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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! WIP is a Philadelphia radio station with an all-sports format. Located at 610 AM, the station adopted its current all-sports format in 1986, making it the first all-sports radio station in the United States. Its transmitters are located in the Crescent Park section of Bellmawr, New Jersey.The station is known for its influence on the Philadelphia sports fanbase. Its prominent hosts include Angelo Cataldi, who arranged for a group of Eagles fans to attend the 1999 NFL Draft in New York and demand the Eagles select University of Texas at Austin running back Ricky Williams with their #2 pick (which led to the booing of the decision to select Donovan McNabb), and Howard Eskin, whose achievements included the Terrell Owens funeral (following the announcement of Owens's four-game suspension from the Eagles during the 2005-2006 season), and a short-lived hunger strike in support of trading Philadelphia 76ers superstar Allen Iverson. The station is also known for hosting the annual eating contest, the Wing Bowl.

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