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==Media== Since June 14, 1965, Tamaqua has had an FM station, beginning as WSVB, later WZTA and WCRN, and now [[WMGH-FM|WMGH]], commonly known as Magic 105.5. The Bill Angst Little League Field in Thomas Walsh Park is adjacent to the original studios and transmitting tower in the Dutch Hill section of the borough. The studios are now with co-owned [[WLSH]] (AM 1410), seven miles east of Tamaqua on Route 209 in [[Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania|Nesquehoning]]. The station's tower is in [[Tuscarora, Pennsylvania|Tuscarora]], 4.5 miles west of Tamaqua on Locust Mountain. Tamaqua is located in the Scranton media market and receives television signals primarily from that area. Depending on cable providers, it is possible to receive signals from [[Philadelphia]] and [[New York City]], since Tamaqua lies on the boundary line of the two markets. The main television stations broadcasting to Tamaqua are: *[[WNEP-TV]], an ABC affiliate in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] *[[WBRE-TV]], an NBC affiliate in [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] *[[WVIA-TV]], a PBS member station in Scranton *[[WLVT-TV]], a PBS member station in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]] (licensed to [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]]) *[[WOLF-TV]], a FOX affiliate in [[Plains, Pennsylvania|Plains]] (licensed to [[Hazleton, Pennsylvania|Hazleton]]) *[[WFMZ-TV]], an independent station in Allentown *[[WYOU-TV]], a CBS affiliate in Wilkes-Barre (licensed to Scranton) *[[WYLN-LP]], an independent station in Hazleton Tamaqua receives broadcasts of [[The CW]] from [[New York City]] ([[WPIX-TV]]) and Wilkes-Barre ([[WOLF-TV|WSWB-TV]]).
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