WVBF

For the radio station that used these call letters during 1971–1993, see WROR-FM.
WVBF
Broadcast areaMiddleborough–Taunton
Frequency1530 kHz
BrandingAM 1530 WVBF
Programming
FormatNews/talk, radio reading service
AffiliationsUSA Radio News
Massachusetts Reading Network
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
March 31, 1992[1][2]
Former call signs
WCEG (1992–1997)
Call sign meaning
Virginia B. Fairbanks, wife of owner of unrelated WVBF (now WROR-FM)[3]
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID63403
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
4 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
41°52′56″N 71°3′50″W / 41.88222°N 71.06389°W / 41.88222; -71.06389
Translator(s)99.7 W259DD (Middleborough Center)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.hometowntalkradio.com

WVBF (1530 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Middleborough Center, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Middleborough/Taunton area. The station is currently owned by Massachusetts state senator Marc R. Pacheco through his MRP Communications and Consulting, LLC.[5] WVBF carries the Massachusetts Reading Network when not airing local programming. USA Radio News plays at the top of the hour during locally produced programs.

  1. ^ Bickelhaupt, Susan (May 15, 1992). "The little AM station that thinks it can". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "WCEG reception verification" (PDF). April 1, 1992. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVBF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ "WVBF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.