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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985 Philadelphia police fired thousands of rounds at the MOVE house, city officials approved dropping an explosive device on the roof, the resulting fire was allowed to burn, 11 people—including five children—died, and 61 homes were destroyed. Philadelphia City Council later called it a “brutal attack carried out by the City of Philadelphia on its own citizens” and acknowledged that no individual faced criminal consequences for the bombing. One timeline correction worth preserving for the BHP record: the major previous MOVE-police confrontation was August 8, 1978, about seven years before the bombing, not a year or two earlier. Officer James Ramp was killed, other police and firefighters were wounded, nine MOVE members were later convicted, and television cameras recorded police beating Delbert Africa during his arrest. The 1985 MOVE Commission later specifically criticized city planners for failing to adequately use lessons from that 1978 confrontation. And that actually strengthens the point you’re making: 1985 did not happen without precedent or institutional memory. There had already been a deadly confrontation with MOVE, years of conflict, negotiations and police involvement before Osage Avenue.

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WCGF-FM

WCGF-FM
Broadcast area
Pittsburgh (Lawrence County)
Frequency104.3 MHz
Programming
FormatChristian radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
August 4, 1968 (1968-08-04)
Former call signs
  • WFEM (1968–1988)
  • WKST-FM (1988–2000)
  • WJST (2000–2004)
  • WKPL (2004–2026)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
24999
ClassA
ERP2,500 watts
HAAT156 meters (512 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°46′9.2″N 80°16′55.2″W / 40.769222°N 80.282000°W / 40.769222; -80.282000
Links
Public license information
Websitefamilylife.org

WCGF-FM (104.3 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Family Life Network of Christian radio stations.

History

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WCGF-FM first signed on the air as WFEM on August 4, 1968, and was owned by Ellwood City Broadcasting Company, a company owned by Herbert Scott, who also owned Great Scott Broadcasting Company, licensee of WKST in New Castle, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Ellwood City. Studios and offices for WFEM were located at 226 Fifth Street in Ellwood City, from where it broadcast an easy listening music format. In 1986, WFEM came under the control of Faye Scott following the death of Herb Scott in 1984. Not long afterwards, WFEM's operations were moved to those of WKST at 219 Savannah-Garder Road in New Castle. By the end of the 1980s, WFEM changed its call letters to WKST-FM, to mirror that of its AM sister, but adopting the slogan "Star 92.1" after signing an affiliation agreement with the Satellite Music Network and adopting its "Starstation" adult contemporary format.

WKST-FM's call sign was changed to WJST on October 10, 2000, in coordination with WPHH-FM in Pittsburgh becoming WKST-FM, using the KISS-FM. In April 2004, Clear Channel Communications announced the sale of WKST along with WBZY and WJST (FM) to Forever Broadcasting for $2.85 million.[2] On September 20, 2004, the WJST call sign was moved to 1280 AM, and WJST-FM became WKPL.

In April 2026, Family Life Ministries purchased WKPL from Forever Media for $350,000.[3][4] In late May or early June 2026, 92.1 WKPL The Pickle became WCGF-FM and joined the Family Life Ministries network. The Pickle classic hits format continues on WPKL at 99.3 FM from Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCGF-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Business Journal April 12, 2004 "Radio Stations in New Castle Pa Sold."". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2006.
  3. ^ "Deal Digest - April 2, 2026". InsideRadio. April 2, 2026. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  4. ^ Venta, Lance (April 3, 2026). "Station Sales Week Of 4/3". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
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WCGF-FM

WCGF-FM (104.3 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Family Life Network of Christian radio stations.

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WCGF

WCGF may refer to: WCGF-LP, a low-power radio station (104.3 FM) licensed to serve Greer, South Carolina, United States WCGV (FM), a radio station (89.9 FM) licensed to serve Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, United States, which held the call sign WCGF from 2010 to 2016

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Greenwood / Black Wall Street

Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.

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Who became the first Black woman to travel into space?

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