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WBNE is the callsign for an AM radio station in Boston, Massachusetts which is O&O by WMFL Radio, which itself is O&O by the WMFL Corporation. WBNE radio, which broadcasts @ 1030 kHz, is the oldest surviving commercial radio station in New England, as it began broadcasting in 1924. WBNE currently runs an All-News format. The station is the most listened-to radio station in the Boston area & covers much of the eastern United States & Canada @ night with it's 50,000-watt signal from it's transmitter location in Hull, Massachusetts, which has been used by the station since 1935. The transmitter is a 2-tower directional array where each tower is 160 m tall.

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  • WBNE-AM
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  • WBNE is the callsign for an AM radio station in Boston, Massachusetts which is O&O by WMFL Radio, which itself is O&O by the WMFL Corporation. WBNE radio, which broadcasts @ 1030 kHz, is the oldest surviving commercial radio station in New England, as it began broadcasting in 1924. WBNE currently runs an All-News format. The station is the most listened-to radio station in the Boston area & covers much of the eastern United States & Canada @ night with it's 50,000-watt signal from it's transmitter location in Hull, Massachusetts, which has been used by the station since 1935. The transmitter is a 2-tower directional array where each tower is 160 m tall.
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licensee
  • WMFL Radio
Name
  • WBNE
Sister stations
  • WBNE-TV 4 & NECNC
Airdate
  • 1924-09-19(xsd:date)
Frequency
  • 1030.0
Class
  • A
callsign meaning
  • Boston New England
Format
Area
  • Greater Boston
Branding
  • "NewsRadio 1030 WBNE"
erp
  • 50000(xsd:integer)
City
  • Boston, Massachusetts
Owner
Slogan
  • "Boston's All-News Station"
abstract
  • WBNE is the callsign for an AM radio station in Boston, Massachusetts which is O&O by WMFL Radio, which itself is O&O by the WMFL Corporation. WBNE radio, which broadcasts @ 1030 kHz, is the oldest surviving commercial radio station in New England, as it began broadcasting in 1924. WBNE currently runs an All-News format. The station is the most listened-to radio station in the Boston area & covers much of the eastern United States & Canada @ night with it's 50,000-watt signal from it's transmitter location in Hull, Massachusetts, which has been used by the station since 1935. The transmitter is a 2-tower directional array where each tower is 160 m tall. WBNE is also well-known for "Traffic & Weather Together on the 3's", which provides a summary of traffic conditions & current conditions in the area every 10 minutes (e.g., :03, :13, :23). WBNE has also been heavily involved in charitable work, with it's annual Christmastime fund drive for Boston's Children's Hospital (which does it along with sister TV station WBNE-TV 4) being the most high-profile. During the 1970's, WBNE was 1 of a number of clear channel AM stations that petitioned to be allowed to increase their power. WBNE would have used half a megawatt out of Provincetown, Massachusetts to reach all of New England during the day. A backlash from smaller stations led to the petition being denied & station protections limited to a 750-mile radius & the cancellation of the entire clear channel service
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