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/Sports
Power 5,000 watts Daytime
1,000 watts nighttime
Class B
Affiliations ABC News Radio, Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, Boston Bruins
Owner Townsquare Media
(Townsquare Media New Bedford License, LLC)
Website WBSM.com

WBSM is an AM radio station broadcasting in the New Bedford/Fall River market area with a News/Talk/Sports format. It broadcasts on 1420 kilocycles and is under ownership of Townsquare Media, with studios in Fairhaven shared with WFHN/Fun 107.[1]

News and Weather

WBSM has a four-person news team directed by Jim Phillips. Anchors and reporters are Phillips, Dan McCready, Greg Desrosiers and Jim Marshall. The station is an affiliate of ABC News Radio for national and world news. Local weather reports are provided by AccuWeather.

Talk and Sports

Local personalities include Phil Paleologos, Kasey Silvia, Brian Thomas, Taylor Cormier, Tim Weisberg and Ken Pittman. Syndicated programs include First Light, The Howie Carr Show, The Stephanie Miller Show, Thom Hartmann and Jim Bohannon.

The station broadcasts Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots and Boston Bruins games.

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Townsquare Media Acquires Stations From Cumulus Media". Townsquare Media. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. Ferreira, Joao (16 December 2001). "How to replace a local legend?". The Standard-Times (New Bedford). Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. "Henry R. Carreiro Dies, Was Radio Personality". Vineyard Gazette. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  4. Cormier, Taylor (30 July 2014). "WBSM’s Jack Peterson Passes Away". WBSM.com. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  5. Guha, Auditi (5 December 2014). "Longtime on-air personality Pete Braley let go at WBSM". The Standard-Times (New Bedford). Retrieved 6 December 2014.

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Coordinates: 41°39′02″N 70°54′58″W / 41.65056°N 70.91611°W