City | New York, New York |
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Broadcast area | New York City area |
Branding | 98.7 ESPN |
Frequency | 98.7 MHz |
First air date | 1948 |
Format | Sports |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 415 meters (1,362 ft) |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 63781 |
Callsign meaning | "W-ESPN" |
Former callsigns | WOR-FM (1948–1972) WXLO (1972–1981) WRKS(-FM) (1981–2012) |
Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
Owner |
Emmis Communications (Operated by Disney under LMA) (Emmis New York Radio License LLC) |
Sister stations |
through Emmis: WBLS, WLIB, WQHT through Disney: WABC-TV, WEPN |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | ESPN Radio New York |
WEPN-FM (98.7 MHz), known by its on-air branding ESPN New York 98.7 FM, is an all-sports radio station in New York City. The station's license is owned by Emmis Communications and its operations are controlled by the Walt Disney Company, ESPN Radio's majority owner, under a local marketing agreement. The station has its studios on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and its broadcast transmitter is located atop the Empire State Building.
WEPN-FM also broadcasts ESPN Deportes Radio (heard on sister station WEPN-1050 AM) on its HD2 subchannel, and an audio simulcast of ESPNews audio on WEPN-FM HD3
The 98.7 FM facility in New York City became WOR-FM on June 13, 1948, after having been known as WBAM for a decade. It was owned by the Bamberger Broadcasting Service, which was a division of R.H. Macy and Company. Like most early FM stations, WOR-FM initially simulcast AM sister station WOR (710 kHz). Macy's/Bamberger sold the WOR stations (who launched a television station in October 1949) to the General Tire and Rubber Company in 1952. General Tire reorganized its broadcasting division into RKO General in 1957. WOR-FM simulcasted its AM sister station's full service Talk/MOR format.