WIOV (1240 AM) is a commercial

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licensed to serve

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. The station is licensed to Major Keystone, LLC, and broadcasts an

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format. Its programming is also carried on

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W253CK (98.5). WIOV previously broadcast all home and away games of the

Reading Fightin Phils The Reading Fightin Phils (also called the Reading Fightins) are a Minor League Baseball team based in Reading, Pennsylvania, playing in the Northeast Division of the Eastern League. The team plays their home games at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Re ...

, the Double-A affiliate of the

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, and the

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of the

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Cumulus Media Cumulus Media, Inc. is an American broadcasting company and is the third largest owner and operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States behind Audacy and iHeartMedia. As of June 2019, Cumulus lists ownership of 428 stations in 87 ...

sold the station to Major Keystone LLC on September 24, 2021. On January 17, 2022, following the sale's completion, WIOV changed its format from

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to urban contemporary, branded as "Loud 98.5"; the "Loud" programming, including the

WQHT WQHT (97.1 FM, ''Hot 97'') is a commercial radio station, licensed to New York, New York, which broadcasts an urban contemporary music format. The station is owned by Mediaco Holding and operated by Emmis Communications under a shared service ...

-based morning show ''

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'', had previously aired on W257CI (99.3 FM) and on the HD3 channel of

WLEV WLEV (100.7 FM, "100.7 WLEV") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Allentown, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, Inc., through licensee Radio License Holding CBC LLC, and broadcasts an adult contemporary music forma ...

.Loud Radio Moves In Reading
Radioinsight - January 17, 2022

Previous logo

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