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'WDVE' is an FM radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA at 102.5 MHz. It is often referred to by Pittsburghers as simply 'D.V.E.' WDVE's transmitter is located on Pittsburgh's North Side.
The station which was once owned by ABC along with KQV-AM and was known as KQV-FM, has aired rock music since 1969. The station's current call letters were chosen by Allen Shaw, Vice President of the ABC Owned FM Stations in 1971 at the height of the "hippie" era. "DVE" was derived from "Dove", the bird of peace. In the Fall of 1971, Allen Shaw and ABC Radio programming executive, Bob Henaberry, replaced the "free form" rock programming with the very first album rock "format", playing only the best cuts from the best selling rock albums with minimal disc jockey talk. Steve Berger was the General Manager, and Dwight Douglas was the Program Director. WDVE was the most successful FM radio station in Pittsburgh throughout the decade of the 1970s. In early print marketing the phrase "Rock 'n Stereo WDVE 102.5" was set in white text against a black oval background surrounded by vivid rainbow-like colors. Later the logo was rendered in white and yellow with red accents against a black background, generally using the slogan "DVE Rocks."
In recent years, the station's format has gradually drifted towards "classic rock" with current releases rarely incorporated into the playlist. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications, and (along with WBGG) serves as the flagship radio station of the Pittsburgh Steelers radio network. For years it was the home for Pittsburgh Penguins hockey, promoting itself with such oddities as a young Jaromir Jagr reading the morning weather forecast in heavily accented English.

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Action League Now!

Airstaff

WDVE HD2

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Action League Now!

Staff at WDVE provided voices for the segment Action League Now! on Nickelodeon's KaBlam!

Airstaff

WDVE's current lineup is as follows

★ 'Morning Show:' The DVE Morning Show - Jim Krenn & Randy Baumann

★ 'Mid-Days:' Michele Michaels

★ 'Afternoon Drive:' Sean McDowell

★ 'Nighttime:' Phil Kirzyc

★ 'Overnights:' Jack Maloy

★ 'Weekenders:' Eric Taylor & Doug Cannin

WDVE HD2

On April 25, 2006, Clear Channel announced that WDVE's HD2 subchannel will carry a format focusing on Blues.

External links

★ Official website

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