Documents the operations of The Elm - 1620 AM - an outlaw frequency whispering through the bones of a ghost transmitter. Its existence is known only to the observant or the initiated.
We also track the faint, the far, and the forbidden... signals never meant to be found.
Operating out of the clandestine Vault 39, buried somewhere High Atop Green Tree Hill. We are being watched... but we are also watching.
Stay tuned. Stay unseen. Some signals are not meant to be traced.
Call-In Line Now Open - 412-947-1620 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.
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.
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.
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.
Dr. Johnny Weaver is back and on the air now playing AM GOLD!
Call-In Line: (412) 947-1620
Stay Tuned. Stay Unseen.
The ELM 1620 am will run traditional Christmas programming starting Friday, November 29th through New Year's Day!!!!
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.
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 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!
