WSAR

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WSAR

Fall River, Massachusetts United States
Broadcast area	Southcoast Massachusetts
Frequency	1480 kHz
Branding	1480 WSAR
Programming
Format	News/talk/sports
Affiliations	ABC News Radio Fox News Radio Fox Sports Radio Genesis Communications Network USA Radio Network Boston Celtics Boston Red Sox New England Patriots
Ownership
Owner	Jim & Bob Karam (Bristol County Broadcasting, Inc.)
History
First air date	June 20, 1923 (test broadcast) July 3, 1923 (first license)
Call sign meaning	Randomly assigned from sequential list
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	6879
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	41°43′26.37″N 71°11′19.17″W / 41.7239917°N 71.1886583°W / 41.7239917; -71.1886583
Translator(s)	95.9 W240EB (Fall River))
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wsar.com

WSAR (1480 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Fall River, Massachusetts. Its studios and transmitter site are located in Somerset, Massachusetts. Its transmitter power output is 5,000 watts unlimited hours, using two towers in a fulltime directional pattern.

WSAR is rebroadcast on 95.9 FM by translator station W240EB, which was first licensed February 5, 2020.