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WSAR is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Fall River, Massachusetts. Its studios and transmitter site are located in Somerset, Massachusetts. Broadcasting on 1480 kHz, its transmitter power output is 5,000 watts unlimited hours, using two towers in a fulltime directional pattern. Programming WSAR's format is news/talk and sports. It used to be a full-service music station playing top 40 music. It carries live game coverage for the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots and the Boston Celtics. History 1920s WSAR was first licensed on July 3, 1923 to the Doughty & Welch Electric Company in Fall River, on 1180 kHz with 10 watts. The call letters were randomly assigned from a sequential roster of available call signs. (Some station histories list a start date of September 21, 1921, however this is inconsistent with contemporary records, and Doughty & Welch later described a June 20, 1923 test transmission as the "first Fall River broadcast of radio music".) In 1924, ...
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WSAR Advertisement (1951)
WSAR is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Fall River, Massachusetts. Its studios and transmitter site are located in Somerset, Massachusetts. Broadcasting on 1480 kHz, its transmitter power output is 5,000 watts unlimited hours, using two towers in a fulltime directional pattern. Programming WSAR's format is news/talk and sports. It used to be a full-service music station playing top 40 music. It carries live game coverage for the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots and the Boston Celtics. History 1920s WSAR was first licensed on July 3, 1923 to the Doughty & Welch Electric Company in Fall River, on 1180 kHz with 10 watts. The call letters were randomly assigned from a sequential roster of available call signs. (Some station histories list a start date of September 21, 1921, however this is inconsistent with contemporary records, and Doughty & Welch later described a June 20, 1923 test transmission as the "first Fall River broadcast of radio music".) In 1924, ...
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Boston Red Sox Radio Network
The Boston Red Sox Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 54 radio stations which carry English language coverage of the Boston Red Sox, a professional baseball team in Major League Baseball (MLB). Lawrence, Massachusetts station WEEI-FM (93.7  FM), which serves Boston and the Greater Boston area, serves as the network's Flagship. The network also includes 53 affiliates in the U.S. states of Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, and Florida: 29 AM stations, 24 of which supplement their signals with one or more FM translators; and 24 full-power FM stations, one of which supplement its signal with several FM translators. Joe Castiglione currently serves as the network's play-by-play announcer; since the start of the 2020 Red Sox season, (Will Flemming, Sean McDonough, Jon Sciambi, Dave O'Brien, Dale Arnold and Tom Caron have alternated with Castiglione providing color commentary. In addition to traditional over-th ...
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WHTB
WHTB (1400 AM) is a Portuguese language radio station in Fall River, Massachusetts, operating with 1 kW unlimited hours. History Originally known as WALE, the call sign moved to 990 AM in Providence, Rhode Island on July 20, 1989. On that date, SNE Broadcasting Ltd. (owned by local businessmen Robert and James Karam) took ownership of 1400 AM and introduced the WHTB call sign. The station's first location was at the corner of North Main Street and Central Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, known as the Durfee Theatre Building. The station's "Whale" was a plaster and chicken wire figure atop the building with the words "WALE 1400" on the sides in white paint. The transmitting antenna was on the roof and had a copper screen ground system. There was no real ground connection to the antenna, and the screen created an artificial grounding system, limiting the coverage area. WALE began broadcasting May 6, 1948, on 1400 kHz with 250 watts power (full-time). It was ow ...
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Patriots Rock Radio Network
The New England Patriots Radio Network is a radio network which carries live game broadcasts of the New England Patriots. The network's flagship station is WBZ-FM Boston. Bob Socci, who now does the play-by-play with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak providing the color commentary and former Patriots linebacker Matt Chatham and WBZ-TV/WSBK-TV sports reporter Steve Burton providing the sideline reports. Marc Bertrand and ''Boston Globe'' sports columnist Chris Gasper host the pregame, and the postgame show is hosted by Bertrand. Albert Breer and ''Patriots Football Weekly'' writers Paul Perillo and Andy Hart are regular guest analysts on the network's pre-game show. Gil Santos, former WBZ 1030 sports reporter who was known as the "Voice of the New England Patriots," retired after the 2012 season and was replaced by Bob Socci. Santos called the Patriots' December win over the Dolphins that season. Part of Santos' radio call was simulcast by CBS television in recog ...
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Boston Celtics Radio Network
The Boston Celtics Radio Network is a radio network that broadcasts Boston Celtics basketball games with a flagship station of WBZ-FM (98.5). Carried in 5 of the 6 New England states, the network has 20 stations (8 on AM, 12 on FM). From 2005 until 2013, Celtics games had been carried on Entercom-owned stations WRKO and WEEI. That partnership ended in August 2013. In September 2013, the Celtics announced that they had signed a multi-year deal with CBS Radio to broadcast games on their network. CBS Radio and Entercom merged in 2017. Radio Network (26 stations + 2 FM translators) Flagships (1 station) *98.5 WBZ-FM: Boston Affiliates (25 stations + 2 FM translators) Maine (6 stations) *92.9 WEZQ: Bangor ''Boston Bruins primary affiliate'' *96.3 WJJB-FM: Gray *1310 WLOB: Portland *95.9 WPEI: Saco *95.5 WPPI: Topsham *1440 WRED: Westbrook Massachusetts (7 stations + 1 FM translator) *105.5 WWEI: Easthampton *1400 WHTB: Fall River (if there is a conflict on WSAR) *1480 WSAR: ...
