May 1 brings the launch of a new HD2 format for WLTJ
April 19, 2022Radio Insight reported Tuesday that Steel City Media, owners of WRRK (96.9 Braddock) and WLTJ (92.9), is partnering with La Mega Media to launch Spanish-formatted “Mega 92.9 HD2” to serve the growing Hispanic population in Pittsburgh. La Mega owns WOXY (97.7 Mason-Cincinnati, Ohio); WVKO (103.1 Johnstown-Columbus, Ohio), and a webcaster serving Cleveland.
They say it’s the first in town, but I do recall a Spanish format on WWCS AM 540 about ten years ago. I wasn’t listening as much at the time and I don’t know what happened to it, but one day I tuned in and they were running a sports network, like TSN or Yahoo! Sports.
La Mega was also on 87.7 FM, one of the TV audio “Franken FM” stations, in Cleveland and ran there for several years at least.
Maybe it will bring more listeners to HD Radio.
Boomer