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06/13/2024

We are back! Thank you West Penn Power!

06/13/2024

West Penn Power at our studios now. Estimated Time of Restoration 8pm tonight, but they’re working pretty fast so we’re optimistic.

06/13/2024

The culprit!

06/13/2024

Blown line fuse at Planet Mart. Shorted out pole transformer in front of the station. Off the air.

06/05/2024

Congressman Mike Kelly is taking a poll...here's what you need to know:

Will President Biden's executive order stop the border crisis? Yes No How important is the border crisis to you? Very important Important Neutral Not important What tool(s) do you think would help to secure the border? Additional Border Patrol personnel Border wall construction End catch & relea...

06/03/2024

The 2nd Annual Greg Adams Memorial Golf Scramble has been slated for June 21. Here's what you need to know:

https://cops-1.org/golf-event/

05/30/2024

And we’re back!

05/30/2024

Yes, we’re off. A little electrical spike this time courtesy of West Penn Power.

05/28/2024

Knoch High School has moved commencement exercises from Wednesday to Thursday. Same time and place.

05/28/2024

A memorial service for Dylan Tarbi will be held tomorrow at the East Union Presbyterian Church Community Center.

Dylan's family are friends of the radio station. Please remember them in your prayers during this difficult time.

If you wish to attend the service, here's what you need to know:

A Celebration of Life for Dylan Tarbi will take place on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at 3:00 pm in the East Union Community Center. A reception will take place immediately following the service.

05/22/2024

We’re back. Not sure for how long though 😡

05/22/2024

Here we go again! Internet is down! 😡

05/20/2024

Well it looks like we have the internet issues solved. We apologize for the inconvenience.

05/19/2024

OK, trying this again!

05/19/2024

Off the air…internet issues. Still working on it 😡

05/18/2024

We’re back up! Sorry for the inconvenience!

05/13/2024

New adds!

Dua Lipa - Houdini
Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now
Taylor Swift - Fortnight (w. Post Malone)
Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton - Purple Irises
Teddy Swims - Lose Control
Rachel Platten - Girls
Bon Jovi - Legendary
Justin Timberlake - Selfish
Billy Joel - Turn the Lights Back On

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

05/07/2024

From the Knoch School District Administration:

This afternoon the electrical contractor was digging to insert a new electrical line. Unfortunately, they struck an older portion of the gas line that was not replaced during our most recent issue two weeks ago. The gas was immediately shut off and will remain off until this section of the gas line is replaced. With warmer weather, it is not necessary to supply our buildings with heat. Therefore, students and staff at our secondary buildings are safe to continue with our normal schedule. However, there will not be hot water, and cold lunches will be served at the high school and middle school buildings until the issue is rectified. Hand-sanitizing stations are available throughout the buildings.

To ensure the safety of students and staff, the gas company will not restore gas to the building during the school day. We will continue to communicate updates throughout the restoration process. This issue does not impact either of our elementary buildings.

05/01/2024

04/28/2024

We will be off the air on Saturday, May 18th during the morning hours due to internet service upgrades.

04/24/2024

Once again, Saxonburgradio.com will be there!

04/19/2024

And we’re back! 😀

04/19/2024

We’re off the air again. Working on it. 😡

04/18/2024

We are back! Sorry for the inconvenience!

04/18/2024

We are off the air.

04/18/2024

Knoch Schools are closed due to road closures and power outages. No flex instruction.

04/15/2024

SMPC has slated VBS for June 10th through the 14th. Here's what you need to know!

June 10-14, evenings from 6-8:30pm. Join us for HOMETOWN NAZARETH - Where Jesus was a KID!

04/12/2024

Knoch School District is operating on a Flexible Instruction Schedule for today, and Butler Area School District is operating on a two hour delay.

04/02/2024

Eat 'n Park is looking to cash in on the eclipse. They're selling a special version of their Smiley Cookie that you won't find in the restaurants. You can order them until 2 Tuesday afternoon in order for them to arrive in time for the eclipse. Here's what you need to know:

Put on a happy phase with our Solar Eclipse Sunglass Smiley Cookies! Just in time for the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, order these special limited-edition Smiley Cookies iced in spring colors, sunglasses, and our iconic Smile. However, like the eclipse, these faces are just passing through, so....

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Our Story

On February 13, 2013, my life was forever changed. I had been “let go” by my last radio employer after almost seven years. Prior to that, I was single and childless. That day I found myself not only married and with a young daughter, but now jobless.

The broadcasting industry has never been a “family friendly” one. As radio and television stations are expected to operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including weekends and holidays, most of those who work in it have either never been married or working on a third or fourth marriage. As a child of divorce myself, I didn’t want to put my career first and leave my family vulnerable.

I took a job at a cable TV company while trying to figure out what to do for the rest of my life, now that radio was going to have to play a secondary role. As many inside the broadcasting industry will tell you, when you’re suddenly out of work, word spreads quickly.

Some offered jobs at their stations. Others advised me to sue my former employer. And a couple others said “start your own station.”

Start my own station? What a novel idea. Now...WITH WHAT???

Two other colleagues gave me invaluable advice on how to set up my own Part 15 AM station, which turned out to be more time-consuming than it was difficult. Various online resources filled in the gaps of expertise, and after two missed target dates, Saxonburgradio.com went on the air as AM 1620 WSNQ Sarver on October 25, 2018. We were mostly a music service, with little local or regional programming, primitive equipment, and no audio processing.

Over time, we added more full-service programming elements to our lineup. We hit (and missed) with two long-form daily talk programs. We added network national and international news, plus a local news brief weekdays. More short-form programming vignettes. Public-affairs geared programming on weekends.

Then in November 2016, we concluded a deal with the South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg, the community in which we market ourselves, to host a central transmitter location for a second AM transmitter in addition to our original one in Sarver. After some technical challenges were overcome, we signed on an FM transmitter at 100.3 from this same location in October 2017. With this addition came the change to WIYQ AM/FM Saxonburg. We were in the heart of our community over the air at last.

Since then, we’ve made technical upgrades to improve our sound, such as newer, more state of the art computers, broadcast software, audio processing and a digital on-air console, rivaling our competitors. Thanks to the support of our community, Saxonburgradio.com has not only survived, but thrived, in a relatively short period of time.

We thank you for taking the time to visit this page today, and hope you will also take time to visit our website at www.Saxonburgradio.com. We hope you’ll also make us a part of your workday. We not only broadcast our signal over the air in town, but also stream our audio full-time over the internet. You can also listen on your smartphone or tablet using the TuneIn Radio app. We’re also available on the Google Home mini device...all you have to say is “OK Google, listen to Saxonburg Radio.” The device does the rest!

Once again, a sincere thank you.

Yours truly,

Ken Hawk, President and General Manager