The 1570 frequency was reestablished in 1971 as WTCL, licensed to Warren, Ohio. WTCL became WOKG on November 2, 1981, and would eventually come under the ownership of Geraldine Taczak. In WOKG's later years, it aired a controversial locally-based talk radio format under the "Talk 1570" name. Programmed by Steve Fine, the lineup featured Neil Hagan (host of "Sundown Talk"), A.J., Larry Hall, Charles Cunningham, Mike Murphy and Mike Ward. Even while the station had authorization for nighttime operation by this period, WOKG primarily operated during the daytime hours (excluding whenever high school play-by-play would air). As a result, the schedule would vary according to sunrise and sunset times.