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May 16, 2009 6:27 am US/Eastern
Sheridan Broadcasting Sells WAMO, Format To Change
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ―
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At about 4 p.m. Friday, employees of the three stations were notified of the sale and told their positions would all be eliminated.
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A Pittsburgh institution will soon be gone.
Sheridan Broadcasting announced it's selling its three Pittsburgh radio stations, including flagships WAMO-AM and WAMO-FM, the city's only urban radio stations.
At about 4 p.m. Friday, employees of the three stations were notified of the sale and told their positions would all be eliminated.
St. Joseph Missions is buying the cluster for $8.9 million and plans to turn WAMO into a religious radio station.
WAMO will still broadcast hip hop and R&B until the deal is finalized.
About 35 full and part-time employees will lose their jobs.
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