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| Broadcast area | Delaware Valley (Southeast Pennsylvania, South Jersey, Northern Delaware) |
| Frequency | 1060 kHz |
| Branding | KYW Newsradio |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | All-news radio |
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| WBEB, WIP-FM, WOGL, WPHI-FM, WPHT, WTDY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | November 11, 1921 (in Chicago, moved to Philadelphia in 1934) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Randomly assigned by the Department of Commerce[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25441 |
| Class | A |
| Power | 50,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°06′12.4″N 75°14′54.64″W / 40.103444°N 75.2485111°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
KYW (1060 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest continuously operating radio stations in the United States, originating in Chicago before moving to Philadelphia in 1934. KYW's unusual history includes its call sign of only three letters, beginning with a K, rare for a station in the Eastern United States. It broadcasts an all-news radio format and is branded as "KYW Newsradio". KYW serves as the flagship station of Audacy, Inc. KYW's studios are co-located within Audacy's corporate headquarters in Center City Philadelphia and its transmitter and two-tower directional antenna array are located in Lafayette Hill.
KYW is a 50,000–watt Class A clear channel station. It is one of two clear-channel stations in Philadelphia, the other being sister station WPHT. With a good radio receiver, its nighttime signal can be heard in much of the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada, however, it restricts its signal towards the Southwest United States to protect XECPAE-AM in Mexico City, which shares Class A status on AM 1060. The station's signal is restricted towards the Northeast United States to protect the signal of WEPN in New York City, which is one frequency away at 1050 AM. KYW Newsradio's programming is also available via a simulcast on sister station 103.9 WPHI-FM and the HD2 subchannel of sister station 94.1 WIP-FM.[3]
- ^ United States Callsign Policies, United States Early Radio History.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KYW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=16 Archived January 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Philadelphia