WBEB

WBEB

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
Broadcast area	Greater Philadelphia (Delaware Valley)
Frequency	101.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Philly's B101
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Adult contemporary
Subchannels	HD2: The Bet (sports gambling)
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
Sister stations	KYW, WIP-FM, WOGL, WPHI-FM, WPHT, WTDY-FM
History
First air date	May 13, 1963 (1963-05-13) (as WDVR)
Former call signs	WDVR (1963–81) WEAZ (1981–89) WEAZ-FM (1989–93)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71382
Class	B
ERP	14,000 watts
HAAT	287 meters (942 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°2′19.4″N 75°14′12.6″W / 40.038722°N 75.236833°W / 40.038722; -75.236833
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy) Listen live (via Audacy) (HD2)
Website	www.audacy.com/b101philly

WBEB (101.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station broadcasts an adult contemporary format, switching to Christmas music for part of November and December. The broadcast tower used by the station is in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia at (40°2′19.7″N 75°14′12.8″W / 40.038806°N 75.236889°W / 40.038806; -75.236889),^[2] The radio studios are co-located within Audacy's corporate headquarters in Center City, Philadelphia.

In addition to a standard analog transmission, WBEB broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, and is available online via Audacy.

Prior to 2018, WBEB was co-founded and owned by broadcaster Jerry Lee, and was recognized as one of the last independently owned and operated major market FM stations remaining in the United States.^[3] WBEB has been a top-ranking station in the Philadelphia Nielsen Audio ratings since the early 1990s; this dominance has been further demonstrated during the holiday season, where WBEB has historically seen the largest ratings gains among U.S. radio stations that switch to Christmas music.^[4][5]