WESA (FM)
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| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Broadcast area | Pittsburgh metropolitan area |
| Branding | 90.5 WESA |
| Slogan | Pittsburgh's NPR News Station |
| Frequency | 90.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) 90.5 HD-2 for JazzWorks 90.5 HD-3 for BBC World Service |
| First air date | 1949 (as WDUQ) |
| Format | public radio |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 146 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 17747 |
| Former callsigns | WDUQ (1949-2011) |
| Affiliations |
National Public Radio Public Radio International American Public Media |
| Owner | Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation |
| Sister stations | WYEP |
| Webcast | Live stream |
| Website | www.wesa.fm |
WESA (90.5 FM) is a public radio station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station broadcasts at 90.5 MHz with an ERP of 25 kW. WESA is a full member station of NPR and is also affiliated with Public Radio International and American Public Media.
Prior to being WESA, the station had the call sign WDUQ, owned by Duquesne University. As of fall 2001, WDUQ was the most listened-to public radio outlet in Pittsburgh.
WDUQ began broadcasting on December 15, 1949 as a student laboratory on the Duquesne University campus, exposing students to new technology and giving local audiences access to cultural programs and information. As each decade passed, WDUQ evolved as public radio grew and changed across the United States.
WDUQ was the home of the popular NPR news programs such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered as well as Car Talk and other programs. The station also had a significant local and regional news effort, including in-depth coverage of a variety of issues. The station also produced and distributed programming heard on public radio stations nationwide. It was also known as the main outlet for jazz in Pittsburgh.
The station began carrying the programming of the newly formed Radio Information Service in 1976, a reading service for the visually impaired and print-handicapped on a sub-carrier channel. WDUQ entered into a management agreement to handle RIS's day-to-day business operations in late 2005.
In 2006, WDUQ began to improve its signal strength to several distant communities. Broadcast translators now relay the main signal at FM 100.5 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, FM 104.1 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, FM 92.3 in New Baltimore, Pennsylvania serving the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and FM 104.1 in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
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