WJAS

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WJAS is a adult standards radio station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Renda Broadcasting, and broadcasts at 1320 kHz, with a ERP of 5 kW-Unlimited power.

History

WJAS, which is one of Pittsburgh's five original AM stations, first signed on the air on August 4, 1922 and was a NBC owned-and-operated station by the 1960s. In 1973, they became extremely popular with a new format as top 40 WKTQ, "13Q", under new owners Heftel Communcations. By 1977, though, 13Q's fortunes were fading and Heftel sold the station to Nationwide Communications. Nationwide later sold the station to Beni Broadcasting, who switched the station to its current adult standards format in 1981, at which time it reclaimed the WJAS call letters. Beni eventually sold WJAS to Renda Broadcasting.

WJAS features three personalities with a long and storied history in Pittsburgh media: Jack Bogut, Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille, and Mike McGann.

External links

• [Official website]
• [Query the FCC's AM station database for WJAS]

 

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