National Radio Network (USA)
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National Radio Network is a defunct commercial radio network
in United States
. It is owned and operated by Langer Broadcasting, which is located in Framingham, Massachusetts
, and was operated from flagship station
WSRO
. The network primarily relied on other networks, including CRN Digital Talk Radio Networks and the USA Radio Network
, to provide programming over a very limited network of affiliates. It ceased operations quietly in 2010 when WSRO switched to Portuguese language
programming.
Radio network
There are two types of radio networks currently in use around the world: the one-to-many broadcast type commonly used for public information and mass media entertainment; and the two-way type used more commonly for public safety and public services such as police, fire, taxicabs, and delivery...
in United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned and operated by Langer Broadcasting, which is located in Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham is a New England town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 68,318 as of the United States 2010 Census. -History:...
, and was operated from flagship station
Flagship station
In broadcasting, a flagship is the broadcast which originates a television network, or a particular radio show or TV show, primarily in the United States and Canada. This includes both direct network feeds and broadcast syndication, but generally not backhauls...
WSRO
WSRO
WSRO is a radio station broadcasting Portuguese programming. Licensed to Ashland, Massachusetts, it serves the MetroWest area. The station is currently owned by Alex Langer.-History:...
. The network primarily relied on other networks, including CRN Digital Talk Radio Networks and the USA Radio Network
USA Radio Network
The USA Radio Network is a syndicator of talk radio programming established in 1985. It provides programming to approximately 1,100 radio stations around the world, plus the American Forces Network and XM Satellite Radio, and can be heard on the internet from USA Radio's website.On March 5, 2008,...
, to provide programming over a very limited network of affiliates. It ceased operations quietly in 2010 when WSRO switched to Portuguese language
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
programming.