In the spring of 1999, WEDO was the victim of a not-so-innocent and dangerous prank committed by local high school students at its transmitter facility in Forest Hills, as explained in the April 13, issue archives of the Tribune-Review. WEDO cleared its equipment and furniture out of the mall weeks later and moved to its current location at a former bank location at 1985 Lincoln Way, where it occupies the second floor. Management then decided to relocate to a different building. According to a former employee, it was the second time that such an incident occurred. A heating problem one day in 2000 resulted in a frozen pipe bursting in the mall and leaving the radio station in about two inches of standing water. With few tenants left in the building, the property's managers turned off heat to several areas of the mall in an effort to reduce operating costs. As McKeesport's downtown economy continued to deteriorate, so did tenant business in Midtown Plaza Mall, as many of the stores went out of business or relocated into the suburbs. In the early 1980s, when FM emerged as the leading technology for music, WEDO gradually dropped its music for the program-oriented format that it originally had in its formative years. The mall, one of the first in suburban Pittsburgh, enabled shoppers to watch the DJs in real time as they did their on-air shifts.
Following the death of Ralph Baron, Judy Baron, now residing in Florida, has recently established a trust that would control the station in the event of her death or incapacitation.ĭuring the 1960s and 1970s, WEDO became known for its Top 40 music presentation and even received more notoriety when they relocated their studios and offices inside Midtown Plaza Mall on Fifth Avenue in downtown McKeesport during the 1970s. Tri-City Broadcasting first put the station on the air and operated it until 1972, when it was purchased by 810, Inc., a wholly owned company headed by local entrepreneurs Ralph and Judith Baron. WEDO has had only this call sign, and only three owners in its history. The station signed on in 1947, at around the same time as another McKeesport-licensed radio station, WMCK AM 1360 (now WGBN). History Studio and offices in White Oak, Pennsylvania from 2000 to 2015. Programming is heard around the clock on 50-watt FM translator W227DB at 93.3 MHz. As AM 810 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WGY Schenectady and KGO San Francisco to avoid interference, WEDO must sign off at night when radio waves travel farther. The transmitter is off Foster Road, also in White Oak.
The studios and offices are located at the intersection of Routes 30 and 48 in Irwin, Pennsylvania, sharing space with other BCI-owned stations.īy day, WEDO transmits with 1,000 watts. WEDO is owned by Robert and Ashley Stevens through licensee Broadcast Communications, Inc.
Some shows are for ethnic communities, some are religious and others are devoted to special interests. Hosts buy segments of time on the station and may use their shows to advertise their products and services or seek donations to their ministries. It carries a brokered programming radio format. WEDO (810 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to McKeesport, Pennsylvania and serving Greater Pittsburgh.
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