WBEN

"95.7 Ben FM" is an Adult Hits station from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is named for Benjamin Franklin--American inventor, printer, writer, politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence--who was born on this day in 1706.

Market #1s - Philadelphia - WBEB

101.1 FM first went on the air in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as WDVR. They became Adult Contemporary "B101.1" around 1993 and remain the only independently owned station in the market. WBEB was the highest-rated station in Philly according to the latest Arbitron ratings.

WYSP

 

WYSP (W Your Station in Philadelphia) is a Classic Rock station from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "94 WYSP" became the very first Classic Rock station in the country when they flipped to the format from AOR in 1981.

The Boy modeling a vintage WYSP t-shirt.

WTHK

WTHK "97.5 The HawK" was a Classic Rock station licensed to Burlington, New Jersey. 97.5 FM was the long-time home of WPST before the two stations swapped frequencies in 2005 with PST moving to 94.5 FM. The Classic Rock format gave way to Smooth Jazz WJJZ in 2006. Currently the frequency is home to WPEN "97.5 The Fanatic" a Sports station aimed at the Philadelphia market.

WEJM

WEJM was an R&B Oldies station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1999 to 2001. "Jammin' Gold 95.7" then became "Mix 95.7" WMWX and is currently an Adult Hits outlet "Ben FM" WBEN.

WHAT

AM 1340 WHAT has been broadcasting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the mid 1920s. From the 1960s through the early 1980s they carried an R&B/Soul format and for awhile they were an Urban Talk station.


Starting in January, 2007 they became "Skin Radio" playing a blend of Alternative, Indie, Hip-Hop and Reggae as well as poetry readings and local music. It lasted less than eight months and by September they dropped it in favor of Adult Standards and changed their branding to "Martini Lounge Radio". They began this new format by playing nothing but Frank Sinatra music for a full month.

NFC Championship Game

The Eagles take on the Cardinals this Sunday in Glendale, Arizona for the NFC Championship. WYSP ("Your Station in Philadelphia") is the flagship station of the Eagles Radio Network. KTAR ("Keep Taking the Arizona Republic") is the radio flagship of the Cardinals as well as the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks.