FALL SCHEDULE - THE ELM 1620 AM

Most Current Approximate Schedule for The Elm - 1620 AM:

7:00 AM:  Old Time Radio

7:30 AM - 10:00 AM:  Signals From Elsewhere - Open Lines

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM:  County Line Broadcast w/ Tommy Poor

12:00 PM - 8:00 PM:  AM Gold w/ Gene Sunshine

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM:  Danny Static 80's Show

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM:  The Howler Hour

10:00 PM - 10:30 PM:  Old Time Radio

10:30 PM - 7:00 AM:  Signals From Elsewhere - Open Lines

Please enjoy responsibly.

Saturday & Sunday

 

Easy 80's - 6 PM to 8 PM

Getting you ready for your date tonight. That's right. Call in your dedications to be read on the air. 

The Chubby Willems Oldies Show - 8 PM to 10 PM

You’ll know it’s Chubby when the hum in the dial gets warm.

Every weekend, like clockwork, Chubby Willems takes the booth, drops the needle, and vanishes behind four solid hours of choked with smoke GOLD from a jukebox that doesn’t seem to exist.

These records were meant to be forgotten.

Buried in basements, erased from memory, lost in time.

But somehow... Chubby is spinning them.

This is Chubby Willems... rumored to be broadcasting from the underground bunker beneath the water tower. If the signal reaches you, you weren't meant to hear it. Shhhh.hh.

Summer Schedule for The Elm - 1620 AM

Most Current Approximate Schedule for The Elm - 1620 AM:

7:00 AM:  Old Time Radio

7:30 AM - 10:00 AM:  Signals From Elsewhere - Open Lines

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM:  County Line Broadcast w/ Bobby Grant

12:00 PM - 8:00 PM:  AM Gold w/ Gene Sunshine

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM:  Danny Static 80's Show

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM:  The Howler Hour

10:00 PM - 10:30 PM:  Old Time Radio

10:30 PM - 7:00 AM:  Signals From Elsewhere - Open Lines

Please enjoy responsibly.

Saturday & Sunday

 

Easy 80's - 6 PM to 8 PM

Getting you ready for your date tonight. That's right. Call in your dedications to be read on the air. 

The Chubby Willems Oldies Show - 8 PM to 10 PM

You’ll know it’s Chubby when the hum in the dial gets warm.

Every weekend, like clockwork, Chubby Willems takes the booth, drops the needle, and vanishes behind four solid hours of choked with smoke GOLD from a jukebox that doesn’t seem to exist.

These records were meant to be forgotten.

Buried in basements, erased from memory, lost in time.

But somehow... Chubby is spinning them.

This is Chubby Willems... rumored to be broadcasting from the underground bunker beneath the water tower. If the signal reaches you, you weren't meant to hear it. Shhhh.

Dr. Johnny Weaver, Silent Voice of AM Gold on The Elm - 1620 AM, Has Passed Away

Dr. Johnny Weaver, Silent Voice of AM Gold on The Elm - 1620 AM, Has Passed Away

Gene Sunshine to Assume On-Air Duties

1/10/2025

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Johnny Weaver, longtime on-air presence and the silent voice behind AM Gold on The Elm - 1620 AM.

For more than two years, Dr. Weaver curated and presented AM Gold with quiet precision and deep respect for the format. His broadcasts honored the era when AM radio mattered most; when songs were chosen carefully, pacing was deliberate, and the listener was never rushed.

From late morning through evening, Weaver became synonymous with the station’s AM Gold sound. He allowed the records to lead. 

Dr. Weaver understood that AM Gold was not nostalgia, it was preservation.

His passing leaves a silence that cannot be filled, only acknowledged.

Effective immediately, Gene Sunshine will take over AM Gold programming on The Elm - 1620 AM. Gene brings a deep appreciation for classic AM radio and will continue the format with the same restraint, respect, and attention to atmosphere that listeners expect. The sound remains. The schedule remains. The records continue to turn.

In keeping with the character of The Elm - 1620 AM, there will be no interruption to the broadcast and no unnecessary announcement. Those who listen closely will hear what has changed.

Dr. Johnny Weaver’s contribution to this station, to AM Gold, and to the listeners who found constancy in his show will not be forgotten.

Additional programming notes will be shared in the days ahead.

The Elm - 1620 AM
Existence is known only to the observant or initiated.

Newest Schedule - Christmas Comes Back To The ELM.

