WESA (FM)

WESA

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Pittsburgh metropolitan area
Frequency	90.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	90.5 WESA
Programming
Format	Public Radio - News - Talk
Subchannels	HD2: JazzWorks HD3: BBC World Service
Affiliations	National Public Radio Public Radio International American Public Media BBC World Service
Ownership
Owner	Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	WYEP-FM
History
First air date	December 15, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-12-15) (as WDUQ)
Former call signs	WDUQ (1949–2011)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	17747
Class	B
ERP	25,000 watts
HAAT	146 meters (479 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wesa.fm

WESA (90.5 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported, public radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a member station of National Public Radio (NPR) and has a news--talk--information format. Like all noncommercial stations, it conducts periodic fundraisers and seeks donations on its website. The studios and offices for WESA and sister station 91.3 WYEP-FM are on Bedford Square at South 12th Street.

WESA is a Class B station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 25,000 watts. The transmitter is on Shiloh Street at Grandview Avenue in Pittsburgh.^[2] WESA broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 subchannel plays jazz and its 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.