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WBCB (AM)

Coordinates:40°10′08″N74°50′08″W / 40.16889°N 74.83556°W /40.16889; -74.83556
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Radio station in Levittown, Pennsylvania
WBCB
Broadcast areaMetropolitan Philadelphia
Frequency1490kHz
BrandingWBCB 1490 AM
Programming
FormatFull service
Ownership
OwnerB & L Media Ventures, LLC
History
First air date
December 8,1957
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53648
ClassC
Power1,000watts unlimited
Translator107.3 W297CL (Levittown)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewbcb1490.com

WBCB (1490MHz) is an AMbroadcast station licensed toLevittown, Pennsylvania, and serving the areas ofBucks County, Pennsylvania and other parts of suburbanPhiladelphia. Its programming mixes news, talk, music, nd local sports.

WBCB began broadcasting on December 8, 195, under the ownership of Drew J.T. O'Keefe, a Main Line attorney. He owned the station until he died in the late 1980s. The early years were marked by the emergence of soon-to-be big-name personalities like Bill Bircher and Horace Greely McNabb. Since 1992, the station has been owned by local businessman Pasquale T. Deon Jr. and veteran Philadelphia Eagles broadcasterMerrill Reese, who was a WBCB alumnus early in his career.

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Current personalities

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  • Merrill Reese
  • Dan Baker
  • Greg Luzinski
  • Dennis Ostopowicz
  • Ted Efaw, Program Director
  • Steve Lawlor
  • Chris Ermer
  • Jim Foxwell, Mornings
  • Pat Wandling, Speak Your Piece
  • Lou Powers
  • Joe LeCompte
  • Brooks Saint Ives
  • Billy Werndl
  • Paul Jolovitz
  • Keith Noonan
  • Mike Warren
  • Rich Fisher
  • Ryan Baxter
  • Gus Barber
  • Jordan Hirsch

Alumni personalities

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Vince Reed, News, for over 40 years.

Bruce Bailey, ca. 1971, evening shift from 7 p.m. to midnight

Jerry Angert, 1989–1991, GM, PD, Morning Host

Steve Bessler, Morning Drive, 1980s

Ron Castro (Ron Carlyle, Don McAlister) Overnights, news, and other fill-in, 1966

Bill Tourot, Overnight DJ, 1982

Tom Richards, Overnight fill-in, 1982

Jim Costanzo, Overnight fill-in, 1982

Paul Baroli Jr, Program Manager, Coffee With Kahuna, for 10 years.

Dick Fennessy (Tom Sommers) 1972-1974 Afternoons/Evenings

John Brown Evenings and Afternoons 1970s

Dan Wing - News Anchor/Sports Director/DJ - 2007-2014

Bill Matter, afternoon drive fill-in, 1979

Al Stewart (Allan Hotlen) Nights

"Quick" Karl Rahmer 6 p.m.-Midnight

Charles A. Hidalgo, On Air Talent, 1984 to 1994

Jim Glogowski - Jimmy G, 1970s and 11980s

Speciality shows

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  • Afternoons with Steve Lawlor
  • Monday Night Kickoff
  • Pro Football Report with Merrill Reese
  • Pro Wrestling Weekly
  • The Bull Session with Dan Baker and Greg "The Bull" Luzinski
  • Baseball Insiders with John Brazer and Tommy Greene
  • Slobberknocker Showdown
  • Wide Open with Fred Fletcher
  • The Dennis Ostopowicz Polka Show
  • Sunshine Music Memories with Smilin' Lou Powers
  • Jolly and the Loon

External links

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40°10′08″N74°50′08″W / 40.16889°N 74.83556°W /40.16889; -74.83556

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for WBCB".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
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