WDVE 102.5 FM is a Class B broadcasting classic rock music radio station. It is situated in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. FM on airs its programs in the broadcast area Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Pittsburghers called this station “DVE.” It uses 102.5 MHz frequency to run its programming. The names of its brand are “102.5 DVE” and “102.5 WDVE”.
Program Format:
The channel provides a “Classic rock” format. It broadcasts a sports format on its HD2 subchannel branded as Steelers Nation Radio. It broadcasts live sports coverage. The slogan “102.5 WDVE Rocks!” and “102.5 DVE Rocks!” reflects its format. The station consumes 55,000 watts in the analog system and 1,800 watts in the digital system.
About 102.5 DVE:
As an owner, iHeart Media, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) operates the station. The first air date of the broadcasting of this channel is May 10, 1962. The studios of WDVE are set in Green Tree. The transmitter is located on Pittsburgh’s North Side. WBGG, WKST-FM, WPGB, WWSW-FM, and WXDX-FM are its sister stations.
WDVE has an affiliation for Pittsburgh Steelers Radio Network. The meaning of its call letters is DoVE. KQV-FM is its previous call sign that used from 1962 to 1970. Federal Communications Commission assigned WDVE a superpower station. Listeners of the origin like to hear its transmission through online streaming.
History of 102.5 DVE.
The station has played rock music since 1969. ABC owned this station at that time when it was known as KQV-FM. Allen Shaw provided this channel “Love” format for its programming. The call letters DVE assigned in December 1970. It was derived from “dove,” which means the bird of peace. WDVE was the most successful FM radio station in Pittsburgh throughout the 1970s. Presently iHeart Media served it as an owner. It aired rock tracks for the listeners.
Broadcasters of Morning Show:
Randy Baumann and the DVE Morning Show airs on weekdays from 6 AM to 10 AM. The morning show team includes a newsreader Val Porter, sportscaster Mike Prisuta, executive contributor Scott Paulsen, and comedian Bill Crawford.
On-Air Personalities:
Michele Michaels, Sean McDowell, Phil Kirzyc, Eric Taylor are considered as a disc jockey of the station.
Major Shows:
The major programs of the channel are Randy Baumann and the DVE Morning Show, Electric Lunch, Chalk Talk with Craigh Wolfley and Lawrence Timmons, and Steelers Huddle with Tunch Ilkin, Emmanuel Sanders and LaMarr Woodley during NFL season. It also includes Steelers Pregame, depending on the day and time of Steelers games during football season.
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Contact Details:
Address: 200 Fleet Street, 4th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Phone: 412-333-9383
Official Website: https://dve.iheart.com/
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