WEEU
Encyclopedia
WEEU is a news/talk station
in Reading, Pennsylvania
. The station broadcasts at 830 kHz on the AM
band with 20,000 watts of power daytime and 6,000 watt
s of power during nighttime. The station uses five broadcast towers to create different directional signal patterns for daytime and nighttime. During the daytime, WEEU's signal is aimed toward the northwest and the southeast from its transmitter site located northwest of Reading. During the evenings, WEEU's signal is directed toward the southeast to cover Reading.
The station is also a part of the Philadelphia Phillies Radio Network
, broadcasting Phillies games live.
Radio station
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in Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...
. The station broadcasts at 830 kHz on the AM
Amplitude modulation
Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent...
band with 20,000 watts of power daytime and 6,000 watt
Watt
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s of power during nighttime. The station uses five broadcast towers to create different directional signal patterns for daytime and nighttime. During the daytime, WEEU's signal is aimed toward the northwest and the southeast from its transmitter site located northwest of Reading. During the evenings, WEEU's signal is directed toward the southeast to cover Reading.
The station is also a part of the Philadelphia Phillies Radio Network
Philadelphia Phillies Radio Network
The Philadelphia Phillies Radio Network is a network of 21 radio stations in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey that air Major League Baseball games of the Philadelphia Phillies. The lead announcers are Scott Franzke with play-by-play and Larry Andersen with color commentary...
, broadcasting Phillies games live.
External links
- http://www.weeu.com/program.asp