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Canton Avenue is a street in Pittsburgh's Beechview neighborhood which is the steepest officially recorded public street in the United States. [1] [2] [3]Canton Avenue is 630 ft (190 m) long (the hill is about 213 feet long) and is claimed to include a 37% grade 21 feet (6.4 m) long.
On August 17, 2020, KDKA premiered a new weekday news program at 7:30 p.m., replacing Extra, which is still seen overnights. This competes against WTAE-TV's 7 p.m. newscast on its Cozi TV subchannel, leaving KDKA-TV the only station in the Pittsburgh market to air a newscast during the Prime Time Access Hour on its main signal.
Pittsburgh is home to the first commercial radio station in the United States, KDKA 1020AM, the first community-sponsored television station in the United States, WQED 13, the first "networked" television station and the first station in the country to broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, KDKA 2, and the first newspaper published west of the Allegheny Mountains, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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KDKA was the last major Pittsburgh television station to begin airing newscasts in HD and the WPCW shows were included in the upgrade. On September 20, 2021, WPCW added a 12:30 p.m. rebroadcast of KDKA's noon newscast. On January 8, 2024, WPKD-TV added an 8 p.m. newscast called Primetime News on KDKA+. [41]
The Pittsburgh Wayfinder map symbol, which is present on nearly all signs in the system, is a stylized neighborhood map of the city of Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Wayfinder System is a series of directional and destination signs installed throughout the City of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania meant to guide travelers to popular destinations and services.
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In 2012, KDKA-FM in Pittsburgh became the flagship station, replacing WPGB-FM., [1] KDKA (AM) also simulcasts all weekday afternoon games as well as select other broadcasts, and serves as the backup station when 93.7 airs Pittsburgh Panthers football. [2] Greg Brown and Joe Block do play by play.