This is a list of media based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Newspaper | Founded | Type |
---|---|---|
The Philadelphia Inquirer | 1829 | Daily |
Philadelphia Tribune | 1884 | Bi-weekly |
Philadelphia magazine | 1908 | Monthly |
FunTimes magazine | 2010 | Digital |
Philadelphia Daily News | 1925 | Daily |
Main Line Today | - | Monthly |
Grid Magazine | 2010 | Monthly |
South Philly Review | 1947 | Weekly |
University City Review | Weekly | |
Northeast Times | 1934 | Weekly |
Philadelphia Weekly | 1971 | Weekly |
Philadelphia Gay News | 1976 | Weekly |
AL DÍA | 1994 | Weekly |
El Hispano | 1976 | Weekly |
The Public Record | 1999 | Weekly |
Brazilian News Week | 2000 | Weekly |
Philadelphia Metro | 2000 | Daily |
Philadelphia Business Journal | 1982 | Weekly |
The Hawk | 1929 | Weekly |
The Temple News | 1921 | Weekly |
The Daily Pennsylvanian | 1885 | Daily |
The Triangle | 1926 | Weekly |
Philadelphia News | 1995 | Weekly |
Impacto Latin Newspaper | 1998 | Weekly |
The Jewish Exponent | 1887 | Weekly |
The Philadelphia Evening Post | 2015 | Bi-monthly |
Philadelphia RowHome Magazine | 2004 | Quarterly |
DARLA Media — projectDARLA | 2014 | Weekly |
Former newspapers:
Network owned-and-operated stations are highlighted in bold.
Television station | Affiliate | Founded | Channel |
---|---|---|---|
WDPN-TV | MeTV | 1988 | 2 |
KYW-TV | CBS | 1941 | 3 |
WPVI-TV | ABC | 1947 | 6 |
WPSJ-CD | Azteca America | 1986 | 8 |
WCAU | NBC | 1948 | 10 |
WHYY-TV | PBS | 1957 | 12 |
WPHL-TV | The CW | 1965 | 17 |
WFPA-CD | UniMás | 1995 | 28 |
WTXF-TV | Fox | 1965 | 29 |
WPPT | PBS | 1990 | 35 |
WELL-LD | Daystar | 1988 | 45 |
WGTW-TV | Trinity Broadcasting Network | 1992 | 48 |
WPSG-TV | Independent | 1981 | 57 |
WPPX-TV | Ion Television | 1986 | 61 |
WWSI-TV | Telemundo | 2001 | 62 |
WUVP-DT | Univision | 1981 | 65 |
NBC Sports Philadelphia+ | basic cable | 1996 | |
NBC Sports Philadelphia | basic cable | 1997 | |
Prism (former) | premium | 1977 | |
AM radio station | Frequency (kHz) | Format | Founded |
---|---|---|---|
WFIL | 560 | Religious | 1922 |
WTEL | 610 | Sports | 1922 |
WURD | 900 | Talk | |
WCHR | 920 | Religious | |
WKDN | 950 | Religious | |
WNTP | 990 | News/Talk | |
KYW | 1060 | News | 1922 |
WPHT | 1210 | Talk | 1922 |
WHAT | 1340 | Spanish language music | 2007 |
WDAS | 1480 | Sports | 2007 |
WNWR | 1540 | News/Talk | |
WEXP | 1600 | College | 1972 |
FM radio stations | Frequency (MHz) | Format | Founded |
---|---|---|---|
WPEB | 88.1 | Variety | 1981 |
WXPN | 88.5 | Adult Album Alternative, College, University of Pennsylvania | 1945 |
WRDV | 89.3 | Oldies | 1980 |
WRTI | 90.1 | Classical/Jazz | 1948 |
WHYY | 90.9 | Public, NPR News/Talk | 1954 |
WKDU | 91.7 | College, Drexel University | 1958 |
WXTU | 92.5 | Country | 1984 |
WMMR | 93.3 | Active Rock | 1942 |
WIP-FM | 94.1 | Sports Talk | 1971 |
WPST | 94.5 | CHR | 1965 |
WBEN | 95.7 | Adult Hits | 2005 |
WTDY-FM | 96.5 | CHR | 2003 |
WPEN | 97.5 | Sports Talk | 2009 |
WOGL | 98.1 | Classic Hits | 1987 |
WUSL | 98.9 | Urban | 1975 |
WRNB | 100.3 | Urban AC | 1940s |
WBEB | 101.1 | Adult Contemporary | 1963 |
WIOQ | 102.1 | CHR | 1989 |
WMGK | 102.9 | Classic Rock | 1975 |
WPHI-FM | 103.9 | All news | 1960 |
WRFF | 104.5 | Alternative | 1965 |
WDAS | 105.3 | Urban AC | 1959 |
WUMR (FM) | 106.1 | Spanish CHR | 2022 |
WKVP | 106.9 | Contemporary Christian | 2012 |
WPPZ | 107.9 | Urban Oldies | 2005 |
Site | Founded |
---|---|
PhillyVoice.com | 2015 |
Philly.com | 1995 |
Philadelphia Citizen | 2015 |
Drink Philly | 2009 |
Green Philly | 2008 |
Geekadelphia | 2007 |
Philadelphia News | 2010 |
Philadelphia Public School Notebook | 1994 |
Philly2night.com | 1999 |
Philly2Philly.com | 2009 |
Plan Philly | 2005 |
Billy Penn | 2014 |
Technical.ly | 2009 |
West Philly Local | 2010 |
Philadelphia Jewish Voice | 2005 |
Philadelight | 2015 |
MyNEWPhilly.com | 2015 |
Philly Views | 2017 |
Merion West | 2016 |
ChineseinUS 美华社 Chineseinus.org | 2020 |
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WTXF-TV is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, serving as the market's Fox network outlet. Owned and operated by the Fox Television Stations division, the station maintains studios on Market Street in Center City and a primary transmitter on the Roxborough tower farm, with a secondary transmitter in Allentown.
WPSG, branded Philly 57, is an independent television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group alongside CBS outlet KYW-TV. The two stations share studios on Hamilton Street north of Center City Philadelphia; WPSG's transmitter is located in the city's Roxborough section.
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WCUR is the student radio station at West Chester University (WCU) in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves a limited area around the campus and airs a freeform format, with students producing and airing their own shows.
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