Media in the Lehigh Valley
This is a list of media in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania:
Magazines and newspapers
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| Newspaper | Location | Founded | Type | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brown and White | Bethlehem | 1894 | College | thebrownandwhite.com |
| The Express-Times | Easton | 1855 | Daily | lehighvalleylive.com |
| The Lafayette | Easton | 1870 | College | lafayettestudentnews.com |
| Lehigh Valley Business | Bethlehem | 1990 | Financial, Weekly | lvb.com |
| Lehigh Valley Style | Easton | 2000 | Monthly | lehighvalleystyle.com |
| The Morning Call | Allentown | 1883 | Daily | mcall.com |
| Muhlenberg Weekly | Allentown | 1883 | College, weekly | muhlenbergweekly.com |
| Pork Illustrated: The Official IronPigs Game Day Program | Allentown | 2008 | Sports | Pork Illustrated |
| Times News | Lehighton | 1883 | Daily | tnonline.com |
Television stations
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| Television station | Location | Affiliate | Founded | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBPH-TV | Bethlehem | Independent station | 1990 | wbph.org |
| WFMZ-TV* | Allentown | Independent station | 1976 | wfmz.com |
| WLVT-TV | Allentown | PBS | 1965 | wlvt.org |
The Lehigh Valley is also part of the Philadelphia television market. Philadelphia stations are available over-the-air and on cable.
* A WFMZ-TV went on the air in December 1954 on analog UHF channel 67. It went dark in April 1955.[1]
AM radio stations
[edit]| AM radio station | Frequency (kHz) | Format | Founded | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAEB | 790 | News | 1949 | waeb.com |
| WGPA | 1100 | Ameripolitan[2] | 1946 | wgpasunny1100.com |
| WEEX | 1230 | Sports | espnlv.com | |
| WTKZ | 1320 | Sports | 1948* | espnlv.com |
| WEST | 1400 | Rhythmic Contemporary | loudradiopa.com | |
| WSAN | 1470 | Talk/Podcast | 1923** | podcastam1470.com |
| WHOL | 1600 | Rhythmic Contemporary | 1948 | loudradiopa.com |
* As WKAP
** As WCBA (1070)[1]
FM radio stations
[edit]| FM radio stations | Frequency (MHz) | Branding | Format | Founded | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDIY | 88.1 | WDIY | Public Radio | 1995 | wdiy.org |
| WJCS | 89.3 | WJCS 89.3 | Religious | wjcs.org | |
| WLHI | 90.3 | The Word FM | Religious | 1983* | wordfm.org |
| WLVR-FM | 91.3 | 91.3 WLVR | Public Radio | 1946 | wlvr.org |
| WMUH | 91.7 | 91.7 WMUH | College | 1950 | muhlenberg.edu/wmuh |
| WZZO | 95.1 | 95-1 ZZO | Active Rock | 1977 | wzzo.com |
| WCTO | 96.1 | Cat Country 96 & 107 | Country | 1947 | catcountry96.com |
| WEST | 99.5 | Loud Radio 106.9/99.5 | Rhythmic Contemporary | 1936 | loudradiopa.com |
| WODE-FM | 99.9 | 99-9 The Hawk | Classic Rock | 1948 | 999thehawk.com |
| WLEV | 100.7 | WLEV | Adult Contemporary | 1947** | wlevradio.com |
| WAEB-FM | 104.1 | B104 | Top 40/CHR | 1961 | b104.com |
| WJRH | 104.9 | WJRH-FM | College | 1946 | wjrh.org |
| WHOL | 106.9 | Loud Radio 106.9/99.5 | Rhythmic Contemporary | 1948 | loudradiopa.com |
| WWYY | 107.1 | Cat Country 96 & 107 | Country | 1992*** | catcountry96.com |
* As WXLV (1983 - 2013)
** As WFMZ[1]
*** As WRNJ-FM (1992–1998)
Internet
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Allentown, Pa Bicentennial 1962 Sesquicentennial Lehigh Country, pp 101, "Communications and Transportation"
- ^ "Jolly Joe Timmer's radio station sold; buyer plans to veer from polka format". 4 March 2015.
External links
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