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Overview
Licensed to New Bedford, Massachusetts, WBSM is a news/talk radio station broadcasting on 1420 AM. It brands itself as “1420 WBSM.” The station has been on the air since 1949.
At a glance
- Call sign
- WBSM
- Frequency
- 1420 AM
- Format
- News/talk/sports
- On-air name
- 1420 WBSM
- City of license
- New Bedford, MA
- Market
- Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA
- Licensee
- Townsquare License, LLC
- Power
- 5,000 watts day; 1,000 watts night
- Station class
- B
- First on air
- 1949
- FCC facility ID
- 10452
- Website
- wbsm.com
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Wikipedia
- Read the article
Its lineup draws on ABC News Radio, Salem Radio Network and Westwood One. Townsquare License, LLC holds the station’s FCC license.
Online, it is at wbsm.com. New Bedford is in the Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA market. Its sister station is WFHN.
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WBSM at a glance
- Frequency
- 1420 AM
- On air as
- 1420 WBSM
- Format
- News/talk/sports
- Licensed to
- New Bedford, MA
- Market
- Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA
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