WBMS (AM)

WBMS
Broadcast areaBoston, Massachusetts
Frequency1460 kHz
Branding101.1 FM and AM 1460 WBMS
Programming
FormatHaitian Creole
Ownership
Owner
  • Beatrice Innocent Cesar
  • (Fraternity Broadcasting Group, LLC)
History
First air date
November 27, 1946 (1946-11-27)
Former call signs
  • WBET (1946–2006)
  • WBZB (2006)
  • WXBR (2006–2016)
  • WATD (2016–2019)
Call sign meaning
"Brockton Metro South"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID19631
ClassD
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 30 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
42°3′1.36″N 71°3′40.17″W / 42.0503778°N 71.0611583°W / 42.0503778; -71.0611583 (WBMS)
Translator101.1 W266DA (Brockton)
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Public license information

WBMS (1460 AM) is a radio station licensed to Brockton, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Beatrice Innocent Cesar through licensee Fraternity Broadcasting Group, LLC. The station also broadcasts through FM translator station W266DA (101.1).

By day, WBMS is powered by 5,000 watts, but to protect other stations on 1460 AM, it reduces to 30 watts. Stations programming is heard on 250-watt FM translator W266DA at 101.1 MHz.