Media in the Lehigh Valley
Encyclopedia
This is a list of media based in the Lehigh Valley
region of eastern Pennsylvania
and western New Jersey
in the United States
.
* A WFMZ-TV went on the air in December 1954 on analog UHF channel 51. It went black in June 1955.
*As WKAP; **As WCBA (1070)
*As WFMZ
Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...
region of eastern Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
and western New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
in the United States
United States
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Magazines and Newspapers
Newspaper | Founded | Type | Website |
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Adventure Allentown | Recreation, Twice Annually | lehighvalleylive.com/adventureallentown | |
The Bethlehem Press | 2005 | Weekly | thebethlehempress.com |
Curious Parents | 1994 | Lifestyle, Monthly | curiousparents.com |
East Coast Biker Magazine | Motorcycling, Monthly | eastcoastbiker.net | |
Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal | 1990 | Financial, Weekly | epbj.com |
The Express-Times The Express-Times The Express-Times is a daily newspaper published in Easton, Pennsylvania, with an emphasis on local news. It has won awards in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.-Ownership:... |
1855 | Daily | lehighvalleylive.com |
Harmon Homes | Real Estate, Weekly | harmonhomes.com | |
Home DREAMS Magazine | Home & Shelter, 6 times annually | dreamsmagazine.us | |
ICON Magazine Icon Magazine Icon Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine set up in 2005 by ex-professional footballers Tim Sherwood and Jamie Redknapp along with Redknapp's wife Louise. The magazine is the first venture of Redknapp Publications and its readership is exclusive as it is not sold in shops and it is aimed at a... |
Arts, Monthly | icondv.com | |
The Lafayette | College | thelaf.com | |
Lehigh Valley Exposed Lehigh Valley Exposed Lehigh Valley Exposed is an alternative weekly tabloid newspaper based in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania. It is available free across the Lehigh Valley in bars, restaurants, and boxes on street corners.... |
2008 | Alternative Weekly | pennlive.com/exposed |
Lehigh Valley Home Source | Real Estate, Weekly | ||
Lehigh Valley Magazine | Bi-monthly | lehighvalleymagazine.com | |
Lehigh Valley Marketplace | 7 times annually | lv-marketplace.com | |
Lehigh Valley Metromix Metromix Metromix is a network of local entertainment websites backed by a joint venture between media companies Gannett and Tribune Co. A guide to local restaurants, bars and clubs, events, concerts and movies, Metromix is currently available in over 60 markets. In late 2009, the company launched 27 new... |
Alternative Weekly | lehighvalley.metromix.com | |
Lehigh Valley Real Estate Weekly | Real Estate, Weekly | lehighvalleyarea.com/realestateweekly | |
Lehigh Valley Sports Extra | Sports, Monthly | lehighvalleysportsextra.com | |
Lehigh Valley Style | Monthly | lehighvalleystyle.com | |
Lehigh Valley Woman's Journal | Women's Interests, Bi-monthly | lehighvalleywomansjournal.com | |
The Morning Call The Morning Call The Morning Call is a daily newspaper based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The newspaper is owned by the Tribune Company, whose other publications include the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and Baltimore Sun.... |
1883 | Daily | mcall.com |
Muhlenberg Weekly | College | muhlenbergweekly.com | |
Natural Awakenings | 1994 | Lifestyle, Monthly | naturalawakeningsmag.com |
Pocono Real Estate Guide | Real Estate, Monthly | poconorealestate.com | |
Pork Illustrated: The Official IronPigs Lehigh Valley IronPigs The Lehigh Valley IronPigs are a minor league baseball team that plays in the International League. The IronPigs are the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. The team plays their home games at Coca-Cola Park, which is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania... Game Day Program |
2008 | Sports | |
Pulse Weekly Pulse Weekly The Valley Beat is a weekly magazine based in the Lehigh Valley area of eastern Pennsylvania.... |
2002 | Alternative Weekly | pulseweekly.com |
The Real Estate Book | Real Estate, Weekly | realestatebook.com | |
The Times News | 1883 | Daily | tnonline.com |
The Valley Beat | 2010 | Alternative Weekly | thevalleybeat.com |
USA Today USA Today USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003... |
1982 | Daily | usatoday.com |
Xtreme Magazine | Adult Entertainment, Monthly | xtrememagazine.com | |
Spanish Newspapers
Newspaper | Founded | Type | Website |
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Al Día | 1994 | Weekly | aldiainc.com |
El Hispano | 1976 | Weekly | el-hispano.com |
El Torero | Weekly | ||
La Cronica | Weekly | ||
La Voz Latina | Weekly |
Television stations
Television station | Affiliate | Founded | Website |
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WBPH-TV WBPH-TV WBPH-TV is a television station in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania DMA. The station, owned by Sonshine Family Television Corporation, broadcasts programming as a FamilyNet affiliate, Worship Network programming, special interest programs that are produced in-house, and religious programming... |
FamilyNet FamilyNet FamilyNet is a broadcast television network owned by ComStar Media Fund and based in Atlanta, Georgia. The network was founded in 1979 as the National Christian Network, and took the name FamilyNet in 1988 under the ownership of Jerry Falwell. The channel was acquired by InTouch Ministries in... |
1990 | wbph.org |
WFMZ-TV WFMZ-TV WFMZ-TV, virtual channel 69 , is a general interest independent television station in Allentown, Pennsylvania, which is part of the Philadelphia DMA. Its studio and transmitter are located on South Mountain in Allentown.-Background:... * |
1976 | wfmz.com | |
WLVT-TV WLVT-TV WLVT-TV "PBS 39" is a Public Broadcasting Service member Public television station serving the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania in the United States.The station signed on September 7, 1965 as a National Educational Television affiliate... |
PBS Public Broadcasting Service The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia.... |
1965 | wlvt.org |
WTVE WTVE WTVE, Channel 25 , is a Reading, Pennsylvania television station that has been in operation since May 4, 1980 Its schedule consists mostly of infomercials and paid religious programs. It also simulcasts Real Politics Live and Richard French Live which are produced by sister station WRNN in... |
1980 | wtve.com |
* A WFMZ-TV went on the air in December 1954 on analog UHF channel 51. It went black in June 1955.
AM radio stations
AM AM broadcasting AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave... radio station |
Frequency (kHz Hertz The hertz is the SI unit of frequency defined as the number of cycles per second of a periodic phenomenon. One of its most common uses is the description of the sine wave, particularly those used in radio and audio applications.... ) |
Format | Founded | Website |
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WAEB WAEB (AM) WAEB is a news, talk and sports radio station in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. WAEB broadcasts at 790 kHz AM.The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.-History:... |
790 | News | 1949 | waeb.com |
WGPA WGPA WGPA is a Class D daytimer radio station in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. It is currently owned by a local polka musician, Jolly Joe Timmer, and plays a mixture of local and syndicated talk radio programs, oldies, and polka music.- History :... |
1100 | Talk | 1946 | wgpasunny1100.com |
WEEX WEEX WEEX is a sports radio station in Easton, Pennsylvania branded as "ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320" and is owned by Nassau Broadcasting. Their programming is simulcast on co-owned WTKZ , licensed to nearby Allentown, Pennsylvania.... |
1230 | Sports | espnlv.com | |
WTKZ | 1320 | Sports | 1948* | espnlv.com |
WEST | 1400 | Spanish | hola1600.com | |
WSAN | 1470 | Sports talk | 1923** | fox1470.com |
WHOL WHOL WEST and WHOL are radio stations broadcasting a Spanish Tropical format, emphasizing Tropical music from the Tropics and Spain. They are owned by Matthew P. Braccili. WEST previously employed a Middle Of The Road diversified format for many years under several owners.-WEST:WEST began operations... |
1600 | Spanish | 1948 | hola1600.com |
*As WKAP; **As WCBA (1070)
FM radio stations
FM FM broadcasting FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"... radio stations |
Frequency (MHz Hertz The hertz is the SI unit of frequency defined as the number of cycles per second of a periodic phenomenon. One of its most common uses is the description of the sine wave, particularly those used in radio and audio applications.... ) |
Branding | Format | Founded | Website |
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WDIY WDIY -External links:*... |
88.1 | WDIY-FM | Public Radio | 1995 | wdiy.org |
WJCS WJCS WJCS is a religious formatted radio station in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Its slogan is "Your station for inspiration". The station is owned by Beacon Broadcasting Corporation.... |
89.3 | WJCS 89.3 | Religious | wjcs.org | |
WXLV WXLV (FM) WXLV is a radio station broadcasting a variety format. True Free-form College Radio. Licensed to Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, USA, the station serves the Allentown/Bethlehem area and streams worldwide. WXLV is available on the IPhone, Playstation 3, PSP, Wii, and on ITunes radio. The station is... |
