Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting, home to 91.3 WYEP and 90.5 WESA, is a non-profit organization that creates and distributes trusted content, builds connections, and strengthens the community through public media. 91.3 WYEP is Pittsburgh’s source for independent music and musical discovery. Since 1974, WYEP has been a treasured cultural resource for all Southwestern Pennsylvania and beyond. 90.5 WESA is Pittsburgh’s independent news source and local NPR station. Since 2011, WESA works to inform, engage, and inspire the people of the communities it serves in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
About Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting
91.3 WYEP’s mission is to curate and champion diverse music experiences to enlighten, entertain, and connect people in the Pittsburgh region and beyond with a vision to foster a community connected and enriched by the power and discovery of music. This is achieved by supporting the local music scene through on-air play, education, and live events serving as Pittsburgh’s independent music source under the umbrella of Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting. 90.5 WESA’s mission is to work for the public to inform people in ways that engage and inspire them to create dialogue about community issues and stories. As Southwestern Pennsylvania’s only independent public radio news and information station, it gives voice to provocative ideas that foster a vibrant, informed, diverse, and caring community.
Programs & Impact
WYEP grew the WYEP Neighborhood Concert Series to bring free live music into communities throughout the region and to support the Pittsburgh Music ecosystem. WYEP continues to produce the WYEP Summer Music Festival, a free family music event. WESA created the WESA Voters Guide which helps to inform the public about candidates from all parties in upcoming elections. In addition, WYEP and WESA have been outlets for countless not-for-profit organizations to promote their work and events. Most importantly, the largest ongoing project continues to be delivering locally produced and independent news as well as locally programmed independent music to people throughout the Pittsburgh Region.
Get Involved
Public radio is fueled by the power of local support. Everything people count on – trusted news, independent reporting, courageous conversations, and bringing people together through the inspiring power of innovative and independent music – relies on individuals stepping forward and supporting the work.
How Support Helps
Funding for WYEP and WESA comes from a variety of sources, the largest of which is from individuals who support the work. More than half of WYEP and WESA’s funding comes from people’s individual donations – it makes everything on air and online possible.
Story and Photography by Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting
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