| Broadcast area | Youngstown metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 830 kHz |
| Branding | 99.7 The Drum |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban Gospel - Black talk - Classic R&B |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | April 1, 1985[1] |
Former call signs | WLND (1985-1989) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts days only |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°24′56.0″N 80°43′49.0″W / 41.415556°N 80.730278°W |
| Translator(s) | 99.7 FM W259DI (Youngstown) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | thedrumradio |
WKTX (830 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Cortland, Ohio, serving the Youngstown metropolitan area. It broadcasts an urban gospel radio format in the daytime, along with some Black talk and Christian talk and teaching programs. At night it switches to Classic R&B music. The on-air identity is known as "The Drum 99.7 FM."
WKTX is powered by day at 1,000 watts, as a Class D daytimer station. Because AM 830 is a clear channel frequency, reserved for Class A WCCO Minneapolis, WKTX must sign off at night. The transmitter is off Mahan Denman Road at Phillips Rice Road in Mecca Township, Ohio.[2] WKTX programming is also heard around the clock on 200 watt FM translator W259DI 99.7 MHz in Youngstown.[3]