WBCB (AM)
Radio station in Levittown, Pennsylvania, United States
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WBCB (1490 kHz) is an AM broadcast station licensed to Levittown, Pennsylvania, and serving the areas of Bucks County, Pennsylvania and other parts of suburban Philadelphia. Its programming mixes talk and local sports.
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| Broadcast area | Metropolitan Philadelphia |
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| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| Branding | WBCB 1490 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk/Sports |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | B & L Media Ventures, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | December 8, 1957 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53648 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
| Translator | 107.3 W297CL (Levittown) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WBCB began broadcasting on December 8, 1957, 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 broadcaster Merrill Reese, who was a WBCB alumnus early in his career.
On March 13, 2026, WBCB changed their format from full service to talk/sports.[2]
Current personalities
- 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
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
- 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