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WCLH (90.7 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States, the station serves the Scranton area. The station is currently owned by Wilkes University. The station has obtained a construction permit from the FCC for a power increase to 205 watts.
G.A.R. Memorial Junior/Senior High School (commonly known throughout the area simply as 'G.A.R.') was a high school located on 250 South Grant Street, in Wilkes-Barre, located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. G.A.R. was both a junior and senior public high school, offering education to students in grades 7–12.
Advertisement for the station's debut broadcast, as WBRE in Wilkes-Barre, on January 31, 1925. [2] WYCK was first licensed on January 15, 1925 as WBRE, broadcasting on 1300 kHz with 10 watts, and licensed to the Baltimore Radio Exchange company at 17 West Northampton Street in Wilkes-Barre. [3] WBRE made its debut broadcast on January 31, 1925. [2]
The Stegmaier Brewery was founded in Wilkes-Barre in 1857 by Charles Stegmaier (1821–1906) a native of Wurtemberg, Germany. Stegmaier became a brewing apprentice at the age of 15 and served as a brewmaster in Wurtemberg before emigrating to the United States in 1849. He initially went to Philadelphia, but in 1851, he relocated to Wilkes-Barre.
Theodore Childress "Chill" Wills (July 18, 1902 – December 15, 1978) [1] was an American actor and a singer in the Avalon Boys quartet. Early life.
Located on 341 Carey Avenue, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Elmer L. Meyers Junior/Senior High School opened in 1930 and closed in 2021. [2] [3] Both a junior and senior public high school, it offered education to students in grades 7–12. [4]
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre Northern Tier Center, located in Towanda in Bradford County, was established in 1986 under the direction of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education department. Its mission is to extend the resources of the University to Bradford and Sullivan Counties, which are largely rural areas of Northeastern ...
In the 2010s, the Wilkes-Barre school district entertained various plans to reduce its schools by consolidation. [8] [9] The current schools were deemed inadequate or unsafe, with high costs to repair. [10] [11] By 2018, the school board had solidified plans for construction of a new high school to serve the entire district, at a cost of $121 ...