WBCB (AM)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WBCB | |
City of license | Levittown, Pennsylvania |
---|---|
Broadcast area | suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Branding | WBCB 1490 AM |
Frequency | 1490 kHz |
First air date | December 8th 1957 |
Format | general service |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 53648 |
Owner | Progressive Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | http://www.wbcb1490.com/ |
WBCB is a AM broadcast station licensed to operate on 1490 kHz for Levittown, Pennsylvania, and serving the areas of Bucks County, Pennsylvania and other parts of suburban Philadelphia. Its programming mixes news, talk, music and local sports. It also broadcasts Philadelphia Eagles football and Philadelphia Phillies baseball games as well as the Super Bowl.[citation needed]
WBCB began broadcasting on December 8, 1957. Since 1992, the station has been owned by local businessman Pasquale T. Deon Sr. and veteran Philadelphia Eagles broadcaster Merrill Reese.
[edit] Personalities
- Merrill Reese
- Paul "The Big Kahuna" Baroli
- Dennis Ostropovitch
- Courtney Baker
- Gaetano "Gaet" Martini
- Jim Foxwell, Mornings
- Nick Cataldi, Overnights
[edit] External links
- WBCB 1490 AM - official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WBCB
- Radio Locator Information on WBCB
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WBCB