WRTS

WRTS (103.7 FM, "Star 104") is a Top 40 (CHR) formatted radio station in Erie, Pennsylvania. WRTS's studios are located in the Boston Store building in downtown Erie while its transmitter is located near Knoyle Rd and Dewey Rd outside of Erie. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, and has a large coverage area stretching from Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio to Dunkirk, New York, as well as across Lake Erie in parts of the Canadian province of Ontario.

WRTS

City	Erie, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Erie, Pennsylvania
Frequency	103.7 MHz
Branding	Star 104
Slogan	Erie's #1 Hit Music Station
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WFNN, WJET, WRKT, WEBG, WTWF, WXBB
History
First air date	1969 (1969) (as WWGO-FM)
Former call signs	WWGO-FM (1969–1971) WCCK (1971–1991) WMXE (1991–1994)
Call sign meaning	RTS, the backwards spelling of Star
Technical information
Facility ID	55028
Class	B
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	152 meters (499 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	star104.iheart.com

WRTS is one of the most popular stations in the Erie area, and has been nominated for Top 40/CHR Station Of The Year: Markets 101+ at the Radio and Records conventions in both 2006 and 2007.[1][2] Some of the syndicated shows that WRTS airs are American Top 40, Most Requested Live with Romeo, The Vibe with Tanya & EJ, all from iHeart's Premiere Networks subsidiary.

As WCCK, the station was previously known for being one of the last holdout top-40 stations to compile its own record chart for airplay purposes; as such, several local hits that became popular in Erie but failed to break through nationwide got substantial airplay on WCCK in the 1980s.[3]

On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would transfer WRTS along with its sister stations to iHeartMedia in exchange for WFRE and WFMD in the Frederick, Maryland market from the Aloha Station Trust.[4] The sale closed on May 21, 2019.

On January 5, 2021, Star 104 began airing Elvis Duran for mornings.