WVBF

Last updated
WVBF
Broadcast area Middleborough/Taunton
Frequency 1530 kHz
BrandingAM 1530 WVBF
Programming
Format News/talk, radio reading service
Affiliations IRN-USA Radio News
Massachusetts Reading Network
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
March 31, 1992 [1] [2]
Former call signs
WCEG (1992–1997)
Call sign meaning
Virginia B. Fairbanks, wife of owner of unrelated WVBF (now WROR-FM) [3]
Technical information
Facility ID 63403
Class D
Power 5,000 watts day
4 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 41°52′56″N71°3′50″W / 41.88222°N 71.06389°W / 41.88222; -71.06389
Translator(s) W259DD/99.7 MHz —Middleborough Center
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website www.hometowntalkradio.com

WVBF (1530 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Middleborough Center, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Middleborough/Taunton area. The station is currently owned by Massachusetts state senator Marc R. Pacheco through his MRP Communications and Consulting, LLC. [4] WVBF carries the Massachusetts Reading Network when not airing local programming. IRN/USA Radio News plays at the top of the hour during locally produced programs.

Contents

History

The station went on the air as WCEG on March 31, 1992. [1] [2] [ dead link ] Original owner Steven J. Callahan sold the station to Metro South Broadcasting, owner of WMSX in Brockton, on January 7, 1993. [5] The new owners dropped WCEG's music programming in favor of a simulcast of WMSX; separate programming was subsequently introduced in Portuguese. [6] However, the station had been silent for several years by 1996, when Callahan reached a deal to repurchase the station. [7] [8] Soon after reassuming control on January 5, 1997, [7] Callahan brought WCEG back on the air with radio reading service programming; [6] the call letters were changed to WVBF on March 21, 1997. [9] The WVBF call sign had previously been used by 105.7 FM in Framingham from 1971 until 1993, while broadcasting top 40 and adult contemporary formats; that station is now WROR-FM.

From the station's inception, WCEG/WVBF only broadcast during daytime hours with 1,000 watts; [1] however, 2-watt nighttime service was inaugurated in 2002. [10] In 2006, the station's daytime power was increased to 2,200 watts. [11] [12] On August 7, 2007, WVBF began to air several local talk shows from studios in Taunton; these shows moved from WPEP/1570, which was in the process of closing down to accommodate a power increase at WNSH in Beverly. The radio reading service programming continues when talk programming does not air. [13]

Translator

WVBF is relayed on translator station W259DD, which transmits on 99.7 MHz. It received its license to cover on April 10, 2019. [14]

Broadcast translators of WVBF
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license Facility
ID 		ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))		 Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W259DD99.7 Middleborough Center, Massachusetts 200670200 m (0 ft)D 41°52′55″N71°3′51″W / 41.88194°N 71.06417°W / 41.88194; -71.06417 FCC LMS

Related Research Articles

WSNI Radio station in Keene, New Hampshire

WSNI is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Keene, New Hampshire. The station is owned by Monadnock Radio Group, a division of Saga Communications, and the broadcast license is held by Saga Communications of New England, LLC. WSNI airs an adult contemporary music format.

WHTP (AM) Radio station in Gardiner, Maine

WHTP is a commercial radio station licensed to Gardiner, Maine, United States. It serves the Lewiston-Auburn and Augusta metropolitan areas. The station is owned by MaineInvests LLC. It airs a rhythmic contemporary format, branded as Hot Radio Maine, simulcast with WHTP-FM (104.7) in Kennebunkport and WHZP in Veazie.

The Big JAB is the name of 2 sports radio stations in southern Maine, owned by Atlantic Coast Radio. It is heard on 1440 AM and 96.3 FM. The stations air local sports talk hosts Monday through Friday 6am to 6pm. The Morning Jab features Dave “Shoe” Schumacher and Joe Palmieri from 6am to 10am. Middays feature Middays with Mannix and Mannix from 10am to 2pm. The PM Jab features Javier Gorriti and Eli Canfield from 2pm to 6pm. Fox Sports Radio provides programming nights and weekends. In July 2017 Atlantic Coast Radio purchased a 250-watt translator at 92.5 MHz from Augusta, ME-based Light of Life Ministries to further augment its Portland-area FM signal.

WBNW (AM) Radio station in Concord, Massachusetts

WBNW is a business talk radio station in the Boston market. The station is owned by Money Matters Radio, Inc. and is licensed to Concord, Massachusetts. It is simulcast on translator station W275CM in Concord. WBNW's flagship program, The Financial Exchange, is syndicated to several other stations in New England through the Money Matters Radio Network. Among the talk hosts have been Michael Graham, Don Imus, and John Batchelor were added to the lineup.

WSDZ is a radio station licensed to Belleville, Illinois, and serving the Greater St. Louis radio market. It is owned and operated by Relevant Radio, Inc. WSDZ carries a Catholic talk and teaching radio format supplied by the Relevant Radio network. WSDZ, along with 1120 KMOX, are responsible for activation of the St. Louis area Emergency Alert System.

WLTN (AM) Radio station in Littleton, New Hampshire

WLTN is an American radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the community of Littleton, New Hampshire, where the transmitter is also located.

WBAK Radio station in WBKA: Bar Harbor, Maine

WBAK is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Belfast, Maine. It is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting, and broadcasts a classic hits radio format. Its programming is also simulcast on WBKA in Bar Harbor, as well as WABK-FM in Gardiner.

