WAOB-FM

WAOB-FM
Broadcast areaPittsburgh metropolitan area
Frequency106.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding106.7 WAOB
Programming
FormatReligious (Catholic)
AffiliationsEWTN Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerSt. Joseph Missions
WAOB, WPGR
History
First air date
May 1960; 64 years ago (1960-05) (as WWKS)
Former call signs
WWKS (1960–1995)
WXDX (1995–1996)
WAMO-FM (1996–2009)
Call sign meaning
We Are One Body
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52747
ClassB
ERP37,000 watts
HAAT169 meters (554 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastStreaming AAC
Websitewaob.org

WAOB-FM (106.7 MHz) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Serving the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, as well as parts of Eastern Ohio and the West Virginia panhandle, it is owned by St. Joseph Missions and it simulcasts a Catholic radio format with sister stations WAOB 860 AM and WPGR 1510 AM. The stations carry programs from the EWTN Radio Network.

WAOB-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 37,000 watts. Its transmitter is on VIP Drive near Interstate 79 in Wexford, Pennsylvania.[2] The radio studios and offices are located on Ligonier Street in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

Previously, 1996 to 2009, 106.7 FM was legendary Urban Contemporary/R&B station WAMO-FM.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAOB-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WAOB-FM
  3. ^ "3 Radio Stations Sold". The New York Times. August 22, 1972. ISSN 0362-4331.