WTSN (AM)
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WTSN
| logo = WTSN News Talk 98.1 logo 2022.png
| logo_size =
| city = Dover, New Hampshire
| country = US
| area = Seacoast Region
| branding = News Talk 98.1 WTSN
| frequency = {{Frequency|1270|kHz}}
| translator = {{Radio Relay|98.1|W251CF|Dover}}
| repeater = {{nowrap|{{Radio Relay|98.7|WBYY HD2|Somersworth}}}}
| airdate = August 19, 1956
| format = News/talk
| language =
| power = {{ubl|5,000 watts|250 watts (translator)}}
| erp =
| haat =
| class = B
| facility_id = 23254
| licensing_authority = FCC
| coordinates = {{coord|43|11|1.31|N|70|51|12.21|W|region:US-NH_type:landmark|name=WTSN|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = Twin State Network
(originally a sister station to WTSA, WTSL, and WTSV, which are located along the New Hampshire–Vermont border){{cite news|title=LeBlanc a pillar of the Dover community|url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030516/NEWS/305169895|accessdate=February 8, 2012|newspaper=Portsmouth Herald|date=May 16, 2003}}
| former_callsigns =
| former_frequencies =
| affiliations = {{ubl|Fox News Radio|Compass Media Networks|Westwood One|Boston Celtics Radio Network|Boston Red Sox Radio Network|Boston Bruins Radio Network}}
| owner = Binnie Media
| licensee = WBIN Media Co., Inc.
| sister_stations = WBYY
| webcast = {{listenlive|url=https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WTSN}}
| website = {{URL|https://thepulseofnh.com/}}
}}
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 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.{{Cite web|url=http://radio-locator.com/info/W251CF-FX|title=W251CF-FM 98.1 MHZ - Dover, NH}} The station identifies itself using its FM frequency, "News Talk 98.1 WTSN".{{Cite web|url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/wtsn-cuts-anniversary-ribbon-on-fm-simulcast/article_18d2fe3a-ad14-11e6-bac3-177bd33acdbc.html|title=WTSN Cuts Anniversary Ribbon on FM Simulcast}}
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 Fox News Radio updates. WTSN is the New Hampshire/Maine Seacoast home of the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Celtics and the Boston Bruins.
History
WTSN first signed on in 1956.Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-131 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.[https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/94348/three-new-england-groups-merge-into-coastal-radio-partners/ Three New England Groups Merge Into Coastal Radio Partners] Lance Venta, RadioInsight, August 31, 2015 The merger failed to close, and in April 2016 WTSN and WBYY were sold to Binnie Media for $2.1 million.[http://www.fosters.com/article/20160411/NEWS/160419853 Binnie Media to acquire WTSN and WBYY] Nik Beimler, Fosters Daily Democrat, April 11, 2016 The sale officially closed on September 29, 2016.
File:News Talk 98.1 WTSN logo.png
WTSN began a simulcast using an FM translator on 98.1 MHz (W251CF) in November 2016.
Translators
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WTSN
| call1 = W251CF
| freq1 = 98.1
| watts1 = 250
| class1 = D
| fid1 = 138295
| city1 = Dover, New Hampshire
| coord1 = {{coord|43|14|11.3|N|70|53|35.2|W|region:US-NH_type:landmark|name=W251CF}}
}}
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
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External links
- {{Official website|https://thepulseofnh.com/}}
{{AM station data|23254|WTSN}}
{{Portsmouth Radio}}
{{News/Talk Radio Stations in New Hampshire}}
Category:News and talk radio stations in the United States