 Most Current Approximate Schedule for The Elm - 1620 AM:

7:00 AM:  Old Time Radio

7:30 AM - 11:00 AM:  Signals From Elsewhere - Open Lines

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM:  County Line Broadcast w/ Bobby Grant

12:00 PM - 8:00 PM:  Christmas on The Elm

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM:  80's at 8 w/ Danny Static

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM:  The Howler Hour

10:00 PM - 10:30 PM:  Old Time Radio

10:30 PM - 7:00 AM:  Signals From Elsewhere - Open Lines

Please enjoy responsibly.

Sonny Flamingo joins The Elm - 1620 AM!

If you’ve been scanning the dial on a quiet afternoon, you may have already stumbled onto it. A soft fade-in through the static, the trace of salt water in the air, and a voice laid-back enough to slow the day to half speed. That’s Sonny Flamingo.

Sonny’s the newest voice on The Elm - 1620 AM. Picture him in a sunlit booth, shades on, leaning back with a stack of vinyl that smells like salt air and long summers. Since the early 70s, Sonny’s found ways to get himself on the air, sometimes straight, sometimes sideways, but always with a style that feels like it belongs to him alone.

His promise is simple, “songs the stations forgot.” But when Sonny Flamingo spins, it’s more than forgotten. It’s music that feels like it washed ashore. Soft grooves, Carolina beach music, yacht rock smoothness, a little Caribbean breeze drifting in from nowhere. Between tracks, Sonny doesn’t just cue records, he talks to you, like an old friend sliding across the barstool beside you.

Before drifting onto our frequency, Sonny Flamingo spent seasons spinning records up and down the coast in Ocean City, Maryland, and even slipped south of the border to Tijuana, where his voice carried through cantinas and midnight airwaves alike.

Sonny Flamingo keeps his hours loose, but you’ll find him some afternoons, letting daylight drip into golden sound. No set show time, no promises. Just a feeling waiting on the frequency.

After all, our existence is known only to the observant or initiated.

Call-In Line Now Open - 412-947-1620

Call-In Line Now Open - 412-947-1620 

Got a request? A message? A Bigfoot report? UFO sighting?

The Elm - 1620 AM now accepts call-ins. Dial the number, leave your message, and it might just find its way onto the airwaves.

Please note: All calls are recorded and may be broadcast.

We don’t screen. We don’t edit. Speak clearly… or in code. Your voice may become part of the signal.

Welcome to The Elm - 1620 AM - What Breathes in the Static Hides in Plain Site.

Somewhere beyond the power lines, maybe deep in the Nature Center, or beneath the Green Tree Water Tower - The Elm transmits 24/7 on AM band 1620 kHz. Just one transmitter, a turntable, and a voice reaching out to whoever might be listening.

We don’t officially confirm this broadcast exists. But if your AM dial lands just right, here’s what you might hear:

10 AM to 8 PM

Dr Johnny Weaver & AM Gold

Late-afternoon slow jams. This isn’t a “best of” anything - it’s a living mixtape of the 1970s, spun by a ghost who never left the record store.

8 PM to 9 PM

Signal Fade

An hour caught between memory and static. The sky dims. You're driving around on $5 worth of gas, and the jams from an old cassette come back to life. Familiar tunes - too familiar. You’ve heard them before, but not like this. No names, no labels. Just transmission. Just the sound of something trying to reach you... before it fades.

9 PM to 10 PM

The Howler Hour

You’ll know it when it hits. A raspy-voiced madman takes over the mic with vintage energy, gravel-slick charm, and some of the wildest records you’ve never heard on real radio. The legend lives on, right here, once the sun goes down.

10 PM to 10 AM

Signals from Elsewhere

Calls from the void. Warnings from deep space. Late-night stories you were never supposed to hear.

Hosted by a velvet-voiced guide with a fascination for time slips, shadow people, and unexplained signals. It’s radio the way it used to be - and maybe never was.

Saturday & Sunday - 6 PM to 10 PM

The Chubby Willems Oldies Show

You’ll know it’s Chubby when the hum in the dial gets warm.

Every weekend, like clockwork, Chubby Willems takes the booth, drops the needle, and vanishes behind four solid hours of choked with smoke GOLD from a jukebox that doesn’t seem to exist.

These records were meant to be forgotten.

Buried in basements, erased from memory, lost in time.

But somehow... Chubby is spinning them.

This is Chubby Willems... rumored to be broadcasting from the underground bunker beneath the Green Tree Water Tower. If the signal reaches you, you weren't meant to hear it. Shhhh.

