WAOB 106.7 FM

A non-commercial FM station licensed to Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, broadcasting a Catholic format as part of a simulcast network that includes WAOB and WPGR, all owned by St. Joseph Missions. The signal serves the Pittsburgh metropolitan area and extends into parts of eastern Ohio and the northern panhandle of West Virginia, with programming centered on Mass, daily liturgical readings, the Liturgy of the Hours, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and catechetical content. The station's frequency has a lengthy history in the Pittsburgh market. It first signed on in May 1960 as WWKS, operating for years as an automated beautiful music and easy listening outlet branded as "Kiss FM." During the 1980s it shifted to classic rock, then by November 1993 operated as "The Force" with an album rock format. In 1995 it became modern rock station WXDX, which served as a Pittsburgh affiliate for the Howard Stern program. In April 1996 a frequency swap with urban contemporary WAMO-FM brought that station to 106.7, where it remained under various ownership arrangements until 2009. The current Catholic religious format took hold after St. Joseph Missions acquired the license.