KDKA (AM)

E92387

AM radio station commercial radio station news/talk radio station radio station

KDKA (AM) is a historic Pittsburgh radio station widely recognized as one of the first commercially licensed broadcast stations in the United States.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
KDKA (AM) canonical	5
KDKA	2
KDKA (Pittsburgh radio station)	1
KDKA-AM	1
NewsRadio KDKA	1
WJZ (AM)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T775834 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: KDKA (AM)
Context triple: [Westinghouse Electric Corporation, owned, KDKA (AM)]

A. WEEI (AM)
WEEI (AM) is a Boston-based sports radio station known for its local and national sports talk programming and coverage of New England teams.
B. WEEI-FM
WEEI-FM is a Boston-based sports radio station best known as a flagship broadcaster for Boston Red Sox games and related sports talk programming.
C. WBZ-FM
WBZ-FM is a Boston-area sports radio station known for its all-sports format and coverage of local professional teams.
D. CBS Radio
CBS Radio was a major American radio network that became widely known for broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s influential Fireside Chats and other national news and entertainment programs during the 20th century.
E. WHDH radio
WHDH radio was a Boston-based radio station best known as the longtime home of legendary Boston Celtics broadcaster Johnny Most.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: KDKA (AM)
Target entity description: KDKA (AM) is a historic Pittsburgh radio station widely recognized as one of the first commercially licensed broadcast stations in the United States.

A. WEEI (AM)
WEEI (AM) is a Boston-based sports radio station known for its local and national sports talk programming and coverage of New England teams.
B. WEEI-FM
WEEI-FM is a Boston-based sports radio station best known as a flagship broadcaster for Boston Red Sox games and related sports talk programming.
C. WBZ-FM
WBZ-FM is a Boston-area sports radio station known for its all-sports format and coverage of local professional teams.
D. CBS Radio
CBS Radio was a major American radio network that became widely known for broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s influential Fireside Chats and other national news and entertainment programs during the 20th century.
E. WHDH radio
WHDH radio was a Boston-based radio station best known as the longtime home of legendary Boston Celtics broadcaster Johnny Most.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	AM radio station ⓘ commercial radio station ⓘ news/talk radio station ⓘ radio station ⓘ
airdate	November 2, 1920 ⓘ
band	AM ⓘ
branding	KDKA (AM) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NewsRadio KDKA
broadcastArea	Pittsburgh region ⓘ surface form: Pittsburgh metropolitan area Western Pennsylvania ⓘ
callsignMeaning	Department of Commerce sequential assignment ⓘ
city	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ surface form: Pittsburgh
class	Class A ⓘ
clearChannelClass	Class A clear-channel station ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
facilityId	25438 ⓘ
format	news/talk ⓘ
formerOwner	CBS Radio ⓘ Westinghouse Electric Corporation ⓘ
frequency	1020 kHz ⓘ
historicDesignation	pioneer broadcasting station ⓘ
inauguralBroadcastEvent	1920 United States presidential election returns ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
licensedToServe	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
licensee	Audacy, Inc. ⓘ surface form: Audacy License, LLC
licensingAuthority	Federal Communications Commission ⓘ surface form: FCC
market	Pittsburgh radio market ⓘ
networkAffiliation	CBS Radio ⓘ surface form: CBS News Radio
notableFor	being one of the first commercially licensed broadcast stations in the United States ⓘ early regular broadcasting of election returns ⓘ
owner	Audacy, Inc. ⓘ
power	50000 watts ⓘ
programmingIncludes	local news ⓘ sports coverage ⓘ talk shows ⓘ traffic reports ⓘ weather reports ⓘ
regulatorIdentifier	FCC Facility ID 25438 ⓘ
service	AM broadcast ⓘ
signalType	clear-channel ⓘ
sisterStation	KDKA-FM ⓘ WAMO ⓘ WBZZ ⓘ WDSY-FM ⓘ
state	Pennsylvania ⓘ
studioLocation	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
transmitterLocation	Allison Park, Pennsylvania ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Westinghouse Electric Corporation → owned → KDKA (AM) ⓘ

this entity surface form: WJZ (AM)

KDKA (AM) → branding → KDKA (AM) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: NewsRadio KDKA

Group W → ownedStation → KDKA (AM) ⓘ

Westinghouse Broadcasting Company → ownedStation → KDKA (AM) ⓘ

Bob Prince → employer → KDKA (AM) ⓘ

this entity surface form: KDKA (Pittsburgh radio station)

World Series radio broadcasts → firstBroadcaster → KDKA (AM) ⓘ

this entity surface form: KDKA

KDKA-FM → hasSisterStation → KDKA (AM) ⓘ

WBZZ → sisterStation → KDKA (AM) ⓘ

this entity surface form: KDKA

WDSY-FM → sisterStation → KDKA (AM) ⓘ

this entity surface form: KDKA-AM

KDKA-TV → sisterStation → KDKA (AM) ⓘ

All labels observed (6)

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Statements (47)

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Referenced by (11)

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