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Broadcast area | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Frequency | 97.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 97.5 The Fanatic |
Programming | |
Format | Sports radio |
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WBEN-FM, WMGK, WMMR, WTEL, WTMR, WWDB, WXTU | |
History | |
First air date | September 27, 1949 |
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Former frequencies | |
Call sign meaning | William Penn Broadcasting (original owner of former sister station 950 AM, now WKDN) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 47427 |
Class | B |
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HAAT | 208 meters (682 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°04′57.4″N 75°10′51.6″W / 40.082611°N 75.181000°W |
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Webcast | Listen live or Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
Website | www |
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).[4] WPEN broadcasts using HD Radio. Its HD2 subchannel airs a simulcast of WWDB. WPEN's HD3 channel airs a simulcast of WIFI.