WPHT

WPHT
Broadcast areaPhiladelphia metropolitan area
Frequency1210 kHz (HD Radio)
BrandingTalk Radio 1210 WPHT
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatTalk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KYW, WBEB, WIP-FM, WOGL, WPHI-FM, WTDY-FM
History
First air date
May 1922; 102 years ago (1922-05)
Former call signs
  • WCAU (1922–1990)
  • WOGL (1990–1994)
  • WGMP (1994–1996)
  • WPTS (1996)
Call sign meaning
Philadelphia's Talk
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID9634
ClassA
Power50,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
Repeater(s)98.1 WOGL-HD3 (Philadelphia)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/1210wpht

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 on Market Street 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 the Philadelphia metropolitan area and 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 Eastern United States and Eastern Canada with a good radio. Programming is also available to listeners on the HD3 digital subchannel of sister station 98.1 WOGL.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPHT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ O'Reilly, David (January 28, 2014). "Moorestown neighbors facing second radio tower". Archived from the original on September 23, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "WPHT-AM 1210 kHz". radio-locator.com.