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((Infobox radio station
| name                = WDSY-FM
| logo                = WDSY-FM logo.png
| logo_size           = 150px
| city                = [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| area                = [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area|Pittsburgh metro area]]
| branding            = Y108
| airdate             = ((start date|1962|8|6))
| frequency           = ((frequency|107.9|[[Hertz#SI multiples|MHz]])) ((HD Radio))
| language            = [[English language|English]]
| format              = [[Country music|Country]]
| subchannels         = ((ubl|HD2: [[Urban contemporary]] ([[WAMO (AM)|WAMO]])|HD3: [[Sports gambling]] "The Bet"))
| erp                 = ((val|17500|u=[[watt]]s|fmt=commas))
| haat                = ((convert|252|m|ft|sp=us))
| coordinates         = ((coord|40.4723|N|79.9945|W|type:landmark_region:US-PA_source:FCC))
| class               = B
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id         = 18525
| callsign_meaning    = "Daisy" (former on-air moniker)
| former_callsigns    = ((ubl|WYRE-FM (1962–63)|WEEP-FM (1963–77)))
| owner               = [[Audacy, Inc.]]
| licensee            = Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession
| sister_stations     = ((hlist|[[KDKA (AM)|KDKA]]|[[KDKA-FM]]|[[WAMO (AM)|WAMO]]|[[WBZZ]] ([[WBZZ-HD2|HD2]])))
| webcast             = ((ubl|((Audacy.com|y108))|((Audacy.com|thebetpittsburgh)) (HD3)))
| website             = ((url|https://www.audacy.com/y108))
))

'''WDSY-FM''' (107.9 [[Hertz|MHz]], "Y108") is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] in [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. It is owned by [[Audacy, Inc.]] and airs a [[country music|country]] [[radio format]].  The [[radio studio|studio]]s and offices are in Foster Plaza on Holiday Drive in [[Green Tree, Pennsylvania]], but using a Pittsburgh address.

WDSY-FM has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 17,500 [[watt]]s.  The [[transmitter]] is located off Shreve Street in Pittsburgh's [[Spring Hill (Pittsburgh)|Spring Hill]] district.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wdsy&nav= Radio-Locator.com/WDSY-FM]</ref>  WDSY-FM broadcasts in the [[HD Radio]] hybrid format.

==History==
[[Image:WDSY HD.png|thumb|left|200px|WDSY's [[HD Radio]] Channels on a SPARC Radio with [[Program-associated data|PSD]] and [[Emergency Alert System|EAS]].]]

On August 6, 1962, WYRE-FM first [[sign-on|signed on]], co-owned with WYRE (1080 AM, now [[WWNL]]).<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1963/B%20Radio%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201963.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1963 page B-159]</ref>  Originally as a fully [[simulcast]] outlet of its AM [[sister station]], it was owned by Golden Triangle Broadcasting and carried a country music format.  WYRE (AM) was a [[daytimer]] station, while WYRE-FM operated primarily as a vehicle to serve listeners after the AM station was mandated to shut down after sunset.  The following year, both stations switched their [[call sign]]s to WEEP and WEEP-FM.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1965/B-All-Radio-1965-YB-All.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1965 page B-132]</ref>

In the late 1960s, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] ordered FM stations to air separate programming from their AM counterparts most of the day.  WEEP-FM broke away from its AM sister during the required hours, airing a softer vocal-based country music format, while its AM sister played more contemporary country hits. In 1977, WEEP-FM changed its call letters to WDSY-FM, and adopting the moniker "We're fresh as a Daisy!...The all new WDSY FM 108."

As more listeners began tuning to FM stations for music, WDSY-FM took on more of a flagship approach between the two stations, with WEEP simulcasting ''it'', rather than the other way around.  WDSY-FM evolved into a contemporary country station, and eventually was recognized as the exclusive country music outlet serving the Pittsburgh area. The station's ratings flourished in the late 1980s with the addition of two on-air personalities from top [[album rock]] station [[WDVE]] joining the WDSY-FM lineup: morning DJ Jimmy Roach and midday personality Chris DeCarlo.

In 1991, then-owner [[Entercom]] decided to change the station's branding and the station became known as "Pittsburgh's Country, Y108," though the music and call letters remained the same. Channel mentions of 107.9 FM later were incorporated into the branding as more radios came equipped with digital tuners.

