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WSBS (AM)

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WSBS
Broadcast areaThe Berkshires
Frequency860 kHz
Branding860 AM/94.1 FM WSBS
Programming
Format
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1949 (1949)
Former call signs
WNAW (1949–1956)
Call sign meaning
Southern Berkshire Station[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4820
ClassD
Power
Transmitter coordinates
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Translator94.1 W231AK (Great Barrington)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live

WSBS (860 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. It is owned by Townsquare Media and has a full-service classic hits radio format, mixed with local news, talk and sports. World and national news is supplied by ABC News Radio. WSBS is an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox Radio Network.


By day, WSBS transmits with 2,700 watts, but because 860 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A CJBC Toronto, WSBS must reduce power at night to four watts to avoid interference. It uses a directional antenna at all times.

History

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The station was first licensed in 1949 as WNAW in North Adams, Massachusetts.[3] In 1956, it moved to Great Barrington as WSBS;[3] this incarnation first signed on December 24, 1956.[1] For most of its history, WSBS was a daytimer, required to go off the air at sunset. Through the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, WSBS broadcast a middle of the road format, with local news and sports prominent on its schedule. By the 1990s, the music had moved to an adult contemporary playlist.

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In August 2013, Gamma Broadcasting reached a deal to sell its Berkshire County radio stations, including WSBS, to Reed Miami Holdings;[4] the sale was canceled on December 30, 2013.[5] In October 2016, Gamma agreed to sell its stations to Galaxy Communications;[6] that sale also fell through, and in 2017 the stations were acquired by Townsquare Media.[7]

Technical information

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WSBS transmits 2,700 watts daytime with a Marconi 1959 series-fed 1⁄4-wave tower. The primary transmitter is a Harris SX2.5, and a backup Gates 250GY. The nighttime transmitter is an LPB.

Translator

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Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W231AK 94.1 FM Great Barrington, Massachusetts 87061 250 −71.8 m (−236 ft) D Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. LMS

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