greater boston branding money matters radio frequency 1120 khz first air date august 28 1989 1 format business talk power 5 000 watts daytime 1 000 watts nighttime class b facility id 3013 transmitter coordinates 42 26 54.00 n 71 25 39.00 w 42.4483333 n 71.4275000 w 42.4483333 ; 71.4275000 wbnw callsign meaning business news or business news wadio . w represents the r. former callsigns wadn 1989 1998 owner money matters radio inc. webcast listen live website www.moneymattersboston.com wbnw 1120 am is a business talk radio station in the boston market . the station is owned by money matters radio inc. and is licensed to concord massachusetts . it is simulcast on sister station weso 970 am in nearby southbridge ; much of its programming is also relayed on wplm 1390 am in plymouth . wbnw s flagship program money matters is syndicated to several other stations in the eastern united states through the money matters radio network . recently talk hosts michael graham don imus and john batchelor were added to the lineup . history edit the station first took to the air august 28 1989 1 as wadn with a folk music format . 2 much of the station s staff had previously worked at an earlier boston area folk music station wcas 740 am now wjib . 3 original owner walden communications company sold the station to assabet communications corporation on june 4 1993 . 4 shortly after the original wbnw 590 am was acquired by salem communications and became religious station weze in december 1996 wadn announced that it would begin carrying some bloomberg radio programming ; 5 by the end of the month the folk format was moved to weekends only to accommodate the business and talk programming 3 and in april 1997 folk was dropped entirely . money matters radio bought wadn in 1998 ; 6 it had produced the station s morning show also simulcast on wplm and initially on wnrb 1510 am now wmex and attleboro based wara 1320 am since 1997 . 7 the call letters were changed to wbnw on december 1 1998 . 8 the station currently belongs to a partnership led by canadian american investment counsellor barry armstrong . references edit a b broadcasting & cable yearbook 1999 pdf . 1999 . p. d 209 . retrieved january 27 2012 . bickelhaupt susan august 15 1989 . wadn am to feature folk music . the boston globe . retrieved january 27 2012 . subscription content preview a b fybush scott december 30 1996 . so long to folk on wadn . new england radiowatch . retrieved january 27 2012 . application search details . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved january 27 2012 . fybush scott december 12 1996 . weze moves to 590 . new england radiowatch . retrieved january 27 2012 . fybush scott may 14 1998 . 1150 splits off ... . north east radiowatch . retrieved january 27 2012 . fybush scott october 23 1997 . sales and format changes everywhere ... . north east radiowatch . retrieved january 27 2012 . fybush scott december 11 1998 . big apple s big changes and we visit the midwest . north east radiowatch . retrieved january 27 2012 . external links edit official website query the fcc s am station database for wbnw radio locator information on wbnw query nielsen audio s am station database for wbnw v t e radio stations in boston including eastern massachusetts by am frequency 590 650 680 740 800 850 890 950 9802 10301 10602 1090 1120 1150 1200 12302 1260 1300 1330 1360 13902 1410 1430 14602 3 1470 14902 1510 1550 15702 1600 by fm frequency 88.1 88.9 89.7 90.3 90.9 91.5 91.5 91.52 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.52 92.9 93.7 94.5 95.3 95.92 96.9 97.7 98.5 99.12 99.5 99.9 100.1 100.7 101.7 102.5 103.3 104.1 104.52 104.92 104.9 105.7 106.7 107.32 107.9 via fm subcarrier 67 khz radio maria estados unidos spanish talking information center radio reading service tnt radio boston vietnamese 92 khz radio voie du salut haitian creole english religion by noaa weather radio frequency 162.425 162.475 digital radio by frequency & subchannel 1030 1430 88.9 1 89.7 1 89.7 2 89.7 3 90.9 1 92.9 1 92.9 2 94.5 1 94.5 2 96.9 1 96.9 2 97.7 1 97.7 2 97.7 3 98.5 1 98.5 2 98.5 3 100.7 1 100.7 2 100.7 3 102.5 1 103.3 1 104.1 1 104.1 2 104.1 3 104.1 4 105.7 1 106.7 1 106.7 2 107.3 1 107.3 2 107.3 3 107.9 1 107.9 2 by callsign khb35 waaf2 wamg watd2 watd fm2 wazn wbix wbmx wbnw2 wboq2 wbos wbqt wbrs wbur fm wbwl wbz wbz fm wcap2 wcec2 wcrb weei weei fm wers wesx2 weze wgbh whhb whrb wild wjda wjib wjmn wkaf wklb fm wkox wlyn wmbr wmex wmfo wmjx wmln fm wmvx2 wmwm wng574 wntn wods wplm2 wplm fm2 wqom wrbb wrca wrko wrol wror fm wsro wumb fm wuml2 wunr wwdj wxks wxks fm wxlo2 wxrv wzbc wzbr wzlx wzly internet stations wbcn radiobdc defunct stations wdis wfnx wgi warc massachusetts radio markets boston cape cod new bedford fall river springfield worcester other massachusetts radio regions pittsfield see also list of radio stations in massachusetts manchester radio 1 clear channel stations with extended nighttime coverage . 2 a station from a neighboring market that serves boston and area and is considered a boston station by nielsen radio . 3 station is silent . v t e news talk radio stations in the state of massachusetts by callsign wbec wbix wbmx hd4 wbnw wbsm wbz wcap wcrn wgaw whmp whmq whnp whyn wmex wpkz wrko wsar wtag wvbf wxks wxtk by frequency 560 580 680 830 980 1030 1120 1200 1240 1260 1280 1340 1400 1420 1420 1480 1510 1530 1600 95.1 104.1 4 by community of license boston boston boston boston boston concord east longmeadow fall river fitchburg gardner greenfield lowell middleborough center new bedford newton northampton pittsfield springfield west yarmouth worcester worcester see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in massachusetts this article about a radio station in massachusetts is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wbnw am & oldid 682107617 categories news and talk 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