee Capstar TX L.P., purchased WNCE-FM (along with [[WTPA-FM|WTPA]]) for $15 million.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Stations by State NE to USVI |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2000/D-Radio-NE-TER-BC-YB-2000-2.pdf |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |date=2000 |page=D-385 |access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref> On October 3, 1999, [[iHeartMedia|Clear Channel Communications]] announced the purchase of AMFM, Inc., in a deal valued at $17.4 billion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/1999/10/04/deals/clear/|title=Clear Channel gets AMFM|work=[[CNNMoney]]|date=October 4, 1999|access-date=November 3, 2011}}</ref> As a condition of the Clear Channel-AMFM merger, the [[United States Department of Justice]] forced the new company to sell 99 radio stations in 27 markets in [[United States]], including Harrisburg-area stations WTPA, [[WNNK-FM]], [[WHGB|WTCY]] and WNCE-FM. All went to [[Cumulus Media]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Clear Channel-AMFM Merger Gets Approval |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2000/aug/30/business/fi-12696 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Washington |date=August 30, 2000 |access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref> The sale of WNCE-FM was completed on November 28, 2000.<ref name="BY01">{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Stations by State NE to USVI |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2001/D-Radio-NE-TER-BC-YB-2001.pdf |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |date=2001 |page=D-387 |access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref>
On November 9, 2017, the [[Educational Media Foundation]] purchased WTPA for $750,000 to rebroadcast the nationally syndicated [[Contemporary Christian music|Contemporary Christian]] station [[K-Love|K-LOVE]] to the central Pennsylvania area.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/120892/wtpa-harrisburg-sold-emf/|title=WTPA Harrisburg Sold To EMF - RadioInsight|date=2017-11-09|work=RadioInsight|access-date=2017-11-09|language=en-US}}</ref>


Following the sale, the station switched format to [[classic rock]] via a simulcast of Cumulus-owned sister station WTPA.<ref name="BY01"/> On August 3, 2001, the station's call sign was changed to WWKL.<ref name="callsigns"/> The WTPA (FM) simulcast would continue until 2004.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Stations by State NE-Territories |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2003-04/D-Radio-NE-TER-BC-YB-2003-04.pdf |magazine=Broadcasting Yearbook |date=2003–2004 |page=D-408 |access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref>
==Previous logo==

[[File:wwkl.jpg]]
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By 2005, the station had switched to a [[contemporary hit radio|CHR]]/[[Rhythmic contemporary|rhythmic]] format, branded as ''HOT 92''. The move was part of a shakeup in the market when sister station WNNK-FM shifted to [[Adult Top 40]] and to counter Rhythmic-leaning [[Top 40 Mainstream]] rival upstart [[WHKF-FM]], a move that has paid off for them in terms of ratings. By 2006 WWKL began shifting towards a mainstream CHR direction to compete with [[WLAN-FM]], even though as of 2009 they still reported to [[R&R (magazine)|R&R]]/[[Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems|Nielsen BDS]] [[Rhythmic Airplay Chart|Rhythmic Airplay panel]].<ref>[http://www.bdsonline.com/stations/top40_rhythmic.html From bdsonline.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308015804/http://www.bdsonline.com/stations/top40_rhythmic.html |date=March 8, 2009 }}</ref>

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In 2011, the [[United States Department of Justice]] approved the purchase of [[Citadel Broadcasting]] by Cumulus, provided that Cumulus divest itself of three stations,<ref>{{cite news |title=Cumulus gets antitrust OK to buy Citadel |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-citadel-cumulus-antitrust-idUKTRE7876TB20110908 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=May 23, 2016}}</ref> two of which were WWKL (''HOT 92'') and [[WCAT-FM]] (''Red 102.3'') as well as the "intellectual property" of WTPA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/53538/doj-approves-cumuluscitadel-merger-pending-additional-spinoffs/ |title=DOJ Approves Cumulus/Citadel Merger Pending Additional Spinoffs |website=radioinsight.com |date=September 15, 2011 |access-date=May 23, 2016}}</ref> Cumulus chose to swap the WTPA and WWKL licenses, effectively moving the WTPA call sign and the [[rock music]] format to 92.1, while the WWKL call sign and the CHR format moved to 93.5. The swap took place on September 16, 2011,<ref>{{cite news|title=Radio dial rotates 93.5 WTPA, HOT 92.1 and other area stations are undergoing changes |url=http://www.ydr.com/ci_18894989? |newspaper=York Daily Record |access-date=May 23, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601204423/http://www.ydr.com/ci_18894989 |archive-date=June 1, 2015 }}</ref> after which WTPA changed its branding to ''92.1 WTPA''.

