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WOR-FM

WEPN-FM
The logo of ESPN New York, 98.7 FM.png
City New York, New York
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.


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