WVBF
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WVBF is a radio station
broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Middleborough Center, Massachusetts
, USA, the station serves the New Bedford-Fall River area. The station is currently owned by Steven J. Callahan.
The previous holder of the callsign is now WROR-FM
, licensed to Framingham
and owned by Greater Media
. This station was the original WVBF in Massachusetts & aired a top 40 format as "F-105".
The station's current general manager is Anthony "Tony" Lopes, who continues to do a morning radio program that he began doing in the early 1990's at former station WPEP. The program's name. "Hometown Talk Radio", has become the station's motto. Local sports coverage is also a keystone of WVBF's programming. The station website is www.HometownTalkRadio.com
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...
broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Middleborough Center, Massachusetts
Middleborough Center, Massachusetts
Middleborough Center is a census-designated place in the town of Middleborough in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,913 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Middleborough Center is located at ....
, USA, the station serves the New Bedford-Fall River area. The station is currently owned by Steven J. Callahan.
History
The station went on the air as WCEG on 1981-12-18. on 1988-04-05, the station changed its call sign to DWCEG, on 1991-05-24 to WCEG, on 1997-03-21 to the current WVBF.The previous holder of the callsign is now WROR-FM
WROR-FM
WROR-FM is a radio station licensed to Framingham, Massachusetts. It broadcasts on 105.7 MHz and serves the Boston market. The station offers a classic hits format, with a timespan of the '60s, '70s and '80s...
, licensed to Framingham
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 owned by Greater Media
Greater Media
Greater Media, Inc., known as Greater Media, is an American media company that specializes in radio stations. The markets where they own radio stations include Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Charlotte, and the state of New Jersey...
. This station was the original WVBF in Massachusetts & aired a top 40 format as "F-105".
The station's current general manager is Anthony "Tony" Lopes, who continues to do a morning radio program that he began doing in the early 1990's at former station WPEP. The program's name. "Hometown Talk Radio", has become the station's motto. Local sports coverage is also a keystone of WVBF's programming. The station website is www.HometownTalkRadio.com