WERT

Infobox Radio station
name = WERT


city = Van Wert, Ohio
area = Lima
slogan =
branding = "Unforgettable 1220"
frequency = 1220 kHz
repeater =
airdate = 1958
share = 1.2
share as of = Fa'07
share source = R&Rcite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Lima Market Ratings | date= | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=Lima&MarketRank=%20 | work =Radio & Records | pages = | date = | language = ]
format = Adult Standards/MOR
power = 250 watts day
29 watts night
erp =
haat =
class = D
facility_id = 56181
coordinates = coord|40|52|19.00|N|84|33|15.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = Van Wert [ cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web ]
former_callsigns =
owner = First Family Broadcasting
licensee =
sister_stations = WKSD-FM
webcast = [http://www.vwindependent.com/WERT%20Radio%20player.htm]
website = [http://www.vanwert.com/wert vanwert.com/wert]
affiliations = ABC Radio

WERT (1220 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format mixed with soft oldies from the 1960s. Licensed to Van Wert, Ohio, USA, the station serves the Lima area. The station is currently owned by First Family Broadcasting and features programing from ABC Radio . [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WERT |title=WERT Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

History

From its founding in 1958, WERT (then owned by its founder The Van Wert Broadcasting Company) has traditionally been a middle of the road format and was also the founder of WMVR in Sidney in 1963 (currently owned by Dean Miller Broadcasting since its purchase in 1965.) Ray Livesay purchased the local AM/FM combo in 1971 and owned it throughout much of the 1970s and 80s. In 1994 Chris Roberts (previously with WOWO in Fort Wayne) purchased the local station.

Programming

WERT broadcasts the Timeless (formerly "Stardust") format of soft oldies from ABC Radio. It is the heritage station serving the Van Wert area, and is co-owned with oldies/sports radio station WKSD 99.7 FM in Paulding (formerly WERT-FM; the original WERT-FM, at 98.9, is now WBYR serving the Fort Wayne market, and is no longer co-owned with WERT-AM).

A powerful windstorm powered by the remnants of Hurricane Ike caused damage to its transmitting tower on Sunday September 14, 2008. According to a [http://www.wlio.com/localNews.aspx?NewsID=8363 WLIO-TV news story dated September 15,2008] , engineers from the Fort Wayne area worked feverishly to bring the station back on the air. WERT continued to operate with reduced power by means of a temporary antenna and an internet audiostream unti Friday September 19,2008 when the new tower was erected and and returned to full power as reported by the Van Wert Independent newspaper.

References

External links

*AM station data|WERT
Lima Radio