WBEC-FM

WBEC-FM

City of license	Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Branding	Live 95.9
Slogan	"The Berkshire's Best Variety"
Frequency	95.9 MHz
First air date	1975 (1975)
Format	Hot adult contemporary
ERP	1,000 watts
HAAT	170 meters (560 ft)
Class	A
Facility ID	71437
Transmitter coordinates	42°24′43″N 73°17′02″W / 42.412°N 73.284°W / 42.412; -73.284Coordinates: 42°24′43″N 73°17′02″W / 42.412°N 73.284°W / 42.412; -73.284
Former callsigns	WGRG-FM (1975–1977) WUPE(-FM) (1977–2006) WMNB (April–May 2006)
Owner	Gamma Broadcasting, LLC
Sister stations	WBEC, WNAW, WSBS, WUPE, WUPE-FM
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.live959.com

WBEC-FM (95.9 FM) is a radio station in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It broadcasts hot adult contemporary music. Its transmitter is located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. From 1977-2006, the station was known as WUPE-FM. WUPE began operations in 1977 as a Top 40 station which evolved to soft adult contemporary and then oldies. After oldies the call letters and format were moved to 100.1 FM. From 1975-1977, the station was known as WGRG-FM, and programmed as progressive rock.

In August 2013, Gamma Broadcasting reached a deal to sell its Berkshire County radio stations, including WBEC-FM, to Reed Miami Holdings;^[1] the sale was canceled on December 30, 2013.^[2]

References

↑ "Western Massachusetts Cluster Sold". All Access. August 23, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
↑ Venta, Lance (January 14, 2014). "Pittsfield Cluster Sale Withdrawn". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 30, 2014.

External links

Official Website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WBEC

Radio-Locator information on WBEC

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WBEC

Radio stations in the Pittsfield, Massachusetts market

By AM frequency	860 1110 1230 1340 1420 New York 590 810 1230 1300 1460

By FM frequency	89.3 89.7 91.1 91.7 91.9 93.9 95.9 96.3 97.7 98.3 98.7 100.1 101.1 101.7 104.3 104.7 105.1 New York 90.3 91.1 91.5 93.5 97.5 103.1 103.9 106.5

By callsign	W230AU W242AT W252BG W254AU W266AW WAMC WAMQ WBCR-LP WBEC WBEC-FM WBRK WBRK-FM WBSL WCFM WGDJ WGY WGY-FM WHAZ WHUC WHVP WJJW WKGT-LP WNAW WOPG WPYX WQBK WROW WRPI WRRS-LP WSBS WSGG WTBR WUPE WUPE-FM WZCR

Massachusetts radio markets Boston Cape Cod New Bedford–Fall River Springfield Worcester Other Massachusetts radio regions Pittsfield See also List of radio stations in Massachusetts

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