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30-591: Warf or WARF may refer to: WARF , a radio station (1350 AM) licensed to Akron, Ohio, United States Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation , technology transfer office of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States Benjamin Warf , American pediatric neurosurgeon and professor Warf or Terp , an artificial dwelling mound Warf Hall,

60-527: A station identification , along with live musical performances; reception for WDBK was limited outside of Cleveland and was barely audible in Akron. In early 1927 the owner was changed to WDBK Broadcasting (Inc.) (Stanley J. Broz) at the Bolton Square Hotel on Carnegie Avenue, using the slogan "Broadcasting from Cleveland". Automobile dealer W. F. Jones purchased WDBK on July 15, 1927, with

90-690: A temporary station named WADC for a February 1925 auto show at the Central Garage, with a transmitter built by the Willard Storage Battery Co. of Cleveland. W. F. Jones, head of the show's sponsor, the Automobile Dealers' Company, insisted for the station's establishment to help broadcast the show's events to a larger audience. After the show ended, Jones tried to get a permanent station launched; failing to find enough investor support, Allen T. Simmons—owner of

120-576: A Cleveland market station, billing itself as Cleveland's Fox Sports 1350 , though the station's city of license assignment to Akron and transmitter site in Cuyahoga Falls remained unchanged. In July 2022, WARF - along with the rest of the stations in the iHeart Cleveland cluster - moved their studios from suburban Independence to the Six Six Eight Building in downtown Cleveland. Fox Sports Radio programming airs

150-627: A coed residence hall of Tennessee Technological University See also [ edit ] Wharf (disambiguation) Worf (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Warf . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warf&oldid=1013140090 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

180-410: A competitive disadvantage against WADC and Cleveland's WHK and WTAM . An air of sadness prevailed, this being the last day on the air for WFJC... The radio commission has taken away the right to broadcast from this station, but there is one thing that never can be taken away from us—memories and fond recollections of the many pleasant hours spent in the studio at WFJC. We hold hopes that perhaps in

210-650: A consolidation that created WGAR . WFJC's first license, for 100 watts on 1210 kHz , was issued in May 1924 under the station's original call sign, WDBK, to the M. F. Broz Furniture, Hardware & Radio Company at 13918 Union Avenue in Cleveland's Mount Pleasant neighborhood . It began broadcasting on May 15, 1924. WDBK was deleted in the fall of 1924, then relicensed the following spring, again with 100 watts, but now on 1320 kHz . Programming included jazz selections interspersed with an imitation steamboat whistle as

240-642: A sports format on March 30, 2007; branded as "Sportsradio 1350", becoming an affiliate for Sporting News Radio. Its logo used a blue-and-gold color scheme, a nod to the University of Akron . In June 2009, WARF switched back to Fox Sports Radio , which it airs to this day. On January 27, 2020, WARF rebranded as "Fox Sports 1350 The Gambler", as it added programming from the Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN) related to sports betting . The accompanying press release also formally repositioned WARF as

270-498: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WARF Originally WADC, this station is the oldest surviving radio station in Akron, founded and owned by Allen T. Simmons. A charter affiliate of the CBS Radio Network , WADC was a key station in the network up to the early 1960s. Becoming WSLR in 1965, the station became one of the earliest country music stations in

300-513: The NARBA frequency shifts. As the CBS affiliate during the 1930s and 1940s, WADC was the leading Akron radio station, rivaled later only by WAKR after it took to the air in 1940. Akron had no NBC Red affiliate, since WTAM 's signal from Cleveland covered the area. WADC's success was symbolized by the two-story art-deco WADC Building, which was completed on May 6, 1949, and became a local landmark on

330-531: The chambers of commerce for both Akron and Cleveland, in addition to local community groups and competing Cleveland radio stations. WCSO made its final broadcast on October 11, 1930, after coverage of the Wittenberg Tigers - Washington & Jefferson Presidents football game and its license was formally deleted at the end of the month. As construction for the new station began immediately, WFJC continued to broadcast from Akron until December 14;

