WPGB

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**WPGB-FM**

Broadcast area	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Branding	FM NewsTalk 104.7
Slogan	Pittsburgh's Next Generation of NewsTalk
First air date	2004
Frequency	104.7 (MHz)
Format	Talk Radio
ERP	13,000 watts
Class	B
Owner	Clear Channel
Website	http://www.wpgb.com

WPGB is a talk radio station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Owned by Clear Channel Communications, the station broadcasts at 104.7 MHz with an ERP of 13kW. Its transmitter is located in Pittsburgh.

1 History
2 WPGB HD2
3 Sports
4 Programming
5 Feedback Lines
6 External links

[edit] History

Prior to becoming a talk station in 2004, the 104.7 frequency aired the formats of rhythmic oldies, smooth jazz, country, top 40, beautiful music, and various forms of rock.

[edit] WPGB HD2

On April 25, 2006, Clear Channel announced that WPGB's HD2 subchannel will carry a smooth jazz music format, which was a previous station format under the call letters WJJJ.

[edit] Sports

On September 12, 2006, Clear Channel and the Pittsburgh Pirates announced a five-year agreement in which WPGB would become the "new radio broadcast and strategic promotional partner of the Pirates beginning with the 2007 (Major League Baseball) season." WPGB is to become the Pirates' flagship radio station, replacing KDKA, which broadcasted the first Major League Baseball game on radio (between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies) in 1921, and has served as the Pirates' flagship station continuously since 1955.

[edit] Programming

The programming on WPGB is fairly standard for a Clear Channel station of its type, a regional morning show (itself simulcast on WWVA in Wheeling and WHLO in Akron), followed by Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, with Michael Savage in the evening hours. Weekday newscasts are supplied by Cleveland station WTAM and Fox News Radio.