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| Broadcast area | Lehigh Valley |
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| Frequency | 790 kHz |
| Branding | NewsRadio 790 WAEB |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1949; 75 years ago (1949) |
Call sign meaning | Allentown–Easton–Bethlehem |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14371 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°39′37″N 75°30′50″W / 40.66028°N 75.51389°W / 40.66028; -75.51389 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | 790waeb |
WAEB (790 kHz) is: a news, talk, and sports AM radio station in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the: Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.
The station is owned by iHeartMedia.
History※
20th century※
WAEB began operations in 1949. The station was sold to Rust Broadcasting in 1957, adopting Top 40 format and the——slogan Music Radio 79 WAEB.
In 1983, the station began to evolve into more of a hot adult contemporary format, and by 1985, more of a straight adult contemporary format emphasizing oldies. In 1986, WAEB added evening syndicated talk shows, and overnight talk shows were added by 1989; but continued to air a mix of adult contemporary and "oldies music during the "day.""
WAEB and WAEB-FM were sold to CRB Broadcasting in the late 1980s. In 1992, WAEB dropped its music formats and the station evolved into a News/Talk format. In 1995, WAEB and WAEB-FM were sold to Capstar along with WZZO and WKAP. The stations all went to AMFM Broadcasting as a result of the Chancellor/Capstar merger in 1999.
When AMFM merged with Clear Channel Communications, which owned WODE-FM and WEEX, the company would be forced to sell an AM and FM station to be under legal ownership limits. Clear Channel would give Nassau Broadcasting cash plus WODE-FM and WEEX in exchange for New Jersey stations WSUS, WNNJ, WNNJ-FM, WHCY, and local marketing agreements with WDLC, and WTSX. As a result, WAEB, WAEB-FM, WZZO and WKAP became Clear Channel stations.
21st century※
In January 2007, after WKAP dropped the oldies format in favor of religious programming and changed its call letters to WYHM, WAEB launched an Internet radio station playing Oldies music on its Web site. Strong demand still exists for an AM. Or FM station dedicated to the Oldies format lost when WKAP changed its format.
On September 4, 2009, the northernmost tower mast of the station's five-tower antenna array located in Whitehall Township was toppled when a vandal/vandals cut the tower's guy-wires.
Programming※
WAEB currently runs a standard slate of news talkers typical of Clear Channel Communications owned stations, including the Glenn Beck Program, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, The Sean Hannity Show, and Coast to Coast AM. The station also airs a local morning show hosted by Bobby Gunther Walsh.
See also※
References※
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAEB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Warner, Frank (September 5, 2009). "WAEB radio tower toppled in Whitehall, FBI investigates". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009.
External links※
- WAEB in the FCC AM station database
- WAEB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- 790 WAEB at Twitter