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WBGG (970 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It carries a sports format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Local sports hosts are heard weekdays from noon to 7 p.m. Other times, ESPN Radio programming is heard. The studios and offices are located in Green Tree. WBGG transmits with 5,000 watts, but to avoid interfering with other stations on 970 AM is uses a directional antenna at all times. By day a four-tower array is employed and at night, it switches to an eight-tower array. The transmitter is off McKnight Road in Ross Township, Pennsylvania.