WKTN is one of two radio station

Radio station

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s operating in Hardin County

Hardin County, Ohio

Hardin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,058. Its county seat is Kenton and is named for John Hardin, an officer in the American Revolution.-Geography:According to the U.S...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The other station is WONB

WONB

WONB is a non-commercial, educational FM radio station licensed to Ada, Ohio, operating at 94.9 MHz with a Best of the 70s,80s and 90s during the day and Best of Today format at night.The station plays smooth jazz music Sundays; a gospel show hosted by Adriane Thompson Bradshaw Sunday afternoons...

, a college

College

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 radio station that is a part of the Ohio Northern University

Ohio Northern University

Ohio Northern University is a private, United Methodist Church-affiliated university located in the United States in Ada, Ohio, founded by Henry Solomon Lehr in 1871. ONU is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. ONU is a sister...

.

Format and ownership

The format of WKTN is an A/C Mix Variety.

It is currently owned by Radio General Ltd.

Shows

There are a number of shows on WKTN on each given day. Currently "Amy in the Morning" hosted by Amy Chiles is heard from 6am to 10am. "The Midday Program" hosted by Dennis Beverly is heard from 10am to 3pm which also is home to "Oldies For Lunch". "The Afternoon Drive" hosted by Andrew Flinn is heard from 3pm to 6pm. In addition Flinn hosts "The Evening Program" each night from 6pm to midnight. Bob Roll hosts the "Best of Contempory Christian Music" Sunday mornings and Neal Fogle hosts the "Sunday Afternoon Show".

Other shows include "At Issue" Hosted by Dennis Beverly, which is a public affairs program concerning events in Hardin County, Ohio

Hardin County, Ohio

Hardin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,058. Its county seat is Kenton and is named for John Hardin, an officer in the American Revolution.-Geography:According to the U.S...

. American Top Ten with Casey Kasem

Casey Kasem

Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem is an American radio personality and voice actor who is best known for being the host of the nationally syndicated Top 40 countdown show American Top 40, and for voicing Shaggy in the popular Saturday morning cartoon franchise Scooby-Doo.Kasem, along with Don Bustany and...

 was heard each Saturday morning from 9am to noon until Kasem retired in June 2009. Rick Dees

Rick Dees

Rigdon Osmond "Rick" Dees III is an American comedic performer, entertainer, and radio personality, best known for his internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown and for the novelty song "Disco Duck." He is a People's Choice Award recipient, a Grammy-nominated...

 A/C Countdown replaced the Kasem show. American Gold

American Gold

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 with Dick Bartley

Dick Bartley

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 is heard each Saturday night, along with Kid Kelly's Backtracks USA.

Focus On The Family

Focus on the Family

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, a Christian radio program runs each Sunday morning at 7am, and the Church of the Month (where area churches take turns broadcasting their services each month) is heard each Sunday morning as well.

Sports

WKTN broadcasts the competitions of the Kenton Wildcats, the sports teams of Kenton High School

Kenton High School (Kenton, Ohio)

Kenton High School is a public high school in Kenton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Kenton City Schools district. Their nickname is the Wildcats. They are members of the Western Buckeye League.-OHSAA State Champions:* Football – 2001, 2002...

. Programs are usually hosted by Gary Lowe with the play-by-play and Jim Homan with color commentary. In addition the station also carries the games of the Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

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 and of Ohio State University

Ohio State University

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's football team.