This AC station has a rather weak signal in the Pittsburgh area. No format or ownership change took place at the time. The station is not often on the air presently. Orignally, when all AM stations had to have an FM sister, WISR was assigned to FM at 97.7. WISR has only recently become a sister again.
Operations are still separate.
This is WORD-FM's sister station. Founded in 1947, WPIT-AM had an FM counterpart. The studios were originally on Smithfield St., then the Roosevelt Hotel, and Gateway Towers. WPIT was moved to 101.5 and a few years later the FM channel became home to WORD which was first heard at 104.7. Religion is not the only word of the day at WPIT, you will also hear Jane Nugent with her gardening advice among others.