Media in the Lehigh Valley

This is a list of media in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania:

Allentown, Pennsylvania, the largest city in the Lehigh Valley, third largest city in Pennsylvania, and county seat of Lehigh County, May 2010

Magazines and newspapers

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The Express-Times' headquarters in Easton, November 2009
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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WLVT-TV, the Lehigh Valley's PBS affiliate, located in Bethlehem
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

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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

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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

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Site Type URL Location
BioCycle The Organics Recycling Authority BioCycle Emmaus
DeSales University student radio College Internet radio WDSR Campus Radio Center Valley
Fig Lehigh Valley Local shopping, dining, news, and entertainment Fig Lehigh Valley Bethlehem
LehighValleyLive.com News LehighValleyLive.com Easton
Lehigh Valley News News lehighvalleynews.com Bethlehem
Lehigh Valley Press News Information, news, events Lehigh Valley Press News Allentown
Lehigh Valley Voice Local news Lehigh Valley Voice Easton
The Saucon Source Hyperlocal sauconsource.com Hellertown
The Home News Local news The Home News Northampton County
The Valley Ledger Information, news, events thevalleyledger.com Lehigh Valley
WAEB (AM) Talk radio Newsradio 790 WAEB Whitehall
WEST/WHOL Rhythmic Contemporary Lehigh Valley’s Hip Hop Station Easton
WAEB-FM CHR B104: The Valley's #1 Hit Music Station Whitehall
WCTO Country music Cat Country 96 Bethlehem
WDIY Public radio WDIY 88.1: Lehigh Valley Public Radio Bethlehem
WLEV Adult contemporary 100.7 LEV: Today's Best Music: The Lehigh Valley Bethlehem
WSAN Oldies Real Oldies 1470: The Valley's 60s and 70s Hits Bethlehem
WZZO Classic rock The Valley's Rock Station Bethlehem

References

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  1. ^ a b c Allentown, Pa Bicentennial 1962 Sesquicentennial Lehigh Country, pp 101, "Communications and Transportation"
  2. ^ "Jolly Joe Timmer's radio station sold; buyer plans to veer from polka format". 4 March 2015.
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