KDKA-FM

KDKA-FM
KDKA-FM logo
Broadcast areaPittsburgh metropolitan area
Frequency93.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding93.7 The Fan
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSports radio
Subchannels
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Former call signs
  • WKJF-FM (1948–73)
  • WKOI (1973–74)
  • WJOI (1974–81)
  • WBZZ (1981–2004)
  • WRKZ (2004–07)
  • WTZN-FM (2007)
  • WBZW-FM (2007–10)
Call sign meaning
taken from sister station KDKA
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID20350
ClassB
ERP
  • 41,000 watts (analog)
  • 1,955 watts (digital)
[2]
HAAT167 meters (548 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°26′28.2″N 80°1′31.2″W / 40.441167°N 80.025333°W / 40.441167; -80.025333 (KDKA-FM)
Translator(s)HD2: 100.1 W261AX (Pittsburgh)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/937thefan

KDKA-FM (93.7 MHz, "93.7 The Fan") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. through licensee Audacy License, LLC and broadcasts a sports radio format. Studios are located at Foster Plaza near Green Tree (west of Pittsburgh) while the broadcast tower used by the station is located near Mount Washington, next to its former studios in Pittsburgh's South Shore neighborhood at (40°26′28.2″N 80°1′31.2″W / 40.441167°N 80.025333°W / 40.441167; -80.025333).[3]

KDKA-FM serves as the flagship station for the Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network and the University of Pittsburgh Panthers IMG radio network. It broadcasts in the HD Radio format and simulcasts the news/talk programming of co-owned KDKA (1020 AM) on its HD2 subchannel, while the national network feed of CBS Sports Radio is heard on its HD3 subchannel.

KDKA-FM also carries Infinity Sports Network programming late nights and on weekends.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KDKA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "FCC 335-FM Digital Notification [KDKA]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. April 18, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "FM Query Results for KDKA". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 27, 2017.