iHeartMedia Launches iHeartPodcast Channel on the Radio

iHeartMedia launched it’s first iHeartPodcast Channel. It is the new format on WSAN in the Allentown-Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, market. Since 2016, AM 1470 had been airing the Spanish-language sports network ESPN Deportes.

InsiderRadio reported that channel is now being called “The iHeartPodcast Channel on AM 1470”.

The iHeartPodcast Channel is a carefully curated experience that brings you the most creative stories from over 25,000 podcasts available on our free iHeartRadio app. From true crime to history, comedy to food, we’ll cover dozens of topics every week,” says Craig Stevens, SVP of programming for iHeartMedia in the Allentown-Bethlehem market.

The Morning Call reported that the 1470 frequency will continue to broadcast Lehigh Phantoms hockey, but will no longer carry the Philadelphia Phillies games in Spanish. The station will continue to air Tempo Italiano with John Richetta 8 a.m. to noon on Sundays.

The Monday-Friday lineup will be:

  • 12-3 a.m.: Stuff You Should Know
  • 4-5 a.m.: Omnibus
  • 5-7 a.m.: Stuff to Blow Your Mind
  • 7-8 a.m.:Unqualified with Anna Ferris
  • 8-10 a.m.:Ridiculous History
  • 10 a.m. – noon:Stuff You Should Know
  • Noon – 1 p.m.:Broken Harts
  • 1-2 p.m.: Part Time Genius
  • 2-3 p.m.: Stuff to Blow Your Mind
  • 3-5 p.m.: Stuff You Missed in History Class
  • 5-6 p.m.: Stuff Your Mom Never Told You
  • 6-7 p.m.: Happy Face
  • 7-8 p.m.: Broken Harts
  • 9-11 p.m.: Part Time Genius
  • 11 p.m. – midnight: Hell and Gone