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.
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| Broadcast area | Seacoast Region |
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| Frequency | 1270 kHz |
| Branding | News Talk 98.1 WTSN |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| 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[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 23254 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 43°11′01″N 70°51′14″W / 43.18361°N 70.85389°W |
| Translator(s) | 98.1 W251CF (Dover) |
| Repeater(s) | 98.7 WBYY HD2 (Somersworth) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | thepulseofnh |
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.[3] The station identifies itself using its FM frequency, "News Talk 98.1 WTSN".[4]
Programming edit
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 edit
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WTSN first signed on in 1956.[5] 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.[6] The merger failed to close, and in April 2016 WTSN and WBYY were sold to Binnie Media for $2.1 million.[7] The sale officially closed on September 29, 2016.
WTSN began a simulcast using an FM translator on 98.1 MHz (W251CF) in November 2016.
Translators edit
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W251CF | 98.1 FM | Dover, New Hampshire | 138295 | 250 | D | 43°14′11″N 70°53′37″W / 43.23639°N 70.89361°W | LMS |
Honors edit
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 edit
- ^ "LeBlanc a pillar of the Dover community". Portsmouth Herald. May 16, 2003. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTSN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "W251CF-FM 98.1 MHZ - Dover, NH".
- ^ "WTSN Cuts Anniversary Ribbon on FM Simulcast".
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-131
- ^ Three New England Groups Merge Into Coastal Radio Partners Lance Venta, RadioInsight, August 31, 2015
- ^ Binnie Media to acquire WTSN and WBYY Nik Beimler, Fosters Daily Democrat, April 11, 2016
External links edit
- Official website
- WTSN in the FCC AM station database
- WTSN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database