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WAOB-FM
WAOB-FM (106.7 MHz) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and serving the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, as well as parts of Eastern Ohio and the West Virginia panhandle. It is owned by St. Joseph Missions and it simulcasts a Catholic radio format with sister stations WAOB 860 AM and WPGR 1510 AM. The stations carry programs from the EWTN Radio Network. From 1996 to 2009, 106.7 FM was legendary Urban Contemporary - R&B station WAMO-FM. WAOB-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 37,000 watts. Its transmitter is on VIP Drive near Interstate 79 in Wexford, Pennsylvania. The radio studios and offices are on Ligonier Street in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. History Easy Listening and Rock 106.7 FM signed on in . Its original call sign was WWKS. For much of the 1960s and 1970s, was a automated beautiful music and easy listening station known as "Kiss FM." In the 1980s, as easy listening music saw its audience aging, management decided to go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAOB (AM)
WAOB (860 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Millvale, Pennsylvania and serving Greater Pittsburgh. It is owned by St. Joseph Ministries and carries a Catholic talk and teaching radio format. Some shows are locally produced in cooperation with the Diocese of Pittsburgh and some are from EWTN Radio. The studios and offices are on Ligonier Street in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. For 50 years, the station had served Pittsburgh's African-American community as WAMO (now on AM 660). By day, WAOB transmits with 1,000 watts, but because 860 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for CJBC Toronto, WAOB must reduce power at night to 830 watts to avoid interference. It uses a directional antenna at all times. Programming is simulcast on 106.7 WAOB-FM in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and WPGR 1510 AM in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. History In 1948, the station signed on as WHOD, licensed to Homestead, Pennsylvania. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
