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WLSW (FM)
WLSW (103.9 FM) is an adult contemporary radio station, licensed to the Pittsburgh suburb of Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and serving the Pittsburgh Media Market. The station is owned by and operated by Robert and Ashley Stevens, through licensee Broadcast Communications, Inc. History WLSW first signed on the air in 1971. The station was founded by legendary Pittsburgh DJ Ludwig Stanley "Uncle Stan" Wall, who first applied for the frequency back in 1968, after pulling out of a partnership for a new AM station (known today as WKFB) in nearby Jeannette. One of the partners in that venture encouraged Wall to apply for this new frequency. Wall had also been a DJ and later general manager for WTRA (now WJFG) in Latrobe prior to putting this station on the air. Unlike many FM stations of its time, WLSW was a standalone operation. At this time this was an oddity, because few cars in those days were equipped with FM radios, and FM was often simulcast by their AM sister operations. FM had ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottdale, Pennsylvania
Scottdale is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, southeast of Pittsburgh. Early in the 20th century, Scottdale was the center of the Henry Clay Frick, Frick coke (fuel), coke interests. It had steel and iron pipe mills, brass and silver works, a casket factory, a large milk-pasteurizing plant, and machine shops; all of the aforementioned are presently defunct. Scottdale is notable for its economic decline from a formerly prosperous coke-town into an archetypal Rust Belt town. Duraloy Technologies, "a supplier of specialty high alloy, centrifugal and static cast components and assemblies" is the last remnant of Scottdale's steel related prosperity. In 1900, 4,261 people lived in Scottdale; in 1910, the population increased to 5,456; and in 1940, 6,493 people lived in Scottdale. The population was 4,384 at the 2010 census. Scottdale is located in the Southmoreland School District. History 1770s-1900: Early history It is difficu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
