WTSN (AM)

WTSN (1270 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Dover, New Hampshire, and serving the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire and Southern Maine. WTSN airs a news/talk radio format. It broadcasts with 5,000 watts of power from a transmitter on Back Road in Dover.

WTSN
Broadcast areaSeacoast Region
Frequency1270 kHz
BrandingNews Talk 98.1 WTSN
Programming
FormatNews/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Binnie Media
  • (WBIN Media Co., Inc.)
WBYY
History
First air date
August 19, 1956
Call sign meaning
Twin State Network
(originally a sister station to WTSA, WTSL, and WTSV, which are located along the New Hampshire–Vermont border)[1]
Technical information
Facility ID23254
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts
  • 250 watts (translator)
Transmitter coordinates
43°11′01″N 70°51′14″W
Translator(s)98.1 W251CF (Dover)
Repeater(s)98.7 WBYY HD2 (Somersworth)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitethepulseofnh.com

WTSN is simulcast locally on an FM translator at 98.1, W251CF, and regionally on WTPL (107.7 FM) in Manchester and WEMJ (1490 AM and 107.3 FM) in the Lakes Region.[2] The station identifies itself using its FM frequency, "News Talk 98.1 WTSN".[3]

Programming

WTSN carries local and syndicated talk programming. The station began carrying the Boston-based Howie Carr Show in late afternoons on February 16, 2015. Mike Pomp hosts the Morning Information Center and Open Mic Show.

WTSN features local news updates throughout the day, business updates from CNBC Business Radio in addition to ABC News Radio updates. WTSN is the New Hampshire/Maine Seacoast home of the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Celtics and the Boston Bruins.

History
Logo for the station prior to November 2016

WTSN first signed on in 1956.[4] The call sign was chosen because the original owner was the Twin State Network, which owned radio stations in both New Hampshire and Vermont.

In August 2015 WTSN and its sister station WBYY announced plans to join with Aruba Capital Holdings's WXEX and Port Broadcasting's WNBP and WWSF to form Coastal Media Partners, with Port Broadcasting management assuming immediate oversight of WTSN and WBYY.[5] The merger failed to close, and in April 2016 WTSN and WBYY were sold to Binnie Media for $2.1 million.[6] The sale officially closed on September 29, 2016.

Logo for the station between November 2016 and April 2020
Logo for the station between April 2020 and September 2022

WTSN began a simulcast using an FM translator on 98.1 MHz (W251CF) in November 2016.

Translators
Broadcast translator for WTSN
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W251CF 98.1 FMDover, New Hampshire138295250D43°14′11″N 70°53′37″WLMS

Honors

WTSN was named the New Hampshire AM Radio Station of the year in 2006 by The New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters. WTSN was named the 2007 New Hampshire Radio Station of the year by the same broadcast organization. Mike Pomp was named the "Radio Personality of the Year" in 2016 by the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters. He previously won in 2012, and was NH Broadcaster of the Year in 2009.

References
  1. "LeBlanc a pillar of the Dover community". Portsmouth Herald. May 16, 2003. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  2. "W251CF-FM 98.1 MHZ - Dover, NH".
  3. "WTSN Cuts Anniversary Ribbon on FM Simulcast".
  4. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-131
  5. Three New England Groups Merge Into Coastal Radio Partners Lance Venta, RadioInsight, August 31, 2015
  6. Binnie Media to acquire WTSN and WBYY Nik Beimler, Fosters Daily Democrat, April 11, 2016
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.