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The station signed on December 31, 1946, as WNAE. Northern Allegheny Broadcasting sold the station to Kinzua Broadcasting Company in 1974.
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in Erie; the change was a prelude to the replacement of WNAE's former talk radio format with a simulcast of WICU-FM's
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two years prior, Iorio (who owned the stations under the name Radio Partners LLC) sold WNAE, WKNB, and WRRN, to
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format in the late 2000s, and eventually began simulcasting on 96.7 (W244DY), known as "News/Talk 96.7".
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programming on April 1. The WNAE call sign was concurrently transferred to the former WKNB.
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Owned by SJL Broadcasting (a subsidiary of Lilly Broadcasting).
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Kinzua Broadcasting sold WNAE, along with sister stations
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Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
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The station was a long time local fixture, airing a
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WICU-FM
Lawrence Park
Erie

Warren, Pennsylvania
Jamestown, New York
Frequency
kHz
Format
Contemporary hit radio
Lilly Broadcasting
Sister stations
WRRN
WNAE
Call sign
WICU-TV
FCC
Facility ID
Class
Power
watts
41°48′50.00″N 79°10′4.00″W / 41.8138889°N 79.1677778°W / 41.8138889; -79.1677778
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Public file
LMS
Webcast
Listen live
www.happi927.com
AM
radio station

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