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Cumulus Media placed WTPA into a trust named Potential Broadcasting LLC. On October 12, 2012, it was announced that the trust had sold WTPA to Patrick H. Sickafus, owner of [[WWSM]] in [[Annville, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Venta |first=Lance |date=October 12, 2012 |title=WTPA Harrisburg Sold |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/79266/wtpa-harrisburg-sold/ |work=RadioInsight |access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref> The transaction consummated on January 31, 2013, at a purchase price of $530,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Classic Rocker WTPA Sold! Format change next? |url=http://mediaconfidential.blogspot.com/2012/10/classic-rocker-wtpa-sold-format-next.html |date=October 15, 2012 |website=mediaconfidential.blogspot.com |access-date=May 23, 2016}}</ref>

===Sale to Educational Media Foundation===
On November 9, 2017, [[Educational Media Foundation]] purchased WTPA for $750,000.<ref name="sale">{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/120892/wtpa-harrisburg-sold-emf/|title=WTPA Harrisburg Sold To EMF - RadioInsight|date=November 9, 2017|work=RadioInsight|access-date=November 9, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> EMF planned to transition the station to become part of their [[K-Love|K-LOVE]] [[Contemporary Christian music|contemporary Christian]] radio network,<ref name="emf news">{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Sean |date=January 12, 2018 |title=92.1 WTPA will transition from rock music to Christian adult contemporary |url=http://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/01/wtpa_sale_christian_radio.html |work=PennLive |access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> which in the Harrisburg area already includes translator [[WHKF#Translators|W269AS]]<ref name="sale"/> and [[WKHW (FM)|WKHW]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.klove.com/music/radio-stations/radio-station-download/#pennsylvania |title=Master Station List [Pennsylvania] |website=klove.com |publisher=[[Educational Media Foundation]] |access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref> WTPA went [[Dark (broadcasting)|silent]] on January 31, 2018, in preparation for the ownership change.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101778937&formid=910&fac_num=12050 |title=Notification of Suspension of Operations |date=February 13, 2018 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101780087&formid=910&fac_num=12050 |title=Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA |date=March 6, 2018 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref> The sale consummated on February 1, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101778228&formid=905&fac_num=12050 |title=Consummation Notice |date=February 1, 2018 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=February 8, 2018}}</ref> On February 12, 2018, the FCC granted WTPA a new license, which modified the previous license granted in 2006 from commercial to non-commercial status.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1775374 |title=Application Search Details [WKHL] |date=February 12, 2018 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1775374.pdf |title=FM BROADCAST STATION LICENSE |date=February 12, 2018 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=February 13, 2018}}</ref> Two days later, on February 14, 2018, the FCC assigned the WKHL call sign to the station.<ref name="callsigns"/> Prior to this call sign change, a station with the WTPA call sign had been on the air in the Harrisburg market since 1980.<ref name="emf news"/>

WKHL resumed operations with K-Love programming on March 21, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1781289&Form_id=910&Facility_id=12050 |title=Resumption of Operations |date=March 21, 2018 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|www.wtparock.com}}
*{{Official website|www.klove.com}}
* {{FM station data|WTPA}}
*{{FM station data|742644|WKHL}}


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Latest revision as of 06:27, 12 July 2024

WKHL
Broadcast areaHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
Frequency92.1 MHz
BrandingK-LOVE
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
WROZ
History
First air date
1959 (1959) (as WJWR)
Former call signs
  • WJWR (1959–1965)
  • WRLC (1965–1969)
  • WCTX (1969–1995)
  • WNCE-FM (1995–2001)
  • WWKL (2001–2011)
  • WTPA (2011–2018)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID12050
ClassA
ERP1,500 watts
HAAT183.2 meters (601 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°23′28.3″N 76°43′29.8″W / 40.391194°N 76.724944°W / 40.391194; -76.724944 (WKHL)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.klove.com

WKHL (92.1 FM, "K-LOVE") is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Palmyra, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Educational Media Foundation and is an affiliate of K-LOVE, EMF's contemporary Christian music network.