90.3 | 90.3 XLV | College | 1969 | wxlvradio.com |
WLVR-FM WLVR-FM WLVR-FM is a freeform college radio station owned by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania in the United States. WLVR broadcasts locally at 91.3 MHz FM, and its programming is also available through online streaming on the station's... |
91.3 | 91-3 WLVR | College | 1946 | wlvr.org |
WMUH WMUH WMUH is a college radio station, supported through Muhlenberg College, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania in the United States.... |
91.7 | WMUH-FM | College | 1950 | muhlenberg.edu/wmuh |
WZZO WZZO WZZO, popularly known as "95.1 WZZO", is a popular rock radio station located in Whitehall Township, outside of Allentown, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States.WZZO broadcasts locally at 95.1 MHz FM... |
95.1 | WZZO-Z95 | Rock | wzzo.com | |
WCTO WCTO WCTO is a radio station based in Easton. WCTO is owned by Cumulus Media and serves the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania.The station offers a country music format, playing country music from the 1980s through to the present... |
96.1 | Cat Country 96 | Country | 1947 | catcountry96.fm |
WRTI WRTI WRTI is a public radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a service of Temple University.WRTI began in 1948 as an AM carrier current station. It was founded by John Roberts, professor emeritus of communications at Temple and long-time anchorman at WFIL-TV . He'd helped found the School... |
97.1 | Classical/Jazz | 1953 | wrti.org | |
WODE-FM WODE-FM WODE-FM is a radio station located in Easton, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania, in the United States. The station broadcasts on 99.9 FM, and is popularly known as 99-9 The Hawk.... |
99.9 | 99-9 The Hawk | Classic Hits | 1948 | 999thehawk.com |
WLEV WLEV -External links:*... |
100.7 | WLEV | Adult Contemporary | 1947* | wlevradio.com |
WRFY-FM | 102.5 | Y102 | Mainstream Rock | wrfy.com | |
WPRB WPRB WPRB is a commercial broadcasting, non-profit 14,000 watt college radio station, once part of Princeton University, broadcasting from Princeton, New Jersey. The majority of on-air and management staff consists of Princeton University students, in addition to a board of trustees comprising... |
103.3 | WPRB Princeton | College | 1955 | wprb.com |
WAEB-FM WAEB-FM WAEB-FM, commonly known as "B104", is a CHR/Pop radio station located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States and owned by Clear Channel Communications. WAEB-FM broadcasts at 104.1 MHz FM.-History:... |
104.1 | B104 | CHR/Pop | 1961 | b104.com |
WJRH WJRH WJRH is a college radio station licensed to Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States... |
104.9 | WJRH-FM | College | ||
WHCY WHCY WHCY, known as Max 106.3, is a hot adult contemporary class A FM radio station broadcasting on 106.3 FM. The format is now satellite programming along with some syndicated shows. The station is licensed to Blairstown, New Jersey and serves Sussex County and Warren County in western New Jersey, and... |
106.3 | Max106.3 | Hot AC | 1973 | max1063.com |
WWYY WWYY WWYY is a United States class A radio station broadcasting on 107.1 FM. The station is located in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, but is licensed to Belvidere, New Jersey and serves the Poconos and the Lehigh Valley. The station is currently owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners... |
107.1 | 107 The Bone | Active Rock | 1992 | 107thebone.fm |
WBYN-FM | 107.5 | WBYN-FM 107.5 | Christian Radio | wbynfm.com | |
WKRZ WKRZ WKRZ, "98.5 KRZ", is a radio station licensed to Freeland, Pennsylvania serving the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton radio market at 98.5 MHz FM. The station radio format is Top 40 which it has broadcast in the market since 1980. The station has always used some branding of "KRZ", a shortened form... |
107.9 | KRZ | Top 40 Mainstream | wkrz.com | |
*As WFMZ
Internet
Site | Type | URL Uniform Resource Locator In computing, a uniform resource locator or universal resource locator is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to an Internet resource.... |
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DaStashBox.com | News | http://www.dastashbox.com/ |
LehighValleyLive.com | News | http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/ |
LehighLalleyTraffic.com | Traffic | http://www.lehighvalleytraffic.com/ |
PennLive.com | News | http://www.pennlive.com/ |
Prolifickradio.com | News | http://www.prolifickradio.com/ |
WFMZ.com | News | http://www.wfmz.com/index.html |
See also
- Allentown, PennsylvaniaAllentown, PennsylvaniaAllentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
- Lehigh ValleyLehigh ValleyThe Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...