WYCL on October 1, 2012 via a local marketing agreement with a lease-to-purchase option from Whiplash Radio, LLC. After initially dropping Dial Global's "The Lounge" service and all weekend programming, WHTX continued programming adult standards until dropping it for a satellite-programmed rhythmic oldies format on January 1, 2013. Sagittarius' lease-to-purchase option with WHTX and WYCL failed to close, and another local marketing agreement was established in May 2013 by "Group Radio, LLC," headed by former Akron radio personality Tim Phillips, who re-implemented an adult standards format on WHTX. Following a court settlement in late October 2013 between Sagittarius and Whiplash Radio, WHTX and WYCL were returned to Sagittarius. Concurrently, WHTX flipped back to a rhythmic oldies format on November 2, 2013, then switched to talk radio by March 2017. On February 14, 2018, Whiplash Radio, LLC attempted to turn in both the station‘s license and the license for WYCL, and sent the FCC a request to delete both licenses, effective immediately. While initially granting this request, the FCC reversed course that May 4, restoring both the licenses and call letters of WHTX and WYCL and reinstated the assignment application for consent to assign the licenses to Sagittarius Communications. After the order from the FCC, the license for the station was transferred to a court-appointed receivership until the sale was completed. WHTX was relaunched on September 1, 2018 as an ESPN Radio affiliate. Branded as "ESPN 1570 Mahoning Valley", WHTX carried talk and play-by-play programming from ESPN Radio, the OHSAA Radio Network, and the Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network. The station would drop the format on January 1, 2020, and also increased both daytime and nighttime power later in the month to 750 watts and 170 watts, respectively. In February of 2022 WHTX dropped the Classic Hits format and moved to a News/Talk Format during the week. Programming from Salem Media, FOX News Radio and more are aired during the week. On the weekends, the station airs Spanish Music on Saturday's and Gospel Music on Sundays. References External links HTX (AM) Warren, Ohio Radio stations established in 1971 1971 establishments in Ohio