WYEP's first broadcast was 50 years ago this Tuesday, April 30. Join us as we celebrate five decades of unconventional radio.
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WYEP Programming & News
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Two blocks west of the Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg, a Pennsylvania Department of Health building occupies 233 West Otterman Street. Nearly 58 years ago, an earlier building at that location was the site of rock music history.
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WYEP officially began broadcasting on April 30th, 1974. We're looking back at the first on-air transmission from the station.
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Katie Crutchfield's gorgeous sixth album affirms that real lives are lived not in clear chapters, but as a zig-zag of pitfalls and revelations one can only hope to learn from.
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Do you remember that crazy Winnebago guy from the old YouTube video? Merce Lemon remembers and took his line “Will You Do Me a Kindness?” and turned it into a gorgeous new song about the inescapable loneliness we often feel as human beings.
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Check out the lineup announcement for the 2024 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival!
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Ryan Miller from the band Guster stopped by the morning show with Joey Spehar on Friday, March 22 to play guest DJ and talk a bit about the band's upcoming album.
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Not to dwell on the past, but it’s been almost a decade since Meeting of Important People put out their last full record and their new release MOIPsgiving has been over 20 years in the making.
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Working at a radio station like WYEP can bring the staff in close contact with many musicians, often leading to indelible special moments—although these interactions can sometimes end up awkward, embarrassing, or worse.
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NPR'S Rachel Martin speaks with songwriter and producer Jack Antonoff about his newest album with his band Bleachers.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Kacey Musgraves about her new album, "Deeper Well."
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The upcoming immersive "Elvis Evolution" experience in London employs everything from cutting edge AI to a 200-year-old magic trick.
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Welsh musician Karl Wallinger has died at age 66. He was the key creative force behind the band World Party, releasing six well-received albums of new material from 1987 through 2000. He was also a member of the band The Waterboys, before leaving to form World Party.
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