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About 900AM WURD
900AM WURD is Philadelphia's urban talk station. It broadcasts on 900 AM and serves the Philadelphia metropolitan area with conversation centered on the Black community. On this page you can listen to WURD live online, free.
Urban talk
Local hosts are heard for most of the day on WURD, talking about politics, community issues, culture and life in Philadelphia. The station also carries nationally syndicated programs from Reverend Al Sharpton and Tavis Smiley.
Ownership and studios
WURD is owned by LEVAS Communications. Its studios and offices are on North Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia, near Penn Treaty Park.
History
The station signed on July 23, 1958, as WFLN. It was later WDVT, WFLN again, WURD and WEMG before the WURD call letters — "Word" — returned.
The word, anywhere
Press play and WURD starts in seconds — at work, on I-95 or far from Philadelphia. The stream on this page carries the same programming you hear on 900 AM.
Why listeners tune in
In a city with a long tradition of Black radio, WURD is one of the few stations devoted to talk for and about the African American community. For listeners who want local voices discussing the issues that matter to them, it is a place to hear the conversation — and join it.
How to listen
You can hear WURD on the radio on 900 AM across Philadelphia, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for the morning conversation or the drive home, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.
Below the player you will find WURD's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.
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How to listen to 900AM WURD live
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Talk
Talk radio is America’s home of opinion and conversation: call-in shows, interviews and live debate on the stories everyone is talking about.
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Press play on this page to stream WURD, free and with no app.
Urban talk, with local hosts most of the day.
LEVAS Communications.
"Word".
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