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Jun 14 2013
If you travel along Fifth Avenue in Oakland, you might notice a void outside of the WQED Studios. The Fredosaurus Rex has moved. So has the Fred Rogers Company (formerly known as Family Communications) who occupied space in the building for four decades. The non-profit started by Rogers in 1971 moved to Birmingham Towers on …
Jun 13 2013
The sale of Bethany College-owned WBVC (88.1 Bethany, WV) to Pittsburgh Public Media was approved by the FCC on May 31. That means the station is one step closer to becoming a full-time jazz station made up of the same elements of the old WDUQ-FM (90.5) before it became WESA.. 88.1′s new call letters will …
Jun 13 2013
PBRTV received word via the Prime Time Polka Facebook Page that long-time Polka Entertainer and on-air personality Sam Pugliano passed away this morning. Pugliano worked with the greats in the Polka world and often spoke of his association with the late Frankie Yankovic. He also spent nearly 50 years on Pittsburgh radio stations playing the …
Jun 06 2013
The New Pittsburgh Courier has recognized talk host Bev Smith as one of their 50 Women of Excellence Honorees for 2013. Her “Bev Smith Show” was taken off of American Urban Radio Networks in 2011, but it was not time for Smith to retire. In fact, Smith took some money and built her own studio …
May 29 2013
It’s been nearly a year since PBRTV was converted to this new blog format from the old blog format which was, well, OLD. But we were able to convert the posts from the old blog to the new blog. It wasn’t too tedious, but it wasn’t easy either. Since June 12, 2012, you’ve been able …
May 25 2013
Effective June 1, Charles W. Wolfertz, III will assume the role of President and General Manager of WTAE-TV (4). For a little over a year, Wolfertz has been the station’s General Sales Manager. He takes over for Michael J. Hayes who has been promoted to the role of Senior Vice President and Group Head of …
May 23 2013
In a letter dated May 16, 2013, attorneys representing My-Key Broadcasting asked the FCC to cancel the license for WKZV (1110 Washington) “due to adverse economic conditions and the health of its principal.” The letter goes on to explain that the tower site will be maintained until arrangements can be made for its removal. The …
May 23 2013
WTOV-TV (9; Steubenville) anchor Eric Minor is leaving the station after 16 years. He will assume the role of Director of Student Careers and Opportunities at West Virginia University’s Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism. Minor applied for the position while pursuing a Masters of Science degree at the university for the last three years. …
May 23 2013
Saturday, May 25 will be the first of five open audition opportunities where entrants will have an opportunity to host a program broadcast weekends on Sports Radio 93.7 The Fan (KDKA-FM). The location for this event will be Beer and Pop 4 Less on Washington Pike in Bridgeville. At the open auditions, participants will be …
May 21 2013
As many AM stations are leaving the airwaves for good, a combo in Beaver County is marking 65 years on the air this week. WBVP (1230 AM Beaver Falls) and WMBA (1460 AM Ambridge) will mark the 65th anniversary for WBVP which aired its first official broadcast on May 25, 1948 at 6:00 p.m. The …