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WPGH is the call sign of two broadcast stations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States: WPGH, the first student radio station at the University of Pittsburgh, which became WPTS-FM in 1986; WPGH AM, 1080 AM, a radio station which operated in Pittsburgh from 1947 to 1954. The 1080 frequency is currently used by WWNL.
WHJB, as the first radio station on the air in suburban Pittsburgh, experienced steady growth and prospered over its formative years, getting nighttime power authorization by 1955, as well as a daytime power increase, with power settings at 1,000 watts during the day, and 500 watts at night, adopting a directional antenna pattern with changing ...
The first shortwave station in Europe. 25 June 1926 (test transmissions began), and the first shortwave station in the world with its own dedicated programming rather than being a simulcast of an AM/MW or LW station such as KDKA. Regular broadcast from 30 May 1927 to May 1940 when the station went dark due to the German occupation of Holland ...
WLSW first signed on the air in 1971. The station was founded by legendary Pittsburgh DJ Ludwig Stanley "Uncle Stan" Wall, who first applied for the frequency back in 1968, after pulling out of a partnership for a new AM station (known today as WKFB) in nearby Jeannette. One of the partners in that venture encouraged Wall to apply for this new ...
KQV (1410 AM) is a non-commercial radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and covering the Greater Pittsburgh Region. Owned by Broadcast Educational Communications, the station simulcasts WKGO (88.1 FM) in Murrysville and airs an easy listening radio format. KQV is one of the oldest radio stations in North America.
The station also added an affiliation with ABC's Entertainment Network by 1976. [24] In 1987, as at many AM radio stations, music was abandoned, and WTAE became a talk radio station. [25] Hosts included Jack Bogut, Lynn Cullen, Doug Hoerth and Phil Musick. WEAE's final logo as "1250 ESPN", used from 2008 until December 31, 2010
WKST-FM (96.1 MHz), is a commercial radio station licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and airs a Top 40 (CHR) format, branded as 96.1 Kiss. WKST operates with an Effective radiated power (ERP) of 44,000 watts, making it a class B station. The station broadcasts from a transmitter located in Baldwin.
WPTS-FM (92.1 MHz) is a non-commercial radio station owned by the University of Pittsburgh, and offers a mix of student-run programming, ranging from music programming to news and sports coverage. The station operates with an ERP of 16 watts , and is licensed to Pittsburgh .