Sunday 8–10 A.M.

Polka Transmission 

At the edge of the morning, the signal changes.

Polka Transmission comes through.

It’s a tradition older than traffic - Sunday mornings and polka music, rolling out from radios and open windows across Pittsburgh neighborhoods.

We're keeping it alive here in Green Tree every Sunday.

Happy New Year 2025!

Happy New Year from The Elm 1620 AM! 

Dr. Johnny Weaver is back and on the air now playing AM GOLD!

Call-In Line: (412) 947-1620

Stay Tuned. Stay Unseen.

Christmas on The Elm!!!

The ELM 1620 am will run traditional Christmas programming starting Friday, November 29th through New Year's Day!!!!

Confirmed! WNRP - 1620 AM from Pensacola, FL

Yesterday morning I was able to confirm the station on 1620 am was indeed WNRP News Radio out of Pensacola, FL. 

So it's a 10,000 watt station during the day and turns down to 1000 watt at night. I originally misread this thinking there was no way it could get up here.

This is the first time I've heard this station while monitoring 1620 am since September. Hopefully it's a seasonal or conditions thing.

UPDATE: Last week, WNRP was no longer heard and The Elm was coming in at the high school. Good news.

Possible Pensacola, FL Station?

I heard a station override The Elm this morning in Dormont around 8 am. They stated "92.3 and 1620." The only station I found was WNRP from Pensacola, FL. Not sure it's right but I heard a traffic report and then a traffic report on their online feed. I was driving so it was hard to 100% it. I will revisit this and figure it out another day. 

I just don't believe that Florida station could get that far out. It's a mystery for now.

The Elm - 1620 AM in Green Tree, Pa is on the air!

The Elm - 1620 AM in Green Tree, Pa is on the air. The station can be heard in parts of Green Tree, Dormont, and Mt. Lebanon. Whether you live in the area or are just driving through; tune in to The Elm, 1620 AM!

1590 AM - WHPY - Validated from Last Night.

I tuned back in to 1590 at 7:50pm and the same Christian programming station was on the air.

I validated the broadcast online as WHPY out of Clayton, NC. 

I tried to pull the station in an hour earlier and heard nothing.

At 7:54pm, WHPY is coming in clear at times and then fades out. 

I can hear a baseball game bleeding through. Heard "squares a bunt." I believe I heard a ball game last night also. 

Evening AM Frequency Captures- AM Music!

Radio: Sangean ATS-909X2 w/ Terk Antenna outside.

7:00pm - 560 - WFRB - Frostburg, MD - Call Letters, "Cadillac Style" - Sammy Kershaw!

7:06pm - 680 - WISR - Butler, PA - "Chills and Fever" - Tom Jones - Poor signal.

7:11pm - 910 - WXJX - Apollo, PA - "Westmoreland Gold" - "Centerfold" - J Geils Band, "I'll Take You There" - The Staple Singers

7:20pm - 1080 - WWNL - Pittsburgh, PA - Religious Program - Verse 49

7:27pm - 1280 - WUZZ - New Castle, PA - "Stayin' Alive" - Bee Gees, "Baby, I Love You Way - Big Mountain - Poor signal but able to make out the songs.

7:41pm - 1300 - WFJM - Morgantown, WV - Call Letters - Christian Music - "I Know" - Big Daddy Weave

7:51pm - 1400 - WBBD - Wheeling, WV - Fox Sports Radio - Pirates Pregame and Joe Block - Signal is poor.

8:28pm - 1590 - Religious station. Playing music then talk then more music. At times very clear. I listened for about a 1/2 hour and could not identify. Closest religious station I could find was Hagerstown, MD who had no webcast. It's a mystery. Station faded out permanently at 8:30pm.

Seven new stations logged. Validated most stations on their respective websites.

Difficult 900 AM Received and Validated.

Radio used: Sangean ATS-909X2 w/ Terk AM antenna

I confirmed two seperate stations this morning on 900 AM.

4:00 AM - 900 - WCPA - Clearfield, PA - Playing "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol

This station was confirmed online. The song was bleeding through over a talk station.

WCPA is 500 watts at night and the signal from 94 miles away was poor.

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With some work I confirmed the talk station below.

4:20 AM - 900 - CHML - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - Heard host say "getting married" both on the Sangean ATS-909X2 and confirmed on the internet stream.

The 50,000 watt CHML from 201 miles away straight north was also very poor. 

Early Evening AM DX Log

7:59pm - 600 - WRQX- Salem, OH - signal fading - Mark Levin Show was on then heard the call letters "WRQX." 

