Pittsburgh Radio: WPGB Goes Country, Talk Goes To WJAS

Two big changes were in the Pittsburgh market Thursday as longtime oldies station WJAS 1320-AM flipped to conservative talk radio, and at 3pm, N/T WPGB went country as “The BIG 104.7” on the FM dial. WPGB will compete with CBS Radio's WDSY and WOGI-WOGG-WOGH Froggy stations owned by Keymarket.

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The latter began its new life playing Florida Georgia Line's “This is How We Roll,” the start of 10,000 consecutive songs without commercials, with the Bobby Bones Morning Show waiting in the wings.

A new PD for Big 104.7 will be announced soon.

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“It’s a great day for Pittsburgh Country music fans as we launch Big 104.7, a fresh new take on Country music. This station will give our listeners a front-row seat to Country’s biggest artists and concerts,” said David Edgar, Vice President of Programming for Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Pittsburgh.

“Listeners will also enjoy waking up with The Bobby Bones Show and his unique and entertaining insight on Country music. No one is closer to the heart of Nashville than Bobby Bones.” Pittsburgh fans of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and the other WPGB talk show hosts can now hear them on 1320-AM, WJAS, effective immediately.

Earlier in the afternoon, syndicated talk featuring Rush Limbaugh was simulcast on both stations as the 3 p.m. announcement neared, and "This is moving day!" promos were trumpeted during breaks. Others in the News/Talk 1320 WJAS lineup now include Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and David “Bloomdaddy” Bloomquist.

The change at WJAS (7Kw,  3.3Kw nights) means the end of a decades-long nostalgia format. Veteran DJs Jack Bogut and Bill Cardille said their goodbyes on air Wednesday, and Chris Shovlin also lost his evening show.