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decision, stating "There existed in
Buffalo, New York, a virtual monopoly of broadcasting facilities controlled by the Buffalo Broadcasting Corporation by reason of which Buffalo and the surrounding community were given radio broadcasting service... of an unstable and unsatisfactory nature", therefore "the greatest benefit to the greatest number would result from granting the application of the Buffalo Evening News". A Construction Permit to build the new station on 900 kHz, with a sequentially assigned provisional call sign of WRDA, was issued on January 23, 1930, specifying a transmitter site in Orchard Park and studios in Buffalo.
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to its syndicated offerings in early 2014. It was explained at the time that
Bellavia's other employer objected to him being on WBEN, so Savage was replacement programming for that slot. Bellavia would however return in late 2016 as Bauerle's co-host and eventually moved to middays with his own show
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As the newspaper and TV station became part of other companies, WBEN-AM and FM were sold to
Algonquin Broadcasting, a company led by longtime Buffalo radio executive Laurence "Larry" Levite. Levite assembled a group of managers and talent that returned WBEN to prominence. The line-up was changed, and
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shared various duties, including hosting and interview programs, while familiar news voices Jack
Ogilvie, Gene Kelley, Lou Douglas, Virgil Booth, and others were heard during this period. Most of these personnel also handled TV duties, anchoring, announcing the news, weather, and sports, and hosting
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request to build a new 1,000-watt station on 900 kHz with unlimited hours. In early 1929 WMAK had been acquired by the
Buffalo Broadcasting Company, based at Buffalo's Rand Building, which also controlled WGR and WKBW in Buffalo and WKEN in nearby Kenmore. The FRC saw this as pertinent to its
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was made on June 25, 1930, and WMAK's call letters were changed to WBEN. The original construction permit for a (never built) new station was modified to specify that it was now an upgrade to the existing
Martinsville transmitter site. At the same time, WMAK's call sign and intellectual property
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radio band, as the first station of its kind to broadcast a regular schedule. In
December 1938, WBEN began an experimental facsimile service, transmitting overnight newspaper extracts printed with special receivers in subscribing homes. In April 1939, the facsimile service was transferred to an
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When WMAK was launched in 1922, it initially operated on the standard "entertainment" wavelength of 360 meters (833 kHz). In mid-1924 the station was reassigned to 1100 kHz and at the end of the year was shifted again, to 1130 kHz. In late 1927 the transmitter site was changed to
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Federal Radio Commission hearing on December 18, 1929. The FRC issued its ruling two days later, denying the WMAK, WFBL, WEBR, and WBNY applications while ordering WFBL to transmit exclusively on 1490 kHz. It also granted the
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The station won numerous regional and statewide awards for its news and public-service efforts. Levite presided over the gradual transition of WBEN from an adult contemporary station to its current news and talk format. The local talk continued, along with the addition of
1130:"Cinema Bob" Stilson, Entercom's creative services director, had a one-hour "Movie Show" that discussed upcoming theatrical releases and aired Fridays during Beach's program from 1997 until Entercom cut Stilson's budget and ended the program in 2017; Stilson later joined
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Both WMAK and WFBL appealed this ruling. WFBL complained that 1490 kHz was an "undesirable" assignment, and the FRC eventually agreed for the station to use 1360 kHz instead. Following plaintiff arguments, but prior to the appeals court making a ruling, the
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WBEN and WGR had been competing for news/talk/sports stations during the 1990s. In 2000, under common ownership, the stations rearranged personnel. WGR became the market's all-sports station, while WBEN became the market's principal commercial news/talk station.
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and Tom Kelly were heard on middays, and Jack Mindy hosted afternoons. Stan Barron returned to the station, bringing back his "Free-Form Sports" program, and overnights eventually shifted from Dick
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and the Buffalo Broadcasting Company devised a settlement, and agreed that instead of building a completely new station, the newspaper would purchase WMAK and upgrade its existing transmitter site. The assignment of WMAK's license to the
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were transferred to the former WKEN in Kenmore, where it would operate until its deletion in 1932. Following the repeal of the Davis Amendment, in 1948 WMAK's vacated frequency assignment was licensed to a new station in Kenmore, now
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digital television. But the effort was historic because GE's experimental facility was the first American television station with a regular broadcast schedule, as well as the forerunner of the current Capital District CBS-TV affiliate
912:). Buehlman's 34-year run at the station was the longest in WBEN history, a benchmark that would eventually be surpassed by Susan Rose in 2019. Kaye, who had been program director of crosstown rival WKBW, originally came to
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talk show. Bob Wood served as the station's program director. Helicopter traffic reports were added, featuring reporters Dave May and Debbie Stamp, the news department staff was increased - and Levite brought
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had extensive experience supplying a news service to local stations, beginning in November 1920 when it provided election returns for broadcast over an amateur station operated by Charles C. Klinck, Jr. The
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in downtown Buffalo, chosen primarily for access to the live orchestra there, which served WBEN, its sister FM station, and a television station opened in the spring of 1948, for more than 25 years.