History

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The station was first licensed on December 4, 1959, with the WJWR call sign. It was owned by William N. Reichard. The station was sold effective January 1, 1961, to Radio Music, Inc. On July 20, 1965, the call sign was changed to WRLC, followed by a change in ownership to Harrisburg Broadcasting Corporation effective on August 27, 1965. Another ownership change took place effective April 14, 1969, to Clinton Broadcasting Company, followed by a call sign change on May 15, 1969, to WCTX.[2] By 1977, the station was broadcasting a beautiful music format.[3]

By 1990, the station had switched to an oldies format,[4] but by 1994 the format had switched back to beautiful music.[5]

On November 2, 1995, the station was sold to Quaker State Broadcasting corporation.[6] Following the change in ownership, the station's call sign was changed to WNCE-FM on November 8, 1995.[7] The station's beautiful music format was not changed.[6]

In 1999, AMFM, Inc, through licensee Capstar TX L.P., purchased WNCE-FM (along with WTPA) for $15 million.[8] On October 3, 1999, Clear Channel Communications announced the purchase of AMFM, Inc., in a deal valued at $17.4 billion.[9] As a condition of the Clear Channel-AMFM merger, the United States Department of Justice forced the new company to sell 99 radio stations in 27 markets in United States, including Harrisburg-area stations WTPA, WNNK-FM, WTCY and WNCE-FM. All went to Cumulus Media.[10] The sale of WNCE-FM was completed on November 28, 2000.[11]

Following the sale, the station switched format to classic rock via a simulcast of Cumulus-owned sister station WTPA.[11] On August 3, 2001, the station's call sign was changed to WWKL.[7] The WTPA (FM) simulcast would continue until 2004.[12]

By 2005, the station had switched to a CHR/rhythmic format, branded as HOT 92. The move was part of a shakeup in the market when sister station WNNK-FM shifted to Adult Top 40 and to counter Rhythmic-leaning Top 40 Mainstream rival upstart WHKF-FM, a move that has paid off for them in terms of ratings. By 2006 WWKL began shifting towards a mainstream CHR direction to compete with WLAN-FM, even though as of 2009 they still reported to R&R/Nielsen BDS Rhythmic Airplay panel.[13]

In 2011, the United States Department of Justice approved the purchase of Citadel Broadcasting by Cumulus, provided that Cumulus divest itself of three stations,[14] two of which were WWKL (HOT 92) and WCAT-FM (Red 102.3) as well as the "intellectual property" of WTPA.[15] Cumulus chose to swap the WTPA and WWKL licenses, effectively moving the WTPA call sign and the rock music format to 92.1, while the WWKL call sign and the CHR format moved to 93.5. The swap took place on September 16, 2011,[16] after which WTPA changed its branding to 92.1 WTPA.

Cumulus Media placed WTPA into a trust named Potential Broadcasting LLC. On October 12, 2012, it was announced that the trust had sold WTPA to Patrick H. Sickafus, owner of WWSM in Annville, Pennsylvania.[17] The transaction consummated on January 31, 2013, at a purchase price of $530,000.[18]

Sale to Educational Media Foundation

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On November 9, 2017, Educational Media Foundation purchased WTPA for $750,000.[19] EMF planned to transition the station to become part of their K-LOVE contemporary Christian radio network,[20] which in the Harrisburg area already includes translator W269AS[19] and WKHW.[21] WTPA went silent on January 31, 2018, in preparation for the ownership change.[22][23] The sale consummated on February 1, 2018.[24] On February 12, 2018, the FCC granted WTPA a new license, which modified the previous license granted in 2006 from commercial to non-commercial status.[25][26] Two days later, on February 14, 2018, the FCC assigned the WKHL call sign to the station.[7] Prior to this call sign change, a station with the WTPA call sign had been on the air in the Harrisburg market since 1980.[20]

WKHL resumed operations with K-Love programming on March 21, 2018.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKHL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Broadcast Station License Record". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Stations by State NE-Territories" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1977. p. C-180. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Stations by State N-W and Territories" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1990. p. B-266. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "Stations by State NE to USVI" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1994. p. B-318. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Stations by State NE-Territories" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1996. p. B-361. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Call Sign History [WKHL]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "Stations by State NE to USVI" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 2000. p. D-385. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  9. ^ "Clear Channel gets AMFM". CNNMoney. October 4, 1999. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  10. ^ "Clear Channel-AMFM Merger Gets Approval". Los Angeles Times. Washington. August 30, 2000. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Stations by State NE to USVI" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 2001. p. D-387. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  12. ^ "Stations by State NE-Territories" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 2003–2004. p. D-408. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  13. ^ From bdsonline.com Archived March 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Cumulus gets antitrust OK to buy Citadel". Reuters. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  15. ^ "DOJ Approves Cumulus/Citadel Merger Pending Additional Spinoffs". radioinsight.com. September 15, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  16. ^ "Radio dial rotates 93.5 WTPA, HOT 92.1 and other area stations are undergoing changes". York Daily Record. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
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  24. ^ "Consummation Notice". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
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  26. ^ "FM BROADCAST STATION LICENSE" (PDF). fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
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