WNCO (AM)

WNCO (1340 kHz) – branded Fox Sports 1340 – is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Ashland, Ohio, United States. The station serves Ashland, Mansfield and Bucyrus, collectively identified as the Mid-Ohio region. The station is under ownership of iHeartMedia, Inc.

WNCO

Ashland, Ohio
Broadcast area	Ashland County Richland County Knox County
Frequency	1340 kHz
Branding	Fox Sports Radio 1340
Programming
Language	English
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Fox Sports Radio Premiere Networks Ashland University Eagles
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WFXN-FM WMAN WMAN-FM WNCO-FM WSWR WXXF WYHT
History
First air date	May 18, 1950 (1950-05-18) (as WATG)
Former call signs	WATG (1950–1959)
Call sign meaning	North Central Ohio
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	2926
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	40°50′25″N 82°21′26″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	wncoam.iheart.com

Since September 10, 2012, WNCO runs a sports format, airing content from Fox Sports Radio and Premiere Radio Networks. It originally aired an adult standards/ and oldies music format from Citadel Media's Timeless satellite feed until June 14, 2009, when it switched to an all-talk format.

It is also the flagship station for Ashland University Eagles football.

The station signed on May 18, 1950, as WATG, owned by Ashland Broadcasting Corp. headed by R. S. Burke.^[2] It was acquired by Radio Ashland, Inc. on January 15, 1957^[3] and became WNCO two years later.