WHYY, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate TV12 and 91FM, the public broadcasting stations serving southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and South Jersey. Offices and studios are located in Philadelphia and Wilmington.

Mission

WHYY makes our region a better place, connecting each of us to the world's richest ideas and all of us to each other.

Coverage Area

WHYY TV12, serving the Delaware Valley for more than 30 years, broadcasts to more than 2.6 million households in Philadelphia and the surrounding area, which extends south to approximately Dover, Delaware; east to Atlantic City and northeast to New Brunswick, New Jersey; north to Bethlehem and west to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. WHYY also operates TV64 in Seaford, which transmits TV12 programming to southern Delaware.

WHYY 91FM coverage extends as far north as Princeton, New Jersey; south to New Castle County, Delaware; and throughout Philadelphia and the four surrounding counties.

WHYY Advantage Productions

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Programming

TV12 is an award-winning producer of local and national public television programming and is the primary outlet for such staples as The Newshour With Jim Lehrer, Wall Street Week, Sesame Street, This Old House, and Nova.

91FM is also an award-winning station, a National Public Radio member and the producer of Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and Voices in the Family with Dr. Dan Gottlieb, live, regularly scheduled, national programs originating in Philadelphia.

Audience Involvement

Large and loyal audiences watch TV12, listen to 91FM, and support the stations as individual members. In an average week, approximately 1.3 million households tune to TV12 for information, education and entertainment; almost 365,000 weekly listeners enjoy 91FM programming. Members, now numbering more than 125,000, contribute their financial support each year to WHYY.

Partners in Programming

The partnership of businesses and individuals who support public broadcasting in the Delaware Valley makes a positive difference in the quality of life by bringing insight, learning and rewarding entertainment into the homes of all who live and work here. Your company can achieve high visibility as an underwriter of WHYY programming -- on TV12, 91FM or both.