WAEB (AM)
| Broadcast area | Lehigh Valley |
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| Frequency | 790 kHz |
| Branding | NewsRadio 790 WAEB |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk Radio |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | April 15, 1949 |
Call sign meaning | Allentown–Easton–Bethlehem |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14371 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°39′37″N 75°30′50″W / 40.66028°N 75.51389°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | 790waeb |
WAEB (790 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Allentown, Pennsylvania, and serving the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It airs a news-talk radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Alta Drive in Whitehall.
By day, WAEB is powered at 3,600 watts. But at night, to protect other stations on 790 AM from interference, it reduces power to 1,600 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times, shifting from a two-tower array in the daytime to five towers at night. The transmitter is on Church Street near MacArthur Road (Pennsylvania Route 145) in Hokendauqua.