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Mark Williams (radio Host)
Mark Williams is an American conservative activist, radio talk show host, and author based in Sacramento, California. He is the author of ''It's Not Right Versus Left, It's Right Versus Wrong; Exposing the Socialist Agenda'' and ''Taking Back America One Tea Party at a Time''. He served as the spokesperson for the Tea Party Express until he resigned in July 2010 amid a controversy over a blog post that was criticized as racist. Career Mark Williams is a native of Attleboro, Massachusetts and began his career by starting a radio station in the local high school in 1973. Williams' first commercial radio job was as a salesman at the former WPEP in Taunton, Massachusetts. He then had an over night talk show on WSAR (Fall River, Massachusetts). He later was an executive producer position at Boston's WRKO AM. He arrived in Sacramento ( KFBK AM) in 2000 after on-air stints in San Diego (XTRA AM); Tampa ( WFLA AM); Dayton, Ohio (WHIO AM); and the Capital District of New York ( WGY). I ...
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1923 In Radio
1923 in radio details the internationally significant events in radio broadcasting for the year 1923. Events *1 January – In the United States the well-known American Football Rose Bowl Game is broadcast for the first time, on Los Angeles station KHJ. *4 January – WEAF in New York City and WNAC in Boston simultaneously broadcast a saxophone solo—the first network broadcast.Cox, Jim (2008). ''This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . *8 January – First outside broadcast by the British Broadcasting Company: a British National Opera Company production of ''The Magic Flute'' from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. *18 January – The United Kingdom Postmaster General grants the BBC a licence to broadcast. *20 January – Inauguration of Paris PTT, a station organized by and broadcasting from the École supérieure des postes et télégraphes (t ...
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Doug Brown (sportscaster)
Doug Brown is an American sportscaster who has worked for ESPN Radio since 1993. He is currently the host of SportsCenterNightly. Brown has previously worked for WSAR (1978–1981), WHLL (1981–1983), WNDS, WBZ Radio (1987), WEEI (1987–1991), WSBK-TV (1993–1996), WABU (1996–1999). He has hosted studio shows for the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, and Boston Bruins and was the Celtics color commentator during the 1990-91 season. For ESPN Radio, Brown called NBA and college basketball and reported and hosted shows from the Olympics, the World Series, the Final Four, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Brown is a 1978 graduate of the Boston University College of Communication __NOTOC__ Boston University College of Communication (COM) is a communication school at Boston University. It was founded in 1947 as the School of Public Relations. The College of Communication is the oldest public relations school in the United .... Brown is also known by his nicknames, "Dougie Fr ...
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Pawsox Radio Network
The Pawsox Radio Network was the radio network of the Pawtucket Red Sox, a Triple-A minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. There were 12 stations (nine A.M. and three F.M.) and three F.M. translators in the network, including the flagship and part-time stations. The network last broadcast games for the Pawtucket team in 2019, as the 2020 minor league season was cancelled and the team relocated to Worcester, Massachusetts, becoming the Worcester Red Sox for the 2021 season. Flagship station *920/WHJJ: Providence, Rhode Island Affiliates Massachusetts (7 stations + 2 translators) *970/ WESO: Southbridge (limited basis) *1280/WPKZ: Fitchburg *1340/WNBH: New Bedford *1480/WSAR: Fall River (Limited basis ''only when Boston Red Sox games are not on'') *1490/ WMRC: Milford (limited basis) *96.3/WEII: Dennis (limited basis) *98.9/ WORC-FM: Webster *100.1/ WWFX: Southbridge *105.3/W287BT: Fitchburg (relays WPKZ) Rhode Island (1 station) *1230/ WBLQ: Westerly (limited bas ...
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WPRO (AM)
WPRO (630 AM) is a commercial radio station in Providence, Rhode Island. It is owned by Cumulus Media, broadcasting a talk radio format, simulcast on co-owned 99.7 WEAN-FM. The studios for WPRO and other Cumulus Providence stations are on Wampanoag Road in East Providence, at the Salty Brine Broadcast Center, named after WPRO's longtime morning host. WPRO is powered at 5,000 watts, non-directional by day. But to protect other stations on 630 AM from interference, at night it uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array. The transmitter is co-located with the studios in East Providence. Programming Much of WPRO's weekday lineup is made up of local hosts. At night, nationally syndicated programs are heard: ''The Ben Shapiro Show'', '' CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor'' and ''Red Eye Radio''. Weekends mostly focus on specialty shows about money, health, pets, home repair, real estate and the law, some of which are paid brokered programming. ''The Ramsey Show ...
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Construction Permit
Planning permission or developmental approval refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions. It is usually given in the form of a building permit (or construction permit). House building permits, for example, are subject to Building codes. There is also a "plan check" (PLCK) to check compliance with plans for the area, if any. For example, one cannot obtain permission to build a nightclub in an area where it is inappropriate such as a high-density suburb. The criteria for planning permission are a part of urban planning and construction law, and are usually managed by town planners employed by local governments. Failure to obtain a permit can result in fines, penalties, and demolition of unauthorized construction if it cannot be made to meet code. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance with national, ...
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Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction over the areas of broadband access, fair competition, radio frequency use, media responsibility, public safety, and homeland security. The FCC was formed by the Communications Act of 1934 to replace the radio regulation functions of the Federal Radio Commission. The FCC took over wire communication regulation from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The FCC's mandated jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States. The FCC also provides varied degrees of cooperation, oversight, and leadership for similar communications bodies in other countries of North America. The FCC is funded entirely by regulatory fees. It has an estimated fiscal-2022 budget of US $388 million. It has 1,482 ...
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