WKGO

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WKGO
KQV easy listening logo.jpg
Broadcast areaEastern suburbs of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area
Frequency 88.1 MHz
BrandingEasy 88.1 KGO
Programming
Format Easy listening
Ownership
OwnerBroadcast Educational Communications, Inc.
KQV
History
First air date
1994 (as WRWJ)
Former call signs
  • WLGV (1993)
  • WRWJ (1993-2016)
Technical information
Facility ID 26527
Class A
ERP
HAAT 92 meters (302 ft)

WKGO (88.1 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Murrysville, Pennsylvania, serving the Eastern suburbs of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. It carries an easy listening radio format.

WKGO is owned and operated by Broadcast Educational Communications, Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation. The studios and offices are on Lincoln Highway in North Versailles. The transmitter is off Turkey Ridge Road in Murrysville. [1]

As of December 19, 2019, WKGO is simulcast on KQV (1410 AM) in Pittsburgh. [2]

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References

  1. Radio-Locator.com/WKGO
  2. "Hark! What IS that I hear?". Pittsburgh Radio and Television Online. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.

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