KYW (AM)

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KYW (AM) is a long-running Philadelphia-based all-news radio station known for its continuous local news coverage and distinctive “Newsradio 1060” branding.

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instanceOf AM radio station
all-news radio station
radio station
airdate 1921
band AM
branding KYW Newsradio
Newsradio 1060
broadcastArea Delaware Valley
Philadelphia metropolitan area
callSign KYW
callsignMeaning originally sequential; later associated with "Westinghouse"
cityOfLicense Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
class Class A clear-channel
clearChannelFrequency 1060 kHz
country United States
format all-news
formerCityOfLicense Chicago, Illinois
Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED
formerOwner CBS Radio
Westinghouse Broadcasting
frequency 1060 kHz
languageOfBroadcast English
licensedToServe Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
licensee Audacy License, LLC
market Philadelphia radio market
movedToCity Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
networkAffiliation CBS News Radio
notableFor being one of the oldest radio stations in the United States
pioneering the all-news radio format in Philadelphia
originalCityOfLicense Chicago, Illinois
owner Audacy, Inc.
power 50,000 watts
programmingFeature business news
sports updates
traffic reports
weather reports
programmingType continuous local news
regulatoryAuthority Federal Communications Commission
service terrestrial radio
sisterStation KYW-TV
WIP-FM
WOGL
WPHT
WTDY-FM
WXTU
slogan All News, All the Time
studioLocation Center City, Philadelphia
transmitterLocation Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Group W
Group W ("KYW-FM")
Westinghouse Broadcasting Company
ownedStation
KYW (AM) ("KYW Newsradio")
branding
KYW (AM) ("KYW")
callSign
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
owned

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