For the Kingsport, Tennessee radio station that held the call sign WPGB from 1990 to 1995, see WCQR-FM.
Radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
WPGB
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area
Pittsburgh metropolitan area
Frequency
104.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding
Big 104.7
Programming
Format
Country music
Subchannels
HD2: WBGG simulcast (Sports)
Affiliations
Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
iHeartMedia, Inc.
(iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations
WBGG, WDVE, WKST-FM, WWSW-FM, WXDX-FM
History
First air date
1967; 57 years ago (1967)
Former call signs
WYDD (1967–1989)
WNRJ (1989–1990)
WEZE (1990–1991)
WORD (1991–1993)
WXRB (1993–1995)
WNRQ (1995–1996)
WJJJ (1996–2004)
Call sign meaning
Disambiguation of Pittsburgh, with the "BG" later re-adapted to stand for "big"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID
18511
Class
B
ERP
14,500 watts
HAAT
232 meters (761 ft)
Links
Public license information
Public file
LMS
Webcast
Listen Live
Website
big1047.iheart.com
WPGB (104.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It broadcasts a country music format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios and offices are located on Abele Rd. in Bridgeville next to I-79, along with its sister stations.[2] WPGB carries The Bobby Bones Show on weekday mornings, syndicated from Nashville.
WPGB has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 14,500 watts. The transmitter is off Rising Main Avenue at Lanark Street, on a tower shared with WPXI-TV and other FM stations in the Pittsburgh radio market.[3] WPGB broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel carries the sports radio programming of co-owned WBGG (970 AM).
^"Facility Technical Data for WPGB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^"Back on the road again: WDVE, iHeartMedia relocating headquarters to South Fayette".
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