WAMO FM, AM 860 & 1510 AM WPGR: 960 Penn Avenue, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Phone: 412-456-4000

WAMO has been a part of Pittsburgh's history for 55 years. WAMO-AM began in Homestead in 1948 as WHOD. In 1956, the call letters were changed to W-A-M-O (to represent the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers). WAMO-FM went on the air in 1960.

In 1973, the Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation, owned by Ronald Davenport, purchased WAMO-AM/FM, WILD in Boston, and WUFO in Buffalo from Dynamic Broadcasting. In 1974, WAMO-FM and WAMO-AM began separate programming. Gospel programming aired on WAMO-AM, Monday through Friday, and Saturdays and Sundays were simulcast with WAMO-FM. WAMO-FM was formatted as an R&B station, with gospel programming on Sunday.

In 1979, Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation acquired the assets of the Mutual Black Network and changed the name to the Sheridan Broadcasting Network, the first completely black-owned news network in the nation. The network moved its operation from Florida to Pittsburgh in 1985.

Today, WAMO 106.7 FM is an urban contemporary station, playing the hottest hits with special programming on Sundays... jazz in the morning and oldies in the evening. AM 860 plays smooth R&B and classic soul, featuring The Steve Harvey Morning Show.

Several generations have grown up with WAMO, and WAMO will continue to be an important part of Pittsburgh for generations to come