WSMN
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| City | Nashua, New Hampshire |
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| Broadcast area | |
| Branding | 1590 WSMN |
| Slogan | Nashua's News & Talk |
| Frequency | 1590 kHz |
| First air date | March 9, 1958 |
| Format | News/talk |
| Power | 200 watts fulltime (STA) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 102 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
42°44′40.00″N 71°29′52.00″W / 42.7444444°N 71.4977778°W (licensed) 42°45′34.00″N 71°28′37.00″W / 42.7594444°N 71.4769444°W (STA) |
| Callsign meaning |
We Serve Manchester and Nashua or Salem, Manchester, and Nashua or Weather, Sports, Music, and News |
| Affiliations |
IRN-USA Radio News Talk Radio Network Dial Global |
| Owner | Russell/Bartis (see text) |
| Sister stations | WGAM, WGHM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wsmn1590.com |
WSMN (1590 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Nashua, New Hampshire, United States, the station serves the Manchester area. In March 2017, George Russell and Bob Bartis bought WSMN for a "six-figure amount" from previous owner Absolute Broadcasting LLC, promising "more local programming and a refocus on the community." Absolute had featured programing from Talk Radio Network and Dial Global.
WSMN signed on March 9, 1958. The first voice heard was that of Manchester, New Hampshire native Frank G. Teas who spent the next 44 years with the organization until he retired in December 2002. Original owner Merrimack Valley Broadcasting System sold the station only one year later, to 1590 Broadcasting Corporation. By 1971, WSMN