WBCB (AM)

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 an 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.

WBCB began broadcasting on December 8, 1957 by owner Drew J.T. O'Keefe, who was a Main Line attorney. He owned the station until his death in the late 1980s. The early years were marked by the emergence of soon to be big name personalities like Bill Bircher and Horace Greely McNabb. Since 1992, the station has been owned by local businessman Pasquale T. Deon Jr. and veteran Philadelphia Eagles broadcaster Merrill Reese, who was a WBCB alumnus early in his career.

Current personalities

Alumni personalities

Vince Reed, News, for over 40 years.

Bruce Bailey, ca. 1971 evening shift from 7pm-Midnight

Steve Bessler, Morning Drive, 1980s

Bill Tourot, Overnight DJ, 1982

Tom Richards, Overnight fill-in, 1982

Jim Costanzo, Overnight fill-in, 1982

Paul Baroli Jr, Program Manager, Coffee With Kahuna, for 10 years.

Dick Fennessy (Tom Sommers) 1972-1974 Afternoons - Evenings

Speciality shows

External links

Coordinates: 40°10′08″N 74°50′08″W / 40.16889°N 74.83556°W / 40.16889; -74.83556


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