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Pittsburgh Music History -Profile of the Pythian Temple /New Granada Theater Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-6728, " Pythian Temple, 2007-2013 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA ", 2 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page
WWSW-FM (94.5 MHz) – branded 94.5 3WS – is a commercial radio station that is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It airs a classic hits radio format and switches to all–Christmas music for most of November and December each year.
As network programming moved from radio to television in the 1950s, WJAS-AM-FM carried a full service, middle of the road format of music, talk, news and sports. On November 1, 1957, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) gained control of WJAS and WJAS-FM, adding them to their roster of network owned-and-operated stations. [ 3 ]
Quantum Theatre was founded in 1990 by Karla Boos; it has staged productions of plays, musicals, and operas from world culture in nontraditional spaces around the Pittsburgh area. [26] The Pittsburgh New Works Festival was established in 1990 as well to provide a venue for new plays by playwrights from all over the country. [27]
It is a sister station to the Pittsburgh area's PBS member station, WQED (TV). Both stations broadcast from a shared tower located on the main campus of the University of Pittsburgh at ( 40°26′46.0″N 79°57′50.0″W / 40.446111°N 79.963889°W / 40.446111; -79.963889 ( Pittsburgh
WHJB had always been primarily a Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania radio station while WKHB with its higher power and closer tower, aspires to serve the tri-state greater Pittsburgh area. Although the station continued to operate as a music-formatted, stand-alone AM outlet for several more years, the call letter change to WKHB in 1999 was more ...
WJAS carried NBC's dramas, comedies, news and sports during the last years of the Golden Age of Radio. During the 1930s and 1940s, WJAS was home to the Wilkens Amateur Hour . Sponsored by Wilkens Jewelry Company, a 1942 review in the trade publication Billboard said the show "remains Pittsburgh's most popular local program".
For musical groups associated with Pittsburgh, see Category:Musical groups from Pittsburgh. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 ...