area delaware valley branding whyy 91 fm or 91 fm slogan radio that s worth your time frequency 90.9 mhz also on hd radio repeater s see below first air date december 14 1954 1954 12 14 format public affairs news talk hd2 arts & info service erp 13 500 watts haat 280 meters class b facility id 72336 transmitter coordinates 40 2 30 n 75 14 24 w 40.04167 n 75.24000 w 40.04167 ; 75.24000 whyy fm nad27 callsign meaning wider horizons for you and yours former callsigns wuhy 1963 1983 affiliations npr public radio international american public media owner whyy inc. sister stations whyy tv webcast listen live website whyy.org 91fm whyy fm 90.9 fm ; 91 fm is the flagship national public radio station serving philadelphia pennsylvania and the delaware valley . its broadcast tower is located in the city s roxborough neighborhood at 40 02 30.9 n 75 14 21.9 w 40.041917 n 75.239417 w 40.041917 ; 75.239417 1 while its studios are located on independence mall in center city philadelphia . contents 1 history 2 programs produced 3 format change 4 ceo controversy 5 new jersey expansion and controversy 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit whyy signed on for the first time on december 14 1954 . it was the first station in philadelphia devoted solely to education . after sister television station whyy tv moved to the channel 12 license from wilmington delaware in 1963 fcc regulations forced the radio station to change its calls to wuhy . it regained its original calls in 1983 . the station was a charter member of npr in 1970 and was one of the 90 stations that carried the initial broadcast of all things considered . programs produced edit entrance to the whyy building on 6th street across from independence mall and the national constitution center npr fresh air with terry gross a peabody award winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues is one of public radio s most popular programs . nearly 4.5 million people listen to the broadcast on more than 450 national public radio stations across the country as well as in europe on the world radio network . 2 the program originated in 1975 as a local show before going national in 1987 . newsworks tonight a weekday daily program highlighting important news events and stories from whyy s coverage area of southeastern pa delaware and southern nj . radio times with marty moss coane a daily two hour program that tackles wide range of issues . you bet your garden an organic gardening talk show hosted by mike mcgrath . voices in the family dr. dan gottlieb psychologist and family therapist along with guest experts opens the line to callers to discuss issues that affect individuals and society with special focus on family issues . the show airs weekly on monday mornings . its executive producer is maiken scott whyy s behavioral health reporter . the pulse a show that focuses on stories at the heart of health science and innovation in the philadelphia region . the show is hosted by whyy s behavioral health reporter maiken scott . format change edit until a 1990 format change whyy served the region as a non commercial station with a format that featured jazz folk and classical music with the latter predominating . the management decision to establish a talk radio format departed from the pattern established by most public radio affiliates nationwide . its implementation resulted in sustained protests from the station s traditional listening audience who were formerly whyy s major contributors . ceo controversy edit controversy erupted in the summer of 2007 when station ceo bill marrazzo was cited by the watchdog group charity navigator as the highest paid ceo in all of public broadcasting . popular philadelphia inquirer columnist karen heller called for a boycott of whyy in an august 2007 column and in september 2007 an anonymous group of whyy employees sent an open letter to marrazzo the inquirer the philadelphia daily news and philadelphia magazine accusing him of a serious lack of understanding when it comes to creating ... a healthy workplace and assailing his salary as excessive and inappropriate . the five page letter concluded with a call for marrazzo to resign . 3 4 new jersey expansion and controversy edit dorrance hamilton media commons part of the whyy building near franklin square on june 6 2011 the new jersey public broadcasting authority agreed to sell five fm stations in southern new jersey to whyy . the purchase was made through an anonymous one million dollar grant and a non cash agreement that included scholarships for students and teachers . the five stations were previously the southern portion of new jersey network s statewide radio service . 5 the transaction was announced by governor chris christie as part of his long term goal to end state subsidized public broadcasting . the governor s critics maintained that scrapping new jersey network effectively ended all non commercial statewide news coverage . it was also noted that the sale eliminated a source of legislative oversight frequently critical of the christie administration . whyy assumed control of the stations through a management agreement on july 1 2011 pending federal communications commission fcc approval for the acquisition . at that point the stations began to simulcast whyy fm programming . 