WBSM

WBSM
City of license Fairhaven, MA
Broadcast area New Bedford/Fall River
Branding WBSM AM 1420
Frequency 1420 kHz
First air date July 17, 1949
Format News/Talk
Power 5,000 watts Daytime
1,000 watts nighttime
Class B
Affiliations Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, Boston College Eagles football
Owner Cumulus Media
Website WBSM.com

WBSM is an AM radio station broadcasting in the New Bedford/Fall River market area with a News/Talk format. It broadcasts on 1420 kilocycles and is under ownership of Cumulus Media, with studios in Fairhaven shared with fellow Cumulus station WFHN/Fun 107. This station is the home of Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, and Boston College football games.

Weekdays begin with First Light with Dirk Van, followed by longtime local favorites Pete Braley and Phil Paleologos. Afternoons showcase talk radio host Ken Pittman, who has been spot-lighted on national news shows such as Fox News Channel's O'Reilly Factor and Weekend Live, also appearing on CNN and New England Cable News (NECN) several times with Jim Braude. Evenings feature conservative Mark Levin and Jim Bohannon. Local weekend programming includes WBSM news reporter Taylor Cormier on Saturday mornings, Westport Board of Selectmen chairman and former New Bedford Police lieutenant Richard "Dick" Spirlet on Sunday mornings, and Spooky Southcoast, hosted by New Bedford Standard-Times sports reporter Tim Weisberg and Matt Costa on Saturday nights.

WBSM broadcasts high school football and basketball games for Dartmouth, Bishop Stang, New Bedford, Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech, Fairhaven, Apponequet Regional, Old Rochester Regional, and Wareham high schools. Local radio veterans Jack Peterson and Mike Green announce these games. The station also broadcast the home opener of the New England Collegiate Baseball League franchise New Bedford Bay Sox' inaugural season in New Bedford in 2009, plus 3 Sunday night home games in their 2011 season. Jack Peterson and Pete Braley announced these games.

WBSM has a five person news team headlined by longtime local broadcasters Jim Phillips and Jack Peterson. Jim Marshall and Bryan Booker anchor the news on weekends, and Taylor Cormier steps in whenever needed.

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