- Station name Station name
- WURD Radio
- Description Description
- Local hosts are heard most of the day but WURD also carries nationally syndicated programs from Reverend Al Sharpton and Tavis Smiley. By day, WURD is powered at 1,060 watts using a directional antenna.
- Launch date Launch date
- 23 July 1958
- Owner Owner
- LEVAS Communications, LP
- Contact Contact
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WURD Radio
United States
Format
64kbps • AAC
WURD (900 AM) is a commercial radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, broadcasting an urban talk radio format. It is owned by the LEVAS Communications with studios and offices on North Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia near the Penn Treaty Park.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | wurdradio.com |
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Broadcast profile
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Primary frequency
900.0 kHz
Service type
AM
Coverage area
Philadelphia metropolitan area
Owner / network
LEVAS Communications, LP
First air date
23 July 1958
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Station details
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| Station ID | 31943 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, Pennsylvania |
| Branding | WURD |
| Owner | LEVAS Communications, LP |
| Broadcast area | Philadelphia metropolitan area |
| Launched | 23 July 1958 |
| Website | wurdradio.com |
| Primary frequency | 0.9 MHz |
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| Last check | 4 hours ago |
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| Stream host | wurd.streamguys1.com |
| Final host | wurd.streamguys1.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aac |
| Server software | Icecast |
| Latency | 591 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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About station About WURD Radio
WURD (900 AM) is a commercial radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, broadcasting an urban talk radio format. It is owned by the LEVAS Communications with studios and offices on North Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia near the Penn Treaty Park.
Local hosts are heard most of the day but WURD also carries nationally syndicated programs from Reverend Al Sharpton and Tavis Smiley. By day, WURD is powered at 1,060 watts using a directional antenna. AM 900 is a clear channel frequency; at night, to avoid interference to other stations, WURD reduces power to 124 watts. The transmitter is off Essington Avenue, near the Schuylkill River. Programming is also simulcast on FM translator W241CH at 96.1 MHz.
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