Gospel Highway Eleven

What Gospel Highway Eleven does

Gospel Highway Eleven, broadcasting under the call sign WNAP 1110 AM, is a privately held, for-profit terrestrial AM radio station headquartered in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, that serves the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Founded in 1987 and operating as Philadelphia's first and only all-gospel music radio station, the company delivers continuous gospel music programming spanning contemporary, traditional, and quartet gospel formats, supplemented by community-oriented content including local event coverage, health and wellness features, weather updates, and a community calendar. Distribution is multi-platform: traditional 1110 AM broadcast, online streaming via mygospelhighway11.com, an Amazon Alexa skill, Tune-In Radio, a YouTube channel, and active Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter profiles with a combined following in the low thousands.

The station is operated by a small team of 11-50 employees, including named on-air personalities Fred Blain (The Morning Man), Linwood Heath, Dwayne McDonald, Robyn McCollum (RadioRobyn), and Mike Gray, who anchor feature segments such as #BackInTheDayMoments, Great Moments in Gospel, and the Community Calendar. The company's primary audience is Philadelphia-area gospel music listeners, with secondary reach into the gospel music industry through artist spotlights, music video premieres, and chart tracking (Gospel Top 40, GT40 Gospel Quartet Top 20). No app, software product, or proprietary technology platform is offered; the core technology stack is conventional broadcast radio plus consumer streaming integrations.

The business model is advertising-driven. The station sells sponsored music segments, on-air promotional spots, and digital sponsorships to local and national advertisers targeting the Philadelphia gospel audience, with a dedicated advertiser phone line and email contact point. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated directly. There is no evidence of subscription, ticketing, event production, syndication, network affiliation, or licensing revenue. The company has no disclosed funding, parent organization, subsidiaries, mergers, acquisitions, or partnerships with institutional investors.

Name

Gospel Highway Eleven

Legal name

Gospel Highway Eleven | WNAP 1110-AM | Philadelphia, PA

Website

https://mygospelhighway11.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gospel Highway Eleven (WNAP 1110 AM) is a privately held Philadelphia-market AM radio station founded in 1987 that broadcasts all-gospel music and community programming, distributing via terrestrial radio, online streaming, Alexa, Tune-In, and social media, and monetizing through local advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Radio Broadcasting

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (516110), Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPABACAL

Local Religious/Faith-Based Stations

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Broadcasting (TV & Radio)/Local Broadcast Stations & Affiliates (TV & Radio)

SECONDARYMPABALAA

Christian Broadcasting (TV & Radio)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Broadcasting (TV & Radio)/Religious/Faith-Based Broadcasting

SECONDARYMPABALAN

Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Broadcasting (TV & Radio)/Religious/Faith-Based Broadcasting

Keywords

• Gospel radio broadcasting
• AM radio station
• Online music streaming
• Community radio programming
• Radio advertising sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Norristown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Sponsorships: The station generates revenue through advertising, with a dedicated phone line (267) 423-4411 for advertisers to reach the station. Content includes sponsored music segments and promotional opportunities for local and national advertisers targeting the Philadelphia gospel music audience.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gospel Highway Eleven operates WNAP 1110 AM as Philadelphia's first and only all-gospel music radio station, broadcasting 24/7 gospel programming including contemporary, traditional, and quartet gospel. The station delivers content via terrestrial AM radio, online streaming, and smart speaker integration, supplemented by digital content such as gospel music chart rankings, community calendars, and Philadelphia-area event coverage.

Product overview

Gospel Highway Eleven (WNAP 1110 AM) is a traditional broadcast radio station based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operating as Philadelphia's First ALL GOSPEL MUSIC Station. The company provides over-the-air AM radio broadcasting, online streaming, and companion digital content including music news, chart rankings, community calendars, and health/wellness features. As a media/broadcasting entity, the organization does not offer a software product platform, SaaS, or technology product portfolio. Its core offering is terrestrial radio broadcast services supplemented by website content and social media presence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BackInTheDayMoments: Weekly feature segment hosted by Fred Blain focusing on nostalgic gospel music moments
• Great Moments in Gospel

Products and services

• WNAP 1110 AM Radio Broadcast Continuous all-gospel music radio broadcast on 1110 AM serving the Philadelphia metropolitan area, offering contemporary, traditional, and quartet gospel programming 24/7. Targeted at gospel music listeners in the Philadelphia region.
• Online Live Streaming Live online streaming of the WNAP 1110 AM gospel music broadcast via the official website, providing global access to listeners beyond the Philadelphia AM signal range. Targeted at gospel music listeners worldwide and listeners outside AM broadcast range.
• Alexa Voice Integration
• TuneIn Radio Streaming
• Radio Advertising and Sponsored Music Segments
• #BackInTheDayMoments with Fred Blain
• Great Moments in Gospel with Linwood Heath
• Community Calendar
• Birthday Club

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• WPZE 102.7 FM (Praise 102.7): Praise 102.7 is an Atlanta-area FM gospel station, a direct format peer targeting the same gospel music listener with similar community-engagement programming and advertiser base.
• WLOU 1350 AM: WLOU is a Louisville, Kentucky AM radio station dedicated to gospel and inspirational programming, comparable in format, signal type, and niche religious audience targeting to Gospel Highway Eleven.
• WPRS-FM 100.9 (Praise): WPRS-FM is a Washington DC area gospel/inspirational station, similar in targeting the African-American faith community with music-driven programming, though operating on FM rather than AM.
• KHVN 970 AM (Heart of Gospel): KHVN is a Dallas-area AM gospel station serving a regional urban religious audience, directly comparable to Gospel Highway Eleven in format, AM delivery, and gospel-focused advertiser base.

Broad incumbents

• Cumulus Media: Cumulus Media operates a large multi-format US radio portfolio that includes gospel and faith-adjacent stations in select markets, comparable as a broad incumbent in the same regulated broadcast industry.
• Urban One (Radio One): Urban One is the largest US radio operator focused on African-American audiences, including multiple gospel formats across major markets, providing a likely M&A counterparty and the closest broad incumbent peer for a small-market gospel station.
• iHeartMedia: iHeartMedia is the largest US radio broadcaster with hundreds of stations across formats, including gospel in major markets; it competes for the same gospel ad budgets and is a potential buyer of the WNAP license.
• Audacy: Audacy operates a national radio and digital audio platform that competes for gospel and urban listeners as part of a broader portfolio, comparable as an incumbent peer in the same advertising and broadcast market.
• Salem Communications: Salem is a publicly traded multi-market operator of Christian and conservative-talk radio stations, providing a comparable business model at scale and a likely consolidator for faith-format stations like Gospel Highway Eleven.

Emerging players

• SiriusXM Praise Channel: SiriusXM's Praise is a satellite and streaming gospel music channel reaching a national audience, an emerging-format competitor for the same gospel listeners but operating on subscription digital rather than terrestrial AM.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gospelhighway11
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/gospelhighway11
• Facebookfacebook.com/gospelhighway11
• Instagraminstagram.com/GospelHighway11
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wnap-1110-am

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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