In 1993, WDSY-FM moved from its longtime home in the Fulton Theatre (now known as the [[Byham Theater]]) building in downtown Pittsburgh to Gateway Towers, occupying space formerly used by [[WPIT]], which had moved to Green Tree.

The station was acquired by [[CBS Radio]] in 1998.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-All-BC-YB-1999..pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 page D-383]</ref>  WDSY-FM then moved to studios and offices in Foster Plaza in Green Tree, about three miles southwest of downtown Pittsburgh.

The station’s ratings flourished under CBS ownership, thanks in large part to a strong lineup of veteran air personalities, including Brian “Monty” Montgomery, Rick “Zeke” Eberhart, Ally Butler, Chris DeCarlo, Stoney Richards, and later the return of Jimmy Roach following a stint at crosstown competitor [[WOGI]].<ref>((Cite web |author=Staff Writer |title=Mac is back, though he's not just partying |url=https://www.timesonline.com/story/entertainment/columns/2012/04/01/mac-is-back-though-he/18429956007/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Beaver County Times |language=en-US))</ref>

In the mid-2010s, the station began experimenting with different playlist tweaks. In response to the launch of [[IHeartMedia|iHeartMedia’s]] [[WPGB|Big 104.7 (WPGB)]], the station dropped most gold titles from the 1990s and 2000s in favor of more current material. In early 2017, select [[classic rock]] titles were added to the station’s gold library, focusing on [[Heartland rock|heartland]] and [[southern rock]] from artists such as [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]], [[Bob Seger]], [[The Georgia Satellites]], and [[Eagles (band)|The Eagles]]. Both changes only lasted a matter of months.

On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom, bringing WDSY-FM back to its former owners for the first time in nearly 20 years.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/116299/cbs-radio-to-merge-with-entercom/ CBS Radio to Merge with Entercom]</ref> The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17.<ref>((cite web|url=http://entercom.com/press/entercom-receives-fcc-approval-merger-cbs-radio/|title=Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio|work=Entercom|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=November 17, 2017))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/121072/entercom-completes-cbs-radio-merger/|title=Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger|last=Venta|first=Lance|work=Radio Insight|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=November 17, 2017))</ref> Shortly after the Entercom merger, the station’s playlist  tightened significantly and moved in a Top 40 direction both stylistically and musically, incorporating additional titles from the [[contemporary hit radio]] and [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]] formats not typically heard on country radio.<ref>((Cite web |title=Kane Brown's Pop Record A Genre-Buster For WDSY Pittsburgh. |url=https://www.countryinsider.com/news/kane-brown-s-pop-record-a-genre-buster-for-wdsy-pittsburgh/article_ffa72adc-a031-11ec-840c-3b66a5e4bc16.html |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Country Insider |date=10 March 2022 |language=en))</ref> The station reverted to a more mainstream country playlist in late 2022.

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==WDSY-FM-HD2==
WDSY-FM-HD2 initially aired a [[classic country]] format, branded as "The Wolf." This lasted until June 2017, when it switched to a rebroadcast of [[sister station]] [[WBZZ]], airing a [[Hot Adult Contemporary]] format.

==WDSY-FM-HD3==
WDSY-FM HD3 initially aired a format of all-new country songs, branded as "The Bull." On July 19, 2017, WDSY-FM-HD3 flipped to a 24/7 traffic and weather format powered by co-owned [[KDKA (AM)|KDKA]] called "KDKA Traffic and Weather Together." Reports aired every 3 minutes and was live weekdays from 5 a.m.-7 p.m., with road closures, construction reports and freshly updated weather forecasts inserted regularly at all other times.<ref>[http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n34422 CBS Radio Debuts KDKA Traffic and Weather Together]</ref>

In August 2019, WDSY-FM-HD3 flipped to "[[Channel Q]]," Entercom's [[talk radio|Talk]]/[[electronic dance music|EDM]] service for the [[LGBT|LGBTQ]] community.

On February 23, 2022, WDSY-FM-HD3 flipped to "The Bet", Audacy's sports gambling network. Channel Q would be moved to WBZZ-HD3.<ref>((Cite web|title=Audacy Adds The Bet In Eight More Markets|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/220319/audacy-adds-the-bet-in-eight-more-markets/|access-date=2022-02-23|website=RadioInsight|date=23 February 2022 |language=en-US))</ref>

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
*((Official website|https://www.audacy.com/y108))
*((FM station data|WDSY))

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