WTSN (AM)

WTSN (1270 kHz) is a commercial 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 with sports at night. It broadcasts with 5,000 watts of power from a transmitter on Back Road in Dover.

WTSN
CityDover, New Hampshire
Broadcast areaSeacoast Region
Frequency1270 kHz
BrandingNews Talk 98.1 WTSN
Programming
FormatNews/talk/sports
AffiliationsCBS News Radio
Boston Celtics Radio Network
Boston Red Sox Radio Network
Boston Bruins Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerBinnie 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
Power5,000 watts
250 watts (translator)
Transmitter coordinates
43°11′01″N 70°51′14″W
Translator(s)98.1 W251CF (Dover)
Links
WebcastListen live
Website981wtsn.com

WTSN is simulcast on an FM translator at 98.1, W251CF.[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 award-winning Morning Information Center and Open Mic Show.

WTSN features local news updates throughout the day, business updates from CNBC Business Radio in addition to CBS 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 joined 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 sister station 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

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

Translators
Broadcast translators of WTSN
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W251CF98.1Dover, New Hampshire138295250D43°14′11″N 70°53′37″WFCC

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. http://radio-locator.com/info/W251CF-FX
  3. http://www.insideradio.com/free/wtsn-cuts-anniversary-ribbon-on-fm-simulcast/article_18d2fe3a-ad14-11e6-bac3-177bd33acdbc.html
  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


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