WAMO Being Sold, Format Change Coming35 Full, Part-Time Employees Lose JobsPOSTED: 7:31 pm EDT May 15,
2009 PITTSBURGH -- Thirty-five full and part-time employees at Pittsburgh's WAMO were laid off Friday as Sheridan Broadcasting prepares to sell the radio station.Known as "Pittsburgh's Home for Hip Hop and R&B," the station is expected to switch over to a primarily religious format.WAMO-AM, WAMO-FM and WPGR-AM will all be included in a sale to St. Joseph Ministries.WAMO public relations director Russell Bynum said it is not known when the switch will be completed.Sheridan Broadcasting will still continue to operate.WAMO-AM began in 1948 as WHOD before switching its call letters in 1956.The "AMO" refers to Pittsburgh's Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers.We want to know what you think! Share your WAMO memories in the feedback box below.
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