- Station name Station name
- WZUM
- Description Description
- WZUM-FM is run by former staff members of former Pittsburgh radio station WDUQ (which was sold in 2011 by Duquesne University and is now WESA, broadcasting a mostly NPR news/talk format with a small portion of jazz remaining).
- Launch date Launch date
- 1967
- Owner Owner
- Pittsburgh Public Media
- Contact Contact
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WZUM
United States
Format
64kbps • AAC
WZUM-FM (88.1 MHz) is a jazz radio station licensed in Bethany, West Virginia, United States, and serving the Greater Pittsburgh area. The station is owned by Pittsburgh Public Media.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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| Language Language | Unknown |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | wyzr.org |
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Broadcast band
FM
Primary frequency
88.1 MHz
Service type
FM
Transmitter coordinates
40.2161111, -80.5586111
Coverage area
Greater Pittsburgh
Owner / network
Pittsburgh Public Media
First air date
1967
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Station details
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| Station ID | 23820 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 40.2161, -80.5586 |
| Map | OpenStreetMap |
| Branding | The Pittsburgh Jazz Channel |
| Owner | Pittsburgh Public Media |
| Broadcast area | Greater Pittsburgh |
| Launched | 1967 |
| Website | wyzr.org |
| Primary frequency | 88.1 MHz |
| Broadcast band | FM |
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| Last check | 14 hours ago |
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| Stream host | pubmusic.streamguys1.com |
| Final host | pubmusic.streamguys1.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aac |
| Server software | Icecast |
| Latency | 491 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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Stream checked
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Last successful stream
14 hours ago
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About station About WZUM
WZUM-FM (88.1 MHz) is a jazz radio station licensed in Bethany, West Virginia, United States, and serving the Greater Pittsburgh area. The station is owned by Pittsburgh Public Media.
WZUM-FM is run by former staff members of former Pittsburgh radio station WDUQ (which was sold in 2011 by Duquesne University and is now WESA, broadcasting a mostly NPR news/talk format with a small portion of jazz remaining). The station previously operated under the callsign WVBC and was a service of Bethany College, a private liberal arts college in the town of Bethany. The WVBC sale finalized in May 2013. The station changed its call sign to the current WZUM-FM on May 12, 2016. The station has an approved construction permit to raise power to 10,000 watts directional which will put a strong signal over Wheeling, West Virginia; Weirton and Steubenville as well as Washington, Pennsylvania. The signal should also reach Pittsburgh's North Hills area. This station is associated with WZUM (AM) 1550 Braddock and FM translator W266CV on 101.1 MHz.
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