WNBH
Encyclopedia
WNBH is one of the oldest broadcast radio station
s in America (claiming it's the 11th oldest although that can be disputed), dating back to 1921. At one time WNBH had its studios at the New Bedford Hotel where it derived its callsign. In 1948 WNBH added FM service with WNBH-FM on 98.1 megahertz (known at the time as megacycles)/Channel 251 (now WCTK
). The two stations are still co-owned to the present. WNBH is under ownership of Hall Communications and is currently an affiliate of ESPN Radio
. The station is also an affiliate of the Pawsox Radio Network
.
WNBH broadcasts local high school football and boys basketball games for New Bedford High School
, Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech
, Fairhaven High School
, Dartmouth High School
, and Bishop Stang High School
. Operations manager Ed Perreira and Mark Enwright announce these games. WNBH also broadcasts girls basketball state tournament games for these schools.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s in America (claiming it's the 11th oldest although that can be disputed), dating back to 1921. At one time WNBH had its studios at the New Bedford Hotel where it derived its callsign. In 1948 WNBH added FM service with WNBH-FM on 98.1 megahertz (known at the time as megacycles)/Channel 251 (now WCTK
WCTK
WCTK is a country music formatted radio station serving Southern New England, with studios in Providence, Rhode Island, and transmitter in New Bedford, Massachusetts.History=...
). The two stations are still co-owned to the present. WNBH is under ownership of Hall Communications and is currently an affiliate of ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
. The station is also an affiliate of the Pawsox Radio Network
Pawsox Radio Network
The Pawsox Radio Network is the radio network of the Pawtucket Red Sox, a minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. There are 9 stations in the network, including the flagship & part-time stations.-Massachusetts :...
.
WNBH broadcasts local high school football and boys basketball games for New Bedford High School
New Bedford High School
New Bedford High School is a public high school located at 230 Hathaway Boulevard in the West End of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The school has approximately 3,200 students, and is one of the largest schools in the state...
, Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School is a vocational high school located in New Bedford, Massachusetts for students in grades 9-12. The school draws its student body from the towns and cities of New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Fairhaven...
, Fairhaven High School
Fairhaven High School
Fairhaven High School is located in the town of Fairhaven in south eastern Massachusetts. The school building was donated in 1906 by Henry Huttleston Rogers, who was one of the key men in John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Trust...
, Dartmouth High School
Dartmouth High School (Massachusetts)
Dartmouth High School is a four-year public high school located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.As of the 2007/08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,264 students and 78.5 classroom teachers , for a student-teacher ratio of 16.1....
, and Bishop Stang High School
Bishop Stang High School
Mission Statement: Bishop Stang High School is a private Catholic secondary school located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States. It was the first diocesan secondary school in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River, which includes most of Southeastern...
. Operations manager Ed Perreira and Mark Enwright announce these games. WNBH also broadcasts girls basketball state tournament games for these schools.
Notable alumni
- Gil SantosGil SantosGil Santos is the longtime radio play-by-play announcer for the New England Patriots of the National Football League, and morning sports reporter for WBZ radio in Boston. He retired from WBZ on January 30, 2009. Santos was inducted into the WBZ Radio Hall of Fame on July 9, 2009...
- DJ, play-by-play announcer for high school sports (1950s), play-by-play announcer for New England PatriotsNew England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
radio broadcasts (1966–present) - Mike GormanMike GormanMichael "Mike" Gorman is a television play-by-play commentator for the Boston Celtics basketball team, currently broadcasting on the Comcast Sportsnet New England or the New England Sports Network cable channel...
- play-by-play announcer for high school sports (1960s), play-by-play announcer for Boston CelticsBoston CelticsThe Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
broadcasts on Comcast SportsNet New England (1982–present)