WCRI-FM Radio station in Block Island, Rhode Island

WCRI-FM is a classical music-formatted radio station on Block Island, Rhode Island, affiliated with the World Classical Network (WCN). The station is owned by Judson Group, Inc., a company that includes the son and grandsons of broadcasting pioneer Ted Jones, founder of Charles River Broadcasting and Boston classical music station WCRB.

WTOS (AM) Radio station in Bangor, Maine

WTOS is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Bangor, Maine, United States. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting. WTOS broadcasts an active rock format, simulcast with WTOS-FM in Skowhegan and WTUX in Gouldsboro.

WLVP is a radio station broadcasting Bittner's Adult standards/oldies format. Licensed to Gorham, Maine, United States, it serves southern Maine, including Portland. Established in 1980 as WDCI, the station is owned by Robert Bittner through licensee Blue Jey Broadcasting Co., and is simulcast with WLAM.

WCVR Radio station in Randolph, Vermont

WCVR is a radio station broadcasting a hybrid country music format to Randolph, Vermont, United States. Established in 1968, the station is owned by Robert and John Landry, through licensee Sugar River Media.

WLAM is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Lewiston, Maine, United States, the station serves the Lewiston-Auburn area. Established in 1947, the station is owned by Robert Bittner through licensee Blue Jey Broadcasting Co., and simulcasts with WLVP. Its 5,000-watt signal can be heard at day throughout most of Southern Maine and portions of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and at night throughout most of New England and portions of New York and Canada.

WTPL Radio station in Hillsborough, New Hampshire

WTPL is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk/sports format. Licensed to Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, it serves the Manchester and Concord areas. The station is owned by Bill Binnie's Binnie Media, through licensee WBIN Media Co., Inc. It airs a news/talk radio format. It the flagship station of a trimulcast with WTSN in the Portsmouth market and WEMJ in the Lakes Region.

WYBC is a radio station operating on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The station is owned by Yale Broadcasting Company, Inc.; however, it is programmed by Sacred Heart University under a time brokerage agreement. WYBC is a public radio station, airing a news/talk format.

WTLA ESPN Radio affiliate in North Syracuse, New York

WTLA is a commercial AM radio station licensed to North Syracuse, New York, and serving the Syracuse metropolitan area. The station is owned by Galaxy Communications and airs a sports radio format. Programming is also simulcast on co-owned AM 1440 WSGO in Oswego, New York.

WCME Radio station in Brunswick, Maine

WCME is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Brunswick, Maine, and serving Maine's Mid Coast; on-air, the station is currently known as "Radio Midcoast WCME 99-5 FM & 900 AM". Established in 1955, the station is owned by veteran radio news anchor and talk host Jim Bleikamp, and programs a locally-oriented, full-service oldies/soft rock radio format emphasizing news and local events. WCME's studios are in the Fort Andross complex in Brunswick. WCME's transmitter is located along U.S. Route 1 near Durham Road in Brunswick.

WZBR Radio station in Dedham, Massachusetts

WZBR is a radio station broadcasting a jazz music format. Licensed to Dedham, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Greater Boston area. The station is owned by Langer Broadcasting Group, LLC, which also owns WSRO in the area. WZBR also operates translator station W251CR in Medford.

WPVQ (AM) Radio station in Orange-Athol, Massachusetts

WPVQ is a radio station licensed to serve Orange-Athol, Massachusetts, United States. The station is owned by Saga Communications of New England, LLC, a subsidiary of Saga Communications. It broadcasts a classic country radio format, under the "92.3 The Outlaw" branding. WPVQ's programming is also heard on translator station W222CH ; the FM frequency is used in its branding.

WFYX Radio station in Walpole, New Hampshire

WFYX is a radio station broadcasting an oldies music format supplied by Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel. Licensed to Walpole, New Hampshire, United States, it serves the Monadnock Region in Southwestern New Hampshire and Southeastern Vermont. It first began broadcasting in 2001 under the call sign WLPL. The station is owned by Great Eastern Radio. Programming is simulcast with the second HD Radio channel of WHDQ in Claremont and translator W294AB in Hanover, which serve the Lebanon-Rutland-White River Junction area.

WUTI was a radio station broadcasting a talk format. Licensed to Utica, New York, United States, the station, established in 1948 as WRUN, was last owned by Leatherstocking Media Group, Inc., and simulcast with WFBL in Syracuse until going off the air in 2013.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bickelhaupt, Susan (May 15, 1992). "The little AM station that thinks it can". The Boston Globe . Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "WCEG reception verification" (PDF). April 1, 1992. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  4. ↑ "WVBF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details (1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  6. 1 2 Fybush, Scott (January 26, 1997). "Back From the Dead..." North East RadioWatch. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Application Search Details (2)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  8. ↑ Fybush, Scott (November 19, 1996). "MusicAmerica Returns". New England RadioWatch. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  9. ↑ "WVBF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  10. ↑ Fybush, Scott (May 13, 2002). "North East RadioWatch". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  11. ↑ "APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATION". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. February 2, 2004. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Application Search Details (3)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  13. ↑ Winokoor, Charles (August 6, 2007). "Local talk radio gets 2nd wind". Taunton Daily Gazette . Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  14. ↑ F.C.C. information for facility 200670; retrieved June 20, 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.