WTEL (AM)

WTEL

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
Broadcast area	Greater Philadelphia
Frequency	610 kHz
Branding	Philadelphia's BIN 610
Programming
Format	Black-oriented news
Affiliations	Black Information Network
Ownership
Owner	Beasley Broadcast Group (Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC)
Operator	iHeartMedia, Inc.
Sister stations	WBEN-FM, WMGK, WMMR, WPEN, WTMR, WWDB, WXTU
History
First air date	March 17, 1922 (1922-03-17)
Former call signs	WIP (1922–2014)
Call sign meaning	Previously used on the former WTEL (860 AM), now WWDB
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	28626
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	39°51′55″N 75°06′34″W / 39.86528°N 75.10944°W / 39.86528; -75.10944
Repeater(s)	105.3 WDAS-HD2 (Philadelphia)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	philadelphia.binnews.com

WTEL (610 kHz), branded "Philadelphia's BIN 610", is a commercial all-news AM radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, the station is currently operated by iHeartMedia, Inc. as part of their Philadelphia cluster under a long-term local marketing agreement. The station services the Greater Philadelphia and Delaware Valley area as the market affiliate of the Black Information Network.

The WTEL studios are located in the nearby suburb of Bala Cynwyd, while the transmitter site is in Bellmawr, New Jersey. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WTEL programming is simulcast over the second HD Radio digital subchannel of WDAS-FM, and is available online via iHeartRadio.

WTEL is a primary entry point for the Emergency Alert System in eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware.