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WPGR (AM)

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WPGR
Broadcast areaMonroeville, Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh
Frequency1510 (kHz)
Branding"AM1510, WPGR"
Programming
FormatUrban Gospel
Ownership
OwnerSheridan Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
1960
Call sign meaning
W PittsburGh Radio
Technical information
ERP5,000 watts (Daytime)
1 watt (Nighttime)
2,500 watts (Critical Hours)
Links
Websitehttp://www.wamo.com/wpgr.shtml

WPGR is a Urban Gospel radio station serving the Pittsburgh area. The station, which is owned by Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation, broadcasts at 1510 kHz, with an effective radiated power of 5 kW-D/1w-N/2.5 kW-C pattern, and is licensed to Monroeville, Pennsylvania.

History

WPGR, whose previous formats included adult contemporary, urban contemporary and modern rock, flipped to its current format (which had previously been at what's now WWNL) in 1999.