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and opted not to return to Buffalo after the war). Paar's place was taken by Clint Buehlman, who was recruited from competing station WGR. Buehlman remained for 34 years until retiring in 1977.
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also had a contract to supply news for use by the Buffalo Broadcasting Company stations, however, a dispute led to the station group canceling the contract in September 1929.
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broadcasts back to WBEN after a three-year hiatus on WKBW. Van Miller also returned to the Bills' broadcast booth, replacing WKBW announcer Al Meltzer. WBEN, WJYE (with a
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the format shifted from Full-Service, playing Top-40 to Full-Service with Adult Contemporary music. Jefferson Kaye hosted mornings, while Larry Hunter, Bill Lacey, and
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of its longtime on-air institutions, hiring DJs, and playing Top-40 music. The station went from being known as "WBEN Radio 9-3-0" to "93/WBEN". DJs Jay Fredericks (
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in Buffalo and WBNY in New York City, applied for half-time assignments. A fifth application, made with support from local businesses, came from the
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1563:, "WMAK Broadcasting System v. Federal Radio Commission", Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, October Term, 1929, No. 5117, page 39.
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1507:"'News' Wireless Service on Election Wins Praise"
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880:game shows and other programming at WBEN-TV.
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1149:Today, WBEN competes with country-formatted
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1803:"WBEN/Buffalo Adds FM Simulcast On 107.7"
1283:Niagara Frontier: Biographical: Volume IV
1793:by WKBW Staff, April 26, 2017 (WKBW.com)
1713:"Real Newspaper Delivered Through Ether"
1525:by Murray B. Light, 2011, pages 100-101.
1236:List of radio stations in New York State
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1463:"Broadcasting Stations by Wave Length"
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671:began their careers at WMAK in 1930.
1818:"Tom Bauerle signs new deal at WBEN"
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4583:Radio stations in Buffalo, New York
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1960:(covering 1927-1981 as WMAK / WBEN)
1953:WBEN jock history (billdulmage.com)
1535:Fybush, Scott (February 26, 2018).
1297:AM Query Results for WBEN (FCC.gov)
525:, while the transmitter site is in
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2857:List of radio stations in New York
1485:(Edition June 30, 1928), page 172.
1255:"Facility Technical Data for WBEN"
18:Radio station in Buffalo, New York
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1206:WBEN was simulcast on the second
890:Federal Communications Commission
634:WMAK was a charter member of the
617:Federal Communications Commission
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1869:Pergament, Alan (June 1, 2017).
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1778:"Happy 90th birthday, to US!"
1719:, December 18, 1938, page 18.
1687:, January 15, 1932, page 16.)
1653:"Alterations and Corrections"
1447:"Alterations and Corrections"
1437:, December 31, 1927, page 4.
1431:"Alterations and Corrections"
1415:"Alterations and Corrections"
1399:"Alterations and Corrections"
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1703:, February 1, 1938, page 13.
1669:"Strike out all particulars"
1172:Between 1946 and 1960, WBEN
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636:Columbia Broadcasting System
529:. In addition to a standard
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1949:by Buffalonian Steve Cichon
1681:"Two More Stations Deleted"
1625:"Peace Pact in Buffalo War"
1603:, January 31, 1930, page 4.
1537:"Remembering Buffalo's BBC"
1513:, November 4, 1920, page 2.
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1958:FCC History Cards for WBEN
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1613:Onondaga Company filing
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1201:Williamsville, New York
1061:Beasley Broadcast Group
994:River City Broadcasting
975:Former logo, used from
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348:Transmitter coordinates
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4533:List of radio stations
4471:New York Yankees Radio
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1673:Radio Service Bulletin
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1295:"WBEN's First License"
1279:"Edward Hubert Butler"
1121:Buffalo's Evening News
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1761:"Short Wave Listener"
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3121:WAIO – Honeoye Falls
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3105:WXXI-FM - Rochester
3075:WRCN-FM – Riverhead
3045:WKIP – Poughkeepsie
2980:WFAS – White Plains
1763:by Earnest H. Roy,
1745:"WBEN Gets License"
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3159:adult contemporary
2924:WINS-FM - New York
2321:NOAA Weather Radio
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3964:WCBS-FM
3934:WBEE-FM
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3729:KLUC-FM
3709:KKMJ-FM
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