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| Punxsutawney Phil Does Not See His Shadow, Predicts An Early Spring |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/02/19 5:21 pm | updated: 02/02/19 5:21 pm |
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| Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair on top of Gobbler's Knob in the tiny town 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh just before 7:30 a.m. Saturday, 2/2, and did not see his shadow. The furry prognosticator told the thousands of onlookers (through his top hat handlers called the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle) that we should expect an early spring! According to legend, if it is sunny and the groundhog sees his shadow he'll become frightened and run back in his burrow, signifying... Read More |
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| 24th Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service in Philadelphia Monday, January 21, 2019 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/21/19 7:02 pm | updated: 01/21/19 7:02 pm |
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| Today marks the 24th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. It is the largest collective day of service in the country with over 150,000 volunteers participating in events and activities throughout the region. Girard College, in the Fairmount neighborhood, is the center of it all with over 5,000 participants and 150 different activities in that location alone. Some groups helped organize food or clothing drives while others sponsored neighborhood cleanups. The theme... Read More |
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| Watch the 2019 Philadelphia Mummers Parade Live Video Stream! |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/01/19 4:52 pm | updated: 01/02/19 1:55 am |
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Stream this year's annual New Year's Mummers Parade from anywhere in the world. The outside temperatures for this New Year's Day are well above last year's near record lows, but you may still want to watch the string bands, comics, and fancies from the comfort of home. The 2019 Philadelphia Mummer's Parade is brought to you live by PHL17.
See Parade Results and Scoring Breakdown below - click here
Watch the video stream replay below:
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| Philadelphia Christmas music radio; Tracking Santa Christmas Eve; 30 Hour Christmas Spectacular |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/21/18 6:27 pm | updated: 12/21/18 6:27 pm |
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Philadelphia's Christmas music radio is on iradiophilly. Join us this season as you celebrate the holidays. Mistletoe is iradiophilly's 24 hour Christmas music station.
Mistletoe features all the most popular classics from Bing Crosby, Burl Ives, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett and Nat King Cole. Mistletoe also includes newer favorites from Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, Michael Buble and Taylor Swift.... Read More |
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| 8th Annual Philly Hip Hop Awards Shut Down Early After Fight Leads to Crowd Scare in Trocadero |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/16/18 4:59 am | updated: 12/16/18 5:05 am |
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| The 8th Annual Philadelphia Hip Hop Awards were abruptly halted on Saturday night, 12/15, after an altercation broke out in the seated crowd. The disruption caused a panic and the scared attendees pushed through the folding chairs and fled from the scuffle. There was confusion as to what threat prompted the scare, but once the dust settled and the building evacuated there was no salvaging the show. Philadelphia Police responded to reports of gunfire heard, but there were no shots fired inside.... Read More |
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| 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Announced; Janet Jackson, Radiohead, Stevie Nicks and more |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/14/18 5:10 pm | updated: 12/14/18 5:10 pm |
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| The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH, announced next year's inductees to the hall. Leading the way was Stevie Nicks who was previously inducted as a member of Fleetwood Mac in 1998 and now becomes the first female artist to be inducted twice. This was her first year on the ballot as a solo artist. Other first ballot winners include Roxy Music and Def Leppard. The Zombies were first nominated in 1989 and appeared on four ballots before being chosen for... Read More |
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| Firefly Music Festival 2019 Lineup/Daily Schedule; Panic! At The Disco, Travis Scott, Post Malone |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/11/18 1:49 am | updated: 12/11/18 1:51 am |
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Firefly Music Festival will be returning to The Woodlands at Dover Downs for the eighth year, June 21 - 23, 2019. The lineup for next year's festival was released today. Along with headliners Panic! At The Disco, Travis Scott, and Post Malone the lineup also features Tyler, the Creator, Zedd, Courtney Barnett, Kygo, Death Cab for Cutie, Vampire Weekend, DJ Snake, Walk the Moon, and many more.
Local artists or those with Philadelphia area connections included on the lineup so far... Read More |
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| iradiophilly's Halloween Music Radio Station; Listen to the best Halloween playlist in Philadelphia |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/20/18 1:12 am | updated: 10/20/18 1:12 am |
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iradiophilly launches Halloween Music Radio Station; Listen to the perfect Halloween playlist in Philly! Starting tonight Friday the 19th at Midnight!
Just in time for Halloween parties at home, at work, out on the town, or while the kids are trick-or-treating at your door, iRadioPhilly is launching it's annual Halloween music radio station featuring Philadelphia's favorite Halloween party classics.
This special station will be on-air for the rest of October... Read More |
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| Historic Former Electric Factory Renamed 'Franklin Music Hall' By Philadelphia Live Music Fans |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/19/18 1:28 am | updated: 10/19/18 1:28 am |
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Temporarily renamed 'North Seventh,' Philadelphia's iconic music venue is renamed by local residents following a naming contest hosted by new owners, The Bowery Presents.
PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 18, 2018) - The Bowery Presents announced today the venue most recently known as North Seventh, formerly the Electric Factory, will host audiences under a new name - Franklin Music Hall - after the owner of the Electric Factory mark refused to license the use of the name and logo. The... Read More |
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| 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Announced; Def Leppard, Todd Rundgren, Devo, MC5; Vote Now! |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/10/18 2:34 am | updated: 10/10/18 2:34 am |
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| The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland has announced the nominees for the 2019 induction class. This year's ballot includes first time nominees Def Leppard, Devo, John Prine, Roxy Music, Stevie Nicks, and Philly's own Todd Rundgren. The other nominees are Janet Jackson, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, MC5, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, The Cure. The Zombies. This is certainly an eclectic representation of 'rock' music including everything from classic and punk to... Read More |
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