WPEN (97.5 MHz, "97.5 The Fanatic") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Burlington, New Jersey, in the Philadelphia radio market. The station is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC and broadcasts a sports radio format. WPEN is the flagship station for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers Radio Network and the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers Radio Network. It also carries Temple University football games and Philadelphia Union MLS games. WPEN has local hosts days and evenings while carrying the nationally syndicated ESPN Radio network nights and some weekend hours. It is also affiliated with the ESPN Radio network. Studios are located in Bala Cynwyd and the station's broadcast tower is located in Wyndmoor at (). WPEN broadcasts using HD Radio. Its HD2 subchannel carries classical music. Its HD3 channel carries spanish tropical music known as "RITMO FM" on translators W253DG 98.5 in Trenton and W281CL 104.1 in Cherry Hill. History 1940-1971: Early years On November 22, 1940, the Federal Communications Commission granted Mercer Broadcasting Company a construction permit for a new station, licensed to serve Trenton, New Jersey, on 44.7 MHz on the original 42-50 MHz FM broadcast band. On January 29, 1942, the FCC granted Mercer Broadcasting a change to 49.9 MHz. After the FCC created the current FM broadcast band on June 27, 1945, the station was reassigned to 97.5 MHz on July 10, 1947. The station was granted its first license on September 27, 1949, with the WTOA call sign. The Trenton Times Corporation purchased the station effective June 28, 1962. Nassau Broadcasting Company, owner of then-new AM outlet WHWH, purchased the station effective December 12, 1964. 1971-1975: MOR On September 13, 1971, WTOA's call sign was changed to WPST as the station rebranded as "Passport Stereo". The station's format was middle of the road music. 1975-2005: Top 40 In August 1975, Nassau Broadcasting owner Herb Hobler hired Phil Gieger as the General Manager. Gieger and morning host/station manager Tom Taylor revamped the station. They initially established an Adult Top 40 format, not as youth-oriented as Top 40 stations heard on AM radio at the time. By Fall 1975, the station took off and eventually became the number one station in the market. Over time, the format moved to Mainstream Top 40 music. Taylor remained the morning host until 1987. Other WPST DJs over the years included John Mellon (aka Walt