WBVP AM 1230

A commercial AM radio station licensed to Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, owned by St. Barnabas Broadcasting, Inc., a division of the Saint Barnabas Health System. The station broadcasts at 1,000 watts using a non-directional antenna and is also heard on FM translator W257EA at 99.3 MHz. Studios and offices are located on Seventh Avenue in Beaver Falls. Weekday programming begins with a local news and information show hosted by Matt Drzik, followed by local talk programming in late mornings and a noon newscast. Afternoon and evening hours are filled by nationally syndicated conservative talk shows from the Salem Radio Network, including programs by Dennis Prager, Sebastian Gorka, Larry Elder, Dan Proft, Mike Gallagher, and Hugh Hewitt. Weekend programming includes repeats of weekday shows, a Saturday afternoon oldies block, and Sunday morning religious content. The station carries play-by-play coverage of Pittsburgh Steelers football, Pittsburgh Penguins hockey, and Pittsburgh Pirates baseball. National and world news is provided by ABC News Radio and Townhall News. The station first signed on May 25, 1948, founded by Tom Price, Frank Smith, and Charles Ondurka. Around 1970, Hall Communications acquired WBVP along with a companion FM station. The station passed through several owners over subsequent decades before being acquired by St. Barnabas Health System.