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| Broadcast area | Pittsburgh metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 104.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Big 104.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Subchannels | HD2: WBGG simulcast (Sports) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WBGG, WDVE, WKST-FM, WWSW-FM, WXDX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1967 |
Former call signs |
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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 | |
| 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".
- ^ "WPGB-FM 104.7 MHz - Pittsburgh, PA". radio-locator.com.