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WBRK (AM)

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On February 5, 1954, the company founded the only commercial television station to call the Berkshires home, with WMGT Channel 19. The television station, with a tower on
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located on "Bank Row" in downtown Pittsfield. As with many stations of that era, the spacious studios allowed for live performances by the
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format for much of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. It transitioned to
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From 1941 to 1960, Dan Healy worked as a sports broadcaster for WBRK.
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games, as well as local sports broadcasts. It also airs some
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This article about a radio station in Massachusetts is a
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It used 762:Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 7: 1741:1938 establishments in Massachusetts 1650: 1648: 444:and big band broadcasts during the " 1736:Radio stations established in 1938 1669:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 703:"Facility Technical Data for WBRK" 14: 1746:Massachusetts radio station stubs 711:Federal Communications Commission 377:Federal Communications Commission 1657: 1652: 389:. Programming is also heard on 27: 1716:Radio stations in Massachusetts 1620:radio stations in Massachusetts 836:Licensing and Management System 707:Licensing and Management System 478:in the 1990s formerly carried 1: 725:"Station Information Profile" 467:. It was shut down in 2017. 428:of the day. 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Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Berkshire Mountains
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WBRK-FM
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42°27′0.31″N 73°12′53.38″W / 42.4500861°N 73.2148278°W / 42.4500861; -73.2148278
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