Wednesday, January 24, 2024

WWSW AM & FM


WWSW went on the air in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1931 broadcasting at 1500 AM.  In 1949 they moved to 970 AM.  For many years they carried an MOR format but were a Country outlet circa the late 1970s when the above decal was printed. 




Sister station 94.5 FM WWSW was mostly a simulcast of its AM counterpart until the late 1960s when the FCC started requiring AM/FM combos to have separate programming.  These late 1980s/early 90s stickers date to when they carried an Oldies format (and after the FCC dropped the simulcast rule.)  Today they're a Classic Hits station.
 

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3 comments:

  1. TyboisJanuary 24, 2024 at 4:32 PM

    Then WWSW-AM is now today WBGG-AM with all-sports formatted "Fox Sports 970 and 104.7 HD2". The 104.7 HD2 refers to sister-station WPBG-HD2, also licensed to Pittsburgh.

    WWSW-FM remains "3WS", with the aforementioned Classic Hits format. Typically 3WS and sister-station WDVE vie for 1st place (with 3WS taking 1st away from DVE in the last PPM rating). 60s and 70s Oldies can still be heard on 3WS, just via their HD2, which is aptly named "3WS HD2".

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  2. Vaughn B.January 24, 2024 at 5:07 PM

    But was it WWSW-FM use to be WPEZ?

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  3. GregJanuary 25, 2024 at 3:22 PM

    94.5 FM was WPEZ from 1973 to 1980.

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