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360-600: The Allen Theater—obtained a permanent license which was granted on March 23, 1925. W. F. Jones would eventually purchase Cleveland station WDBK in July 1927 and moved it to Akron as WFJC , only to have it moved back to Cleveland in 1930 as WGAR (AM) via a two-station consolidation. A slogan — "Watch Akron Develop Commerce" — matching the call letters was adopted, which was soon slightly modified to "Watch Akron Develop Commercially". (Allen's 1965 obituary stated that

390-498: The FRC issued General Order 32 , which notified 164 stations, including WFJC, that "From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it." However, the station successfully convinced the commission that it should remain licensed. As part of a major reallocation under the provisions of the FRC's General Order 40 , on November 11, 1928, WFJC

420-618: The Monsters sliding over to sister station WTAM 1100 AM/106.9 FM). Though primarily an English language station, WARF also airs Spanish broadcasts of Cleveland Guardians home games, complimenting the coverage on sister stations/Guardians flagships WTAM and WMMS 100.7 FM. WFJC WFJC was a radio station in Akron, Ohio . First licensed in 1924 in Cleveland as WDBK, it was moved to Akron in 1927 and deleted in 1930 as part of

450-589: The bulk of the day (both during the week and on weekends - including the morning drive show featuring former Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn ) with programming from VSiN also featured (early evenings and weekends). WARF serves as the radio home of the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the flagship station for Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball (with any Vikings games that conflict with

480-491: The company filed an application with the FRC for authorization to "consolidate stations WFJC and WCSO into a new station with new equipment at Cleveland Ohio", which was approved that same month. The WGAR Broadcasting Company took over ownership of WCSO on September 26, 1930, later recognized as a casualty of the Great Depression . WFJC was acquired seven days earlier. The deal was approved despite opposition from

510-448: The distinction of being the only station in the country to carry Bill Press 's radio show when it debuted on June 27, 2005, until KRXA picked up the show on August 22. On February 13, 2006, veteran radio personality Joe Finan (long heard on rival talk station WNIR ) began a locally produced talk show 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. weekdays. Finan was released from WARF that October 27, and died that December 20. WARF changed back to

540-504: The establishment of the Federal Radio Commission (FRC), stations were initially issued a series of temporary authorizations starting on May 3, 1927. In addition, they were informed that if they wanted to continue operating, they needed to file a formal license application by January 15, 1928, as the first step in determining whether they met the new "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard. On May 25, 1928,

570-490: The home station for the Akron Aeros for the 2002 season. The sports talk format was dropped on June 2, 2005, and the station switched to a liberal talk radio format (albeit with no Air America programming at first), changing its call letters to WARF. Branded as "Radio Free Ohio", WARF carried Al Franken and Randi Rhodes from Air America Radio, and Ed Schultz and Stephanie Miller from Jones Radio. WARF also held

600-499: The intent of moving the station to Akron. Jones's involvement in the medium began when—at his insistence —a February 1925 auto show used a temporary station named WADC to broadcast the show's events, with a transmitter built by the Willard Storage Battery Co. After the show ended, Jones tried to sign on the station permanently, but theatre owner Allen T. Simmons launched WADC from the Portage Hotel on April 8, 1925. Jones

630-591: The near future, Akron will be able to have and hold a downtown radio station. Louella Houser Yackle, host of WFJC's final program on December 14, 1930 At the same time the FRC confirmed a forthcoming hearing for WFJC's application, George A. Richards , Leo J. Fitzpatrick and P. M. Thomas—owners of WJR in Detroit—incorporated the WGAR Broadcasting Company in order to establish "Cleveland's fourth radio station". On September 6,

