In the mind of E.J. Lynett, the commitment to innovation and progress was never limited to the printed word. This was evident in 1922 when he helped establish the pioneer radio station in Northeastern Pennsylvania. As a result, The Times became the first newspaper in the United States to own and operate its own broadcast station.

The tiny station was at the forefront of radio history as it experimented with various types of programming including the first broadcasts from deep within a coal mine and from an airship.

It was a pioneer in the entertainment industry, too. Movie stars Alan Jones and Gloria Jean made their first broadcasts over its airwaves. Celebrities such as Jack Dempsey and George Burns and Gracie Allen visited and appeared on the station.

E.J. Lynett, whose memory is honored today with the call letters WEJL, would be proud that his pioneering efforts in broadcasting’s earliest days would develop into a 17-station group serving listeners in many parts of the country.

In 1971, today’s generation of the Lynett family established Shamrock Communications, Inc., which maintains headquarters in Scranton. It includes the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre area’s most popular AM and FM stations along with others in Maryland, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Nevada.

Shamrock has purchased 4 radio licenses which will eventually serve the Reno and Las Vegas areas of Nevada. The company plans on building out these stations in the next 12 to 24 months.

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