This is a new station logged.

8:11pm - 640 - WHLO - Akron, OH - ok signal - Joe Pags Show - 8:18pm Call Letters - NEW Station Logged

Later...

11:22pm - 720 - WGN - Chicago, IL - clear signal - Raleigh James - Call Letters - NEW Station Logged

11:31pm - 750 - WSB - Atlanta, GA - clear signal - Call Letters - NEW Station Logged

Daytime AM Log for Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Radio Used: Sangean ATS-909X2 with TERK AM antenna.

1450 - WJPA - Washington, PA - 12:10pm - Call Letters

1460 - WMBA - Ambridge, PA - 12:13pm - Beaver County weather, 12:20 - Beaver County Radio, Penguins report w/ Steigerwald, 12:23pm - Full High School sports report, 12:33pm - Announcement regarding WBVP and 70th annaversary. Did not hear WMBA call letters, WBVP is simulcast on 1460. WBVP is 1320 from Beaver Falls, PA.

1480 - WCNS - Latrobe, PA - 12:36pm -Talk station was bleeding through Louie Louie by The Kingsman.

1490 - WOHI - East Liverpool, OH - "The Pickle" simulcast on 99.1 FM. 12:50pm - Call Letters.

1510 - WPGR - Monroeville, PA - Clear religious programming.

1550 - WZUM - Braddock, PA - 12:51pm - Clear jazz playing There's A Home In Harlem For Sale by Buster Bailey.

1570 - WXVE - Latrobe, PA - 12:52pm - Night Moves by Bob Seager and The Silver Bullet Band - 12:53pm - Announcer says, "Decades of Rock n Roll... KVE!

1410 - KQV - Pittsburgh, PA - Loud & Clear - 12:54pm - Song Bird by Kenny G.

1440 - WHKZ - Warren, OH - Religious programming - 12:55pm Clear signal.

1430 - WEIR - Weirton, WV - River Talk - Ohio Valley - 12:55pm Clear talk.

1390 - WNIO - Youngstown, OH - "The Gambler" - 1:01pm - Colin Cowherd sports talk.

1380 - WKFO - Kittanning, PA - 1:05pm - Let Your Love Flow by The Bellamy Brothers.

1370 - WVLY - Moundsville, WV - 1:08pm - Weather - Confirmed online.

1360 - WGBN - McKeesport, PA - 1:10 - Gospel Channel - I'm Still Here (Live) by Dorinda Clark-Coles.

Many of the station I confirmed online and the Shazam app was used to identify the songs.

Used list of AM radio stations printed from radio-locator.com as a guide with the
Sangean ATS-909X2.

Shortwave (SWL) Report: Mahajanga Broadcast on RTL-SDR. (Madagascar World Voice - MWV)

I caught the end of the English broadcast (20:57 UTC/ 4:57pm) on 11965 khz using an RTL-SDR V3 with an XH Data AN-80 wire attached to the base antenna. The wire antenna was wrapped around the inside of a canopy outside.

The broadcast was from the Mahajanga transmitter in Madagascar approximately 8,824 miles away. 

According to WRTH, the station is owned by World Christian Broadcasting and retransmits programs produced in the United States. 

I tried to record the end of the broadcast but I'll have to see if it worked. Nothing else to add here but this was a very cool pick-up especially for the first time using the RTL-SDR.

Update: I picked up the Chinese broadcast from Mahajanga at (21:40 UTC/5:40pm) on 11610 khz.

Map from Google Maps.

WWCR on 9940 khz

The announcer said that they were "messing around with the frequency" being on 9940 khz. 

They had been playing country music. The announcer came on and made his remarks. They played one last song and abruptly went of the air at 3:52 UTC/ 11:52 pm.

The last song they played was: From A Jack To A King - Ned Miller

WWCR is out of Nashville, TN and the 9940 frequency is not listed for them. There was no scheduled broadcast for this frequency that I could find.

Shortwave Report: The Voice of Greece - 9420 khz

The announcer said, "You are listening to the voice of Greece."

The transmitter is located in Avlida-Avlis, Greece which is approximately 5,170 miles from high atop Green Tree Hill and the Green Tree Water Tower.

I've been listening to the music for about a half hour. I can report a very good signal on the Sangean ATS-909X2. 

UTC 3:27/ 11:27pm - Tha Paro Volta Ta Vouna - George Konitopoulos 

Very enjoyable broadcast.

Map from Google Maps.