WYHT
| City | Mansfield, Ohio |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Mid-Ohio |
| Branding | Y105 |
| Slogan | Mansfield's #1 Hit Music Station |
| Frequency | 105.3 MHz |
| First air date | 1978 (as WCLW) |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 113.0 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 67611 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°46′9.00″N 82°32′23.00″W / 40.7691667°N 82.5397222°W |
| Former callsigns | WCLW (1978-1979) WCLW-FM (1979-1987) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Sister stations | WFXN, WMAN, WMAN-FM, WNCO, WNCO-FM, WSWR, WXXF |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Official Website |
WYHT (105.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Mansfield, Ohio, United States, the station serves the Mid-Ohio area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..
The station signed on October 18, 1962 as a sister to now defunct 1140 AM WCLW located at 791 McPherson Street in Mansfield, Ohio and owned by Mansfield Broadcasting Inc owned by Frederick Eckardt. Simulcasting 100% of the AM station 105.3 aired a Mainstream Rock/Pop format that was a first in the area. In 1975, the company changed names to Greater Mansfield Broadcasting Inc. having Lynn Eckardt join as Vice President of the company. In 1983, WCLW-AM would become country competing against nearby WNCO Ashland, Ohio and WCLW-FM would change to a MOR format. Greater Mansfield Broadcasting would sell both WCLW-AM/FM to Cleveland lawyer and radio specialist Harrison Fuerst's Treasure Radio on April 16, 1987 for $2 Million. Fuerst also was purchasing WMAN-AM/Mansfield for $1.6 Million to combine with his 1490 WMGW and 100.3 WZPR Meadeville, Pennsylvania, 98.1 WJJR and now defunct 970 AM WHWB Rutland. Fuerst had owned other radio stations in Colorado Springs, Albany, Denver, Nebraska and Akron. The station changed its call letters to the current WYHT-FM on August 3, 1987.
Treasure worked with consultant Nick Anthony, who'd programmed WKDD in Akron, and who currently is Vice President of Rubber City Radio Group. When Anthony joined the station, the entire format and lineup of the newly named Y105 changed adding Scott Bruner and Toni Foxx to mornings; Steve Casale to middays; Sheri Wharton in Afternoons; David G. Cook, evenings; and Eric Taylor, overnights. Program Director for the new Y105 was John Foster and music director Bob Dickey.
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