WBNW (AM)

WBNW
Broadcast areaGreater Boston
Frequency1120 kHz
BrandingMoney Matters Radio
Programming
FormatBusiness talk
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
OwnerMoney Matters Radio, Inc.
History
First air date
August 28, 1989[1]
Former call signs
WADN (1989–1998)
Call sign meaning
"Business news"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID3013
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts daytime
  • 1,000 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
42°26′54.34″N 71°25′37.22″W / 42.4484278°N 71.4270056°W / 42.4484278; -71.4270056 (WBNW)
Translator(s)102.9 W275CM (Concord)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via TuneIn)
Websitewww.moneymattersboston.com

WBNW (1120 AM) 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 (102.9 FM) 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.

History

The station first took to the air August 28, 1989, as WADN,[1] with a folk music format.[3] Much of the station's staff had previously worked at an earlier Boston-area folk music station, WCAS (740 AM, now WJIB).[4] Original owner Walden Communications Company sold the station to Assabet Communications Corporation on June 4, 1993.[5]

Shortly after the original WBNW (590 AM) was acquired by Salem Communications and became religious station WEZE in December 1996, WADN announced that it would begin carrying some Bloomberg Radio programming;[6] by the end of the month, the folk format was moved to weekends only to accommodate the business and talk programming,[4] and in April 1997 folk was dropped entirely. Money Matters Radio bought WADN in 1998;[7] it had produced the station's morning show, also simulcast on WPLM (1390 AM) in Plymouth, WNRB (1510 AM, now WMEX) in Boston, and Attleboro-based WARA (1320 AM), since 1997.[8] The call letters were changed to WBNW on December 1, 1998 – a move to reinforce the station format's link to the former WBNW.[9] The station currently belongs to a partnership led by Canadian–American investment counsellor Barry Armstrong.

Translator

Broadcast translator for WBNW
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W275CM 102.9 FM Concord, Massachusetts 138293 82 D 42°26′54.3″N 71°25′37.2″W / 42.448417°N 71.427000°W / 42.448417; -71.427000 (W275CM) LMS

References

  1. ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-209. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBNW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Bickelhaupt, Susan (August 15, 1989). "WADN-AM to feature folk music". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2012. (subscription content preview)
  4. ^ a b Fybush, Scott (December 30, 1996). "So Long to Folk on WADN". New England RadioWatch. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  5. ^ "Application Search Details". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  6. ^ Fybush, Scott (December 12, 1996). "WEZE Moves to 590". New England RadioWatch. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  7. ^ Fybush, Scott (May 14, 1998). "1150 Splits Off..." North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  8. ^ Fybush, Scott (October 23, 1997). "Sales and Format Changes Everywhere..." North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  9. ^ Fybush, Scott (December 11, 1998). "Big Apple's Big Changes, and, We Visit The Midwest". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 27, 2012.


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