- Station name Station name
- WESA 90.5 Pittsburgh's NPR News Station
- Description Description
- WESA 90.5FM Essential Public Radio is a non-commercial, independent public radio station.
- Launch date Launch date
- 15 December 1949
- Owner Owner
- Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation
- Contact Contact
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WESA 90.5 Pittsburgh's NPR News Station
United States
Format
127kbps • AAC
WESA 90.5FM Essential Public Radio is a non-commercial, independent public radio station.
At a glance
Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | essentialpublicradio.org |
Socials Socials
Broadcast profile
Broadcast profile Broadcast profile
Primary frequency
90.5 MHz
Service type
FM
Coverage area
Pittsburgh metropolitan area
Owner / network
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation
First air date
15 December 1949
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Station details
Station details
9 details
Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 28662 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, Pennsylvania |
| Branding | 90.5 WESA |
| Owner | Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation |
| Broadcast area | Pittsburgh metropolitan area |
| Launched | 15 December 1949 |
| Website | essentialpublicradio.org |
| Schedule | essentialpublicradio.org |
| Primary frequency | 90.5 MHz |
Stream health
Stream health
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Recent playback checks and any current warnings for this stream.
| Last check | 13 hours ago |
|---|---|
| Stream host | ais-sa3.cdnstream1.com |
| Final host | ais-sa3.cdnstream1.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aacp |
| Server software | Streaming Server 9.1.4 |
| Latency | 1032 ms |
Source information
Source information
1 detail
Where the station information came from, with useful related links.
| Current stream format | AAC |
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Stream checked
13 hours ago
Last successful stream
13 hours ago
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WESA 90.5FM Essential Public Radio is a non-commercial, independent public radio station.
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