WNTP
News/talk radio station in Philadelphia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WNTP (990 AM) is a commercial radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. WNTP is owned by the Salem Media Group and broadcasts a conservative talk radio format. Most of the programming comes from the co-owned Salem Radio Network including nationally syndicated hosts Mike Gallagher, Hugh Hewitt, Dennis Prager, Sebastian Gorka, Charlie Kirk, Brandon Tatum and Eric Metaxas. A local weekday wake-up show is hosted by Chris Stigall.
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Broadcast area | Delaware Valley |
Frequency | 990 kHz |
Branding | AM 990 The Answer |
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Format | Conservative talk radio |
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WFIL | |
History | |
First air date | 1925; 99 years ago (1925) |
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Call sign meaning | "News–talk Philadelphia" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 52194 |
Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°5′43.4″N 75°16′35.65″W |
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Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 990theanswer |
By day, WNTP is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for U.S. commercial AM stations. To protect other stations at night, WNTP reduces power to 10,000 watts at sunset. It uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The station's studios and transmitter facilities are shared with co-owned WFIL on Ridge Pike in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania.[2]