6 the five stations are call sign frequency city of license facility id erp power w height m ft class transmitter coordinates wnjs fm 88.1 fm berlin new jersey 48486 80 vert 1 horiz 287 m 942 ft a 39 43 41.0 n 74 50 39.0 w 39.728056 n 74.844167 w 39.728056 ; 74.844167 wnjs fm nad27 wnjb fm 89.3 fm bridgeton new jersey 48934 2500 vert 1 horiz 67 m 220 ft a 39 27 35.0 n 75 09 28.0 w 39.459722 n 75.157778 w 39.459722 ; 75.157778 wnjb fm nad27 wnjn fm 89.7 fm atlantic city new jersey 48483 6000 vert 25 horiz 84 m 276 ft a 39 27 40.0 n 74 41 6.0 w 39.461111 n 74.685000 w 39.461111 ; 74.685000 wnjn fm nad27 wnjm 89.9 fm manahawkin new jersey 48460 250 vert 1 horiz 69.5 m 228 ft a 39 41 53.0 n 74 14 6.0 w 39.698056 n 74.235000 w 39.698056 ; 74.235000 wnjm nad27 wnjz 90.3 fm cape may court house new jersey 48464 6000 72 m 236 ft a 39 06 18.0 n 74 48 6.0 w 39.105000 n 74.801667 w 39.105000 ; 74.801667 wnjz nad27 the stations all operate at relatively modest power due to the crowded state of the fm dial in the northeastern united states . however their combined footprint gives whyy fm listeners coverage from berks county to the jersey shore . 7 see also edit whyy tv references edit fm query results for whyy federal communications commission . retrieved 2016 05 11 . about fresh air . npr.org . retrieved 2016 05 11 . letter to the ceo . philadelphia city paper . 2007 09 05 . retrieved 2008 02 24 . dead link volk steve 2007 10 05 . dead air . philadelphia magazine . retrieved 2016 05 11 . press release whyy fm to expand coverage in new jersey as part of agreement to take over five njn stations . pdf . whyy inc. june 30 2011 . retrieved may 11 2016 . whyy philadelphia expands new jersey coverage njn is kaput . atlantic city central . july 1 2011 . retrieved july 1 2011 . coverage area . whyy.org . retrieved 2016 05 11 . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for whyy radio locator information on whyy query nielsen audio s fm station database for whyy links to related articles v t e radio stations in the philadelphia market by am frequency 560 610 640 690 740 800 860 900 950 990 1060 1110 1180 1210 1310 1340 1360 1370 1420 1440 1460 1480 1490 1520 1540 1590 1640 1680 clear channel stations with extended nighttime coverage broadcast in spanish by fm frequency 88.1 88.1 88.5 88.7 88.9 88.9 89.1 89.1 89.3 warminster 89.3 coatesville 89.5 89.5 89.7 90.1 90.5 90.9 91.5 91.5 91.7 91.7 91.7 92.5 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.5 94.9 95.7 96.5 97.3 97.5 98.1 98.5 98.9 99.5 99.9 100.3 101.1 102.1 102.9 103.9 104.5 105.3 106.1 106.5 106.9 107.9 noaa weather radio frequency 162.425 162.475 digital broadcast radio stations 610 950 1060 1210 1480 88.5 1 88.5 2 90.9 1 90.9 2 92.5 1 92.5 2 92.5 3 93.3 1 93.3 2 94.1 1 94.1 2 94.1 3 94.1 4 95.7 1 95.7 2 96.5 1 96.5 2 97.5 1 97.5 2 97.5 3 98.1 1 98.1 2 98.1 3 98.1 4 98.9 1 98.9 2 100.3 1 101.1 1 101.1 2 102.1 1 102.1 2 102.9 1 102.9 2 104.5 1 104.5 2 105.3 1 105.3 2 106.1 1 106.1 2 107.9 1 by callsign kih28 kyw wbcb wbbo wbeb wben fm wbmr wbyo wche wchr wcoj wcur wdas wdas fm wdnr wemg wexp wfil wfyl what whhs whyy wifi wioq wip fm wisx wjbr wkdn wkdu wkvp wmgk wmmr wnap wng704 wnjc wnjs fm wnpv wntp wnwr wogl wpaz wpeb wpen wphe wphi fm wpht wpnx700 wppz fm wpst wpwa wqhs wrdv wrff wrnb wrsd wrti wrtj wsrn fm wstw wtel wthj wtmr wttm wurd wusl wvch wwdb wwjz wwlu wwtx wxpn wxtu wxvu wybf wypa wzmp wzze defunct stations wcau am wcau fm wdre wdvr wegk wlce wqhs wsni wthk wyxr pennsylvania radio markets allentown bethlehem altoona bradford coudersport chambersburg waynesboro erie harrisburg lebanon carlisle lancaster montrose new castle philadelphia pittsburgh reading sayre towanda mansfield wellsboro wilkes barre scranton williamsport york other pennsylvania radio regions bedford indiana johnstown lewistown mifflintown meadville franklin punxsutawney dubois st. marys emporium kane state college stroudsburg sunbury selinsgrove lewisburg warren philadelphia metro markets allentown monmouth ocean reading trenton wilmington see also list of radio stations in pennsylvania mass media in the philadelphia area radio stations tv stations newspapers v t e npr member stations in the commonwealth of pennsylvania penn state university stations kane wpsx state college wpsu temple university stations jackson township wrty ephrata wrtl philadelphia wrti summerdale wjaz coatesville wrtj wqed stations johnstown wqej pittsburgh wqed wvia stations scranton wvia williamsport wvya other stations allentown wdiy erie wqln harrisburg witf philadelphia whyy philadelphia wxpn pittsburgh wesa pittsburgh wyep see also list of npr stations see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in pennsylvania v t e npr member stations in the state of new jersey njpr stations netcong wnjy sussex wnjp toms river wnjo trenton wnjt whyy stations atlantic city wnjn berlin wnjs bridgeton wnjb cape may wnjz manahawkin wnjm other stations hackettstown wxpj lincroft wbjb newark wbgo ocean city atlantic city wrtq see also list of npr stations see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in new jersey retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title whyy fm & oldid 743602832 categories hd radio stationsradio stations in philadelphianpr member stationsradio stations established in 1954npr member networkshidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from may 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in 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