KYW (radio broadcaster)
 |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Radio station | |
| Program type | News & Talk |
| reception | analog , terrestrial & web radio |
| Reception area | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA |
| Start of transmission | 1921 |
| Broadcaster | CBS radio |
| List of radio stations | |
| Website | |
KYW ("KYW Newsradio 1060") is a news radio station based in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It is one of the oldest radio stations in the United States and began operating in 1920 and was originally licensed in Chicago . KYW transmits with 50 kW as a Clear Channel Station on 1060 kHz and can be received at night on the entire east coast of the USA .
KYW has its studios in downtown Philadelphia, while the transmitter and masts, a two-mast directional antenna array, are in Lafayette Hill . The station is owned by CBS Corporation . CBS plans to sell all of its six Philadelphia radio stations in 2017. In addition to KYW , these include WOGL 98.1-FM , the country station WXTU-FM 92.5 FM and the sport / talk transmitter WIP , as well as the pop station WAMP-FM and the talk radio WPHT 1210-AM .
KYW broadcasts around the clock in addition to the analog signal also in HD radio. The sister station WIP-FM (UKW 94.1 MHz in Philadelphia) broadcasts the KYW program on its HD channel 2.
history
KYW started broadcasting in Chicago on Armistice Day , November 11, 1921 as the seventh radio station in the USA. After legal disputes over Interferezprobleme with other broadcasters she applied for station in 1932 a move to Philadelphia. In 1934, KYW moved to Whitemarsh Township with a new transmitter. In 1938 the new studio space was completed. This included a large broadcasting hall for public events.
In 1955, the owner Westinghouse exchanged his radio stations KYW and WPTZ with the NBC group for the television stations WNBK-TV and the radio station WTAM-AM / FM and 3 million USD in cash. The callsign KYW was relocated to Cleveland and the Philadelphia broadcasting building was renamed "NBC Building". Shortly after the deal, authorities conducted a review of the deal, followed by a nearly 10-year investigation that eventually led to the return of KYW TV and KYW AM to Westinghouse in 1965.
In December 1986, KYW began broadcasting in AM stereo using the C-QUAM system . The AM stereo signal was switched off again in 1998.
KYW has been part of CBS Radio since 1995 . In September 2007, KYW began broadcasting on HD radio .
Web links
- ↑ http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/morning_roundup/2016/03/wip-kyw-wogl-other-cbs-radio-stations-up-for-sale.html
- ^ History of Philadelphia radio station 1060 KYW. In: www.phillyradioarchives.com. Retrieved January 17, 2017 .
Coordinates: 40 ° 6 ′ 12 " N , 75 ° 14 ′ 56" W.