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==Media== {{Main|Media in the Lehigh Valley}} {{See also|List of films shot in the Lehigh Valley}} ===Newspapers=== ''[[The Morning Call]]'' (in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]]), ''[[The Express-Times]]'' (in [[Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton]]), and ''[[Times News (Pennsylvania)|The Times News]]'' (in [[Lehighton, Pennsylvania|Lehighton]]) each cover Lehigh County. ===Radio=== Lehigh County-area radio stations include [[WAEB (AM)|WAEB-AM]] in Allentown ([[talk radio|talk and news]]), [[WAEB-FM|B104]] in Allentown ([[contemporary hit radio|contemporary hits]]), [[WZZO]] in Bethlehem ([[classic rock]]), [[WHOL]] in Allentown ([[rhythmic contemporary]]), and others. Some major [[Media in New York City#Radio|New York City]] stations and every major [[Media of Philadelphia|Philadelphia]] station are received in the county. ===Television=== Lehigh County is part of the [[Philadelphia]] broadcast media market, the nation's [[List of United States television markets|fourth-largest media market]]. Numerous [[New York City]] radio and television stations are also carried in the county. Three television stations are based in the county, [[WBPH-TV|WBPH-TV Channel 60]], [[WLVT-TV|WLVT Channel 39]] (the [[Lehigh Valley]]'s [[PBS]] affiliate), and [[WFMZ-TV|WFMZ Channel 69]] (an independent television station). The four major Philadelphia-based network stations serving Lehigh County are [[KYW-TV]] (the [[CBS]] affiliate), [[WCAU]] (the [[NBC]] affiliate), [[WPVI-TV|WPVI]] (the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate), and [[WTXF-TV|WTXF]] (the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate). The four major [[New York City]]-based network stations serving Lehigh County are [[WABC-TV|WABC]] (the ABC affiliate), [[WCBS-TV]] (the CBS affiliate), [[WNBC]] (the NBC affiliate), and [[WNYW]] (the Fox affiliate). The four major [[Wyoming Valley|Scranton-Wilkes-Barre]]-based network stations serving Lehigh County are [[WNEP-TV]] (the ABC affiliate), [[WBRE-TV]] (the NBC affiliate), [[WYOU]] (the CBS affiliate), and [[WOLF-TV]] (the Fox affiliate). ===Telecommunications=== {{Main|Area codes 610, 484, and 835}} From 1947 until 1994, Lehigh County was served exclusively by the [[Area codes 215, 267, and 445|215]] [[Telephone numbering plan|area code]]. With the county's growing population, [[Area codes 610, 484, and 835|area code 610]] was also allocated to the county in 1994. Today, Lehigh County is covered largely by the 610 area code. An [[Overlay plan|overlay area code]], 484, was added to the 610 service area in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://nationalnanpa.com/area_code_maps/display.html?pa |title=NANP-Overlay of 610 (Pennsylvania) Numbering Plan Area (NPA) with 484 NPA|website=Nanpa.com }} {{small|(359 KB)}}</ref> A plan to introduce area code 835 as an additional overlay was rescinded in 2001. It has since been reintroduced and will begin use once 610 and 484 extensions are exhausted, possibly as early as September 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.puc.pa.gov/press-release/2022/puc-reminds-eastern-and-southeastern-pa-residents-of-upcoming-activation-of-835-area-code |title=PUC reminds eastern and southern pa residents of uocoming activation of '835' area code|website=Puc.pa.gov }} {{small|(20.8 KB)}}</ref> {{Allentown Radio}} {{Philly TV}}
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