94.5 3WS live

94.5 3WS is Pittsburgh's classic hits station. It broadcasts as WWSW-FM on 94.5 FM and serves the Pittsburgh metropolitan area with the slogan "Pittsburgh's Classic Hits". The station is owned by iHeartMedia, and on this page you can listen to 3WS live online, free.

Classic hits

3WS plays classic hits — the pop and rock favorites that Pittsburgh grew up with. Some programming comes through Premiere Networks.

Christmas on 3WS

For most of November and December each year, 3WS switches to all-Christmas music.

History

The station signed on on December 12, 1940, as W47P, one of Pittsburgh's earliest FM signals. It was later WTNT and WMOT, then WWSW-FM from 1949 to 1973 and WPEZ until 1980, before the WWSW-FM name returned. The call letters were originally used on WWSW 970 AM, now WBGG.

HD channels

HD2 carries TikTok Radio, and HD3 carries Relevant Radio, a Catholic service.

Sister stations

In Pittsburgh, iHeartMedia also owns WBGG, WDVE, WKST-FM, WPGB and WXDX-FM.

Hits, anywhere

Press play and 3WS starts in seconds — on the Parkway, at work or far from Pittsburgh. The stream on this page carries the same music you hear on 94.5 FM, Christmas season included.

How to listen

You can hear 3WS on the radio on 94.5 FM across the Pittsburgh area, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for a workday or the holidays, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find 3WS's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

• 100% free, no sign-up
• Live stream, 24 hours a day
• Listen from anywhere
• Works on phone and computer