WESA (FM)
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| Broadcast area | Pittsburgh metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 90.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 90.5 WESA |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio and talk |
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| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation |
| WYEP-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | December 15, 1949 |
Former call signs | WDUQ (1949–2011) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 17747 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 146 meters (479 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wesa.fm |
WESA (90.5 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. A member station of National Public Radio (NPR), WESA features a talk and information-based public radio format. The studios and offices for WESA and sister station WYEP-FM (91.3) are on Bedford Square at South 12th Street.
WESA's transmitter is located on Shiloh Street at Grandview Avenue in Pittsburgh. WESA broadcasts in HD Radio; its HD2 subchannel plays jazz and the HD3 subchannel carries the BBC World Service. Programming is also heard on four FM translators in Western Pennsylvania; by way of three of those translators, the station is also the NPR member for the Johnstown area.