WPEN (FM)

WPEN
Broadcast areaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Frequency97.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding97.5 The Fanatic
Programming
FormatSports radio
Subchannels
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WBEN-FM, WMGK, WMMR, WTEL, WTMR, WWDB, WXTU
History
First air date
September 27, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-09-27)
Former call signs
  • WTOA (1949–1971)
  • WPST (1971–2005)
  • WTHK (2005–2006)
  • WJJZ-FM (2006)
  • WJJZ (2006–2008)
  • WNUW (2008–2009)
  • WPEN-FM (2009–2013)
Former frequencies
  • 44.7 MHz (1940–1942)
  • 49.9 MHz (1942–1947)
Call sign meaning
William Penn Broadcasting (original owner of former sister station 950 AM, now WKDN)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID47427
ClassB
ERP
  • 26,000 watts (analog)
  • 1,244 watts (digital)
[2]
HAAT208 meters (682 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°04′57.4″N 75°10′51.6″W / 40.082611°N 75.181000°W / 40.082611; -75.181000 (WPEN)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live or
Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitewww.975thefanatic.com

WPEN (97.5 MHz, "97.5 The Fanatic") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Burlington, New Jersey, in the Philadelphia radio market. The station is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC and broadcasts a sports radio format.

WPEN is the flagship station for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers Radio Network and the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers Radio Network. It also carries Temple University football games and Philadelphia Union MLS games.[3] WPEN has local hosts days and evenings while carrying the nationally syndicated ESPN Radio network nights and some weekend hours. It is also affiliated with the ESPN Radio network.

Studios are located in Bala Cynwyd and the station's broadcast tower is located in Wyndmoor at (40°04′57.0″N 75°10′52.2″W / 40.082500°N 75.181167°W / 40.082500; -75.181167).[4] WPEN broadcasts using HD Radio. Its HD2 subchannel airs a simulcast of WWDB. WPEN's HD3 channel airs a simulcast of WIFI.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPEN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "FCC 335-FM Digital Notification [WPEN]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. March 18, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "About / Contact Us".
  4. ^ "FM Query Results for WPEN". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 6, 2018.