WVBF

Infobox Radio station
name = WVBF


city = Middleborough Center, Massachusetts
area = New Bedford-Fall River
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branding = "Massachusetts Reading Net"
frequency = 1530 kHz
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format = Other
power =
erp = 940 watts critical hours
2,200 watts day
2 watts night
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class = D
facility_id = 63403
coordinates = coord|41|55|26.00|N|70|56|7.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = Virginia B. Fairbanks, wife of owner [ cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web ]
former_callsigns = WCEG (1981-1988)
DWCEG (1988-1981)
WCEG (1981-1988)
owner = Steven J. Callahan
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WVBF (1530 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Other 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. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WVBF |title=WVBF Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

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. [ cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=63403&Callsign=WVBF |title=WVBF Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

The previous holder of the callsign is now WROR, licensed to Framingham and owned by Greater Media.

References

External links

*AM station data|WVBF
New Bedford-Fall River Radio