WBEN

WBEN may refer to:

WBEN-FM

WBEN-FM, known as "95.7 Ben FM," is an adult hits station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station plays a mix of 1970s, 1980s and 1990s hits, with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Named after Benjamin Franklin, the station pioneered a "Playing Anything We Feel Like" radio format, a formula that originated in Canada as Jack FM. Unlike many Adult Hits stations, "Ben" uses DJs. Monday-Friday, Marilyn Russell hosts from 5:30am-10am, Rich Desisto 10am-3pm, and Kristen Herrmann from 3pm-7pm. The voice of actor John O'Hurley is used for station imaging voiceovers. WBEN-FM's transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, and studios are in Bala Cynwyd.

History

The station was founded as WFLN by civic leaders as a "fine arts" station, and first went on the air in March 1949 with a classical music format. The station was sold in 1988 to Marlin Broadcasting, which added more news, sports and traffic reports. From 1995 to 1997, WFLN was bought and sold five more times. With each purchase, budget cutbacks were instituted and, while maintaining the Classical format, the station adopted a more commercial sound with shorter familiar selections dominating the playlist in most dayparts.

WBEN (AM)

WBEN (930 kHz) is an AM radio station in Buffalo, New York broadcasting a News/Talk format. Its 5000 Watt signal covers Buffalo and its suburbs, the Niagara Falls region and Western New York as well as part of southern Ontario, Canada. The station's website carries the signal 24/7 in real time and makes much of the programming available on podcast the same day. WBEN's Transmitter is located in Grand Island, New York. It has studios located on Corporate Parkway in Amherst, New York with its other sister stations under Entercom's ownership.

WBEN airs a mix of local and nationally syndicated programs. "Buffalo's Morning News" with John Zach and Susan Rose is heard weekdays from 5 to 9 a.m. Longtime Buffalo radio personality Sandy Beach hosts late mornings from 9 a.m. to noon. And Tom Bauerle is heard afternoons from 3 to 7 p.m. Syndicated shows from Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory round out the weekday schedule. Weekends begin with morning news blocks and include programs on money, health, and repeats of Limbaugh and Hannity. The station is an affiliate of the CBS Radio News Network.