WSAR

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WSAR
City of license Fall River, Ma. (studios & XMTR. in Somerset, Ma.)
Broadcast area Fall River, Ma.
Slogan "The Southcoast's Home for News and Talk!"
Frequency 1480 kHz
First air date April 1921
Format News, talk and sports
Power 5kW
Class B
Callsign meaning sequential
Owner Jim and Bob Karam
Website www.wsar.com

WSAR is an AM radio station in Somerset, MA broadcasting at 1480 AM. WSAR is the second oldest radio station in Massachusetts and the fifth oldest station in the United States. WSAR's format is currently news, talk, and sports, although in earlier decades it was a full service music station playing top 40 music. Currently, the radio station's flagship programs are "The Barry Richard Show" in the Midday and "The Keri Rodrigues Show" in the afternoon. WSAR also carries live game coverage for the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, and the Boston Celtics.

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[edit] The current WSAR news team

  • Keri Rodrigues - Program Director / News Director
  • Barry Richard - Morning News Anchor/Midday talk show host
  • Cliff Ponte - Morning Show Producer/News Anchor/Reporter
  • Alan Zarek - Afternoon News Anchor
  • Patrick A. Stone - News Anchor/Reporter

[edit] Current weekday schedule

5:00AM - 9:00AM -- Bristol County Breakfast Club Morning Show w/Happy Hec and Keri Rodrigues.
9:00AM- 10:00AM- Keri Rodrigues
10:00AM - 1:00PM – Barry Richard
3:00PM - 6:00PM –
6:00PM - 10:00PM – Laura Ingraham
10:00PM - 1:00AM - Alan Colmes
Overnights - Phil Hendrie
(Note: news at the top and bottom of each hour.)

[edit] Notable Alumni

John Greenwood - former Providence, RI television News Anchor
Kim Tunnicliffe - former News Director, Reporter for WBZ in Boston, MA
Sam Bromley - former afternoon News Anchor
Rick Edwards (Perlman) - former Program Director, host of The Bus Ride Home with Rick Edwards

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