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660-407: The region, and remained as such until switching to urban contemporary as WTOU in 1994. WTOU retained their call sign after becoming an ESPN Radio affiliate in 1999 and a Fox Sports Radio affiliate in 2001, but changed to the current WARF calls in 2005 during a two-year stretch as progressive talk . Having returned to a sports format in 2007, and resuming its Fox Sports affiliation in 2009, WARF

690-532: The sale to Clear Channel, WTOU then flipped to Fox Sports Radio , branded as "Fox Sports 1350". The networks' offerings at the time also included Tony Bruno and "Kiley & Booms", co-hosted by Cleveland Heights native Chuck Booms (who broadcast on his end from Clear Channel's Cleveland facilities in Independence, Ohio ). WTOU also became the Akron-Canton affiliate for The Jim Rome Show , and became

720-766: The southeast corner of Main and Mill Streets in downtown Akron. The entire second floor of the building was occupied by the station's studios and offices. WADC was sold in late 1964 to Welcome Radio, Inc. headed by Cleveland lawyer Harrison Fuerst. In January 1965, the station became WSLR, known as "Whistler 1350". It brought a country music format to the area, with morning host Jaybird Drennan. Jaybird died on December 10, 2006. On August 22, 1984, Welcome Radio sold WSLR to OBC Broadcasting, Inc., headed by Richard A. Nicoletti. Faced with competition from WQMX in Akron, along with WGAR-FM in Cleveland and WQXK in Youngstown , WSLR dropped its country format. On September 1, 1994,

750-612: The station adopted an urban contemporary format delivered by ABC Radio called " The Touch ", and it switched to call letters WTOU on September 29. In October 1999, the station switched to a sports talk format. It first carried programming from ESPN Radio and kept the WTOU calls but dropped "The Touch" nickname and instead went by "1350AM ESPN - Akron's Sports Network". WTOU and sister station WKDD (96.5 FM) were sold by OBC Broadcasting to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia ) on August 15, 2000. In September 2001, months after

780-531: The station's slogan was "Watch Akron Deliver Cars", although an Akron Beacon columnist later noted that "Several readers... reported that it actually meant 'Watch Akron Develop Commercially'".) WADC was the second radio station in Akron (after WOE which went on the air on April 27, 1922, but was off the air in July 1923). Regular broadcasts began on April 8, 1925, from studios in the Portage Hotel. The station originally broadcast at 1160 kHz with 100 watts, but its signal increased to 500 watts by 1926. WADC

810-538: Was a charter member of the CBS Radio Network , being one of the 16 stations that aired the first CBS network program on September 18, 1927. The station soon opened new studios in Tallmadge and increased its power to 5,000 watts. Its frequency jumped around from 1160 to 1010 to 1260, and to 1320 after the FRC 's General Order 40 went into effect on November 11, 1928. On March 29, 1941, it moved to 1350 kHz as part of

840-436: Was assigned to 1450 kHz , again in a time share with WJAY. WJAY moved to a different frequency allowing WFJC to operate full-time, but this was temporary as WCSO was reassigned to 1450 kHz a few months later as WFJC's new timesharing partner. WFJC filed paperwork with the FRC on March 30, 1930, to move to 900 kHz , operate full-time and increase power to 1,000 watts ; station management cited what had become

870-545: Was granted a permit to move WDBK to Akron but would remain on 1320 kHz and sharing time with Cleveland station WJAY . Renamed WFJC, the station made its debut broadcast from the Akron Beacon Journal building on October 22, 1927, but merely as a tenant, the Beacon Journal did not have any ownership stake. Sam Townshend was listed as station manager, secretary and lead engineer. Following

900-634: Was reoriented to the Cleveland media market in 2020 with the addition of VSiN sports betting -related programming. WARF's studios are located in the Six Six Eight Building in Downtown Cleveland's Gateway District , while the station transmitter resides in Cuyahoga Falls . In addition to a standard analog transmission , WARF broadcasts a digital signal through the HD Radio in-band on-channel standard, and streams online via iHeartRadio . The Akron Automobile Association established

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