WYCK
| City | Plains Township, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
| Branding | 105 The River |
| Frequency | 1340 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 100.7 W264CG (Wilkes-Barre) |
| First air date | 1924 (as WBRE at 1300) |
| Format | Classic Hits (WWRR simulcast) |
| Power | 810 watts |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 36835 |
| Former callsigns | WBRE (1924-1970s) WKRZ (1970s-?) WPLJ (?-?) WYOM (?-1991) WTSW (1991-1992) |
| Former frequencies | 1300 kHz (1924-1927) 1200 kHz (1927-1930) 1310 khz (1930-1941) |
| Owner | Bold Gold Media |
| Sister stations | WICK, WPSN |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 105theriver.net |
WYCK is an AM broadcasting radio station licensed to the city of Plains Township, Pennsylvania and serves the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton radio market. The station broadcasts at a frequency of 1340 kHz with 810 Watts with a non-directional signal pattern.
The station is owned by Bold Gold Media. In 2006, Bold Gold dropped its old Oldies radio format in favor of a sports format branded as "The Game" with programming coming from Fox Sports Radio and Premiere Radio Networks's Jim Rome. Until September 23, 2015, WYCK simulcasted "The Game" radio format along with its sister stations WICK located in Scranton and WCDL in Carbondale. "The Game" simulcast network is also the flagship for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders AAA Minor League Baseball radio play-by-play coverage.
The station first signed-on the AM dial in 1924 as WBRE, owned by Louis G. Baltimore and the Baltimore Radio Exchange company in Wilkes-Barre. WBRE initially broadcast at a frequency of 1300 kHz until 1927 when it switched to broadcasting on the frequency of 1200 kHz on a time shared basis with the other long time station in Wilkes-Barre, WBAX. This arrangement lasted until 1930 when WBRE changed frequency to 1310 kHz. WBRE remained at 1310 kHz until the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement took effect in 1941 and the station finally landed on its present-day broadcast frequency of 1340 kHz. As WBRE, it was an NBC radio affiliate.
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