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Broadcast area | Philadelphia metropolitan area |
Frequency | 1210 kHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Talk Radio 1210 WPHT |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Talk radio |
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KYW, WBEB, WIP-FM, WOGL, WPHI-FM, WTDY-FM | |
History | |
First air date | May 1922 |
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Call sign meaning | Philadelphia's Talk |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 9634 |
Class | A |
Power | 50,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | |
Repeater(s) | 98.1 WOGL-HD3 (Philadelphia) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
Website | www |
WPHT (1210 AM) is a commercial radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station broadcasts a talk radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. Its studios are in Audacy's corporate headquarters in Center City, and its transmitter and broadcast tower are on North Church Street in Moorestown, New Jersey.[2]
WPHT is a Class A clear channel station broadcasting at 50,000 watts non-directional, the maximum for commercial AM stations.[3] It is one of two clear-channel stations in Philadelphia, the other being sister station KYW. Its signal covers much of the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. At night, it can be received in much of the U.S. East Coast and Eastern Canada with a good radio. Programming is also available to listeners on the HD3 digital subchannel of sister station 98.1 WOGL.