WSAR
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WSAR | |
City of license | Fall River, MA (studios & XMTR. in Somerset, Ma.) |
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Broadcast area | SouthCoast, MA |
Slogan | "The Region’s #1 Home For News and Talk" |
First air date | April 1921 |
Frequency | 1480 (kHz) |
Format | Talk |
ERP | 5,000 watts |
Class | B |
Callsign meaning | sequential |
Owner | Jim and Bob Karam |
Website | [1] |
WSAR is an AM Radio station in Somerset, MA broadcasting at 1480 AM. WSAR is the second oldest radio station in Massachusetts and the fifth oldest station in the United States. WSAR's format is currently news and talk, although in earlier decades it was a full service music station playing top 40 music. WSAR has been awarded dozens of Associated Press and Massachusetts Broadcasters Association Awards for excellence in journalism and commitment to community.
[edit] The current WSAR news team
- Keri Rodrigues - Program Director / News Director / Afternoon drive hostess
- Barry Richard - Morning News Anchor/Midday talk show host
- Jason Tisi - Afternoon News Anchor/Reporter
- Patrick A. Stone - News Anchor
[edit] Current weekday schedule
(Note: news at the top and bottom of each hour.)
5:00AM - 10:00AM -- Happy Hec and Mike In The Morning
10:00AM - 1:00PM – Barry Richard
3:00PM - 6:00PM – Keri Rodrigues
6:00PM - 10:00PM – Laura Ingraham
Overnights - Joey Reynolds
WNBH/1340 | WHTB/1400 | WBSM/1420 | WSAR/1480 | WFHL/88.1 | WUMD/89.3 | WTKL/91.1 | WJFD-FM/97.3 | WCTK/98.1 | WFHN/107.1