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May 16, 2011
The Urban Format Will Return To Pittsburgh
In the SPRING of 2009 (NET NEWS 5/15/2009), SHERIDAN BROADCASTING CORP. agreed to sell Urban WAMO-FM, Urban AC WAMO-A and Black Gospel WPGR-A /PITTSBURGH to ST. JOSEPH MISSIONS for $8.9 million. Since the flip to religion, PITTSBURGH has been without a … more »
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April 25, 2011
Porky Chedwick Threw Out First Pitch Before Pirates Game Saturday
PITTSBURGH radio legend PORKY CHEDWICK threw out the first ball at PNC PARK on SATURDAY (4/23) before the PIRATES' game against the WASHINGTON NATIONALS. CHEDWICK, 93, the longtime WAMO-A personality considered one of the first white DJs to play nothing … more »
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March 10, 2011
JJ Solomon Named Acting MD At WJMZ
COX Urban AC WJMZ (107.3 JAMZ)/GREENVILLE, SC OM STEVE CRUMBLEY has appointed JJ SOLOMON to the position of Acting MD, replacing KELLY MAC, who exited earlier to become MD/APD at CLEAR CHANNEL/PHILADELPHIA. SOLOMON’s career path includes stops at … more »
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November 11, 2010
George Cook Named Program Director of KKDA
SERVICE BROADCASTING Urban KKDA (K-104) Dir/Programming MICHAEL ERICKSON has tapped GEOMETRIC MEDIA consultant GEORGE COOK to be its new PD. COOK replaces former PD SKIP CHEATHAM, who exited earlier this year. “I found what I was looking for. A … more »
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November 4, 2010
J Cruz In For Nights At The Beat In Dallas
RADIO ONE Top 40/Rhythmic KBFB (97.9 THE BEAT)/DALLAS PD JOHN CANDELARIA makes a couple of moves, bringing in NEW YORK-born and PITTSBURGH-raised former WAMO/PITTSBURGH night jock J CRUZ. CRUZ is doing 6-10p. 97.9 THE BEAT's KEYNOTE slides … more »
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May 13, 2010
Al B Sylk Named MD At WGCI
CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO Urban WGCI/CHICAGO Dir/Programming DERRICK BROWN has named AL B SYLK to the position of MD. SYLK is a CHICAGO native with a career path that includes stops at RADIO ONE Urban AC KMJQ (MAJIC 102)/HOUSTON and nights at the former … more »
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February 16, 2010
St. Joseph Missions Begins Religious Airings In Pittsburgh
ST. JOSEPH MISSIONS has aired a live mass celebration from a GREENSBURG, PA. DIOCESE and has looped a GREGORIAN chant on the former WAMO and WPGR-A in PITTSBURGH. The group, which purchased the stations last year from SHERIDAN BROADCASTING for $8.9 … more »
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November 3, 2009
Eddie Edwards Opts Out Of Pittsburgh Purchase
EDDIE EDWARDS, the veteran broadcaster who responded to the recent sale by SHERIDAN BROADCASTING of its three PITTSBURGH Urban broadcast properties by offering to purchase at least one facility to serve the African-American community in the STEEL CITY, … more »
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October 6, 2009
Edwards Purchases WPYT/Pittsburgh
The station former TV station owner EDDIE EDWARDS is buying to return the Urban format to PITTSBURGH turns out to be LANGER BROADCASTING Talk WPYT-A/WILKINSBURG, a 1,400-watt days/88-watt nights station with a signal that covers the metro by day but not … more »
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October 5, 2009
Eddie Edwards Announces Pittsburgh Station Purchase
EDDIE EDWARDS has announced that, as promised, he has obtained a station in PITTSBURGH. EDWARDS himself, a former Urban air personality-turned-television personality-turned owner, has just announced that he has agreed in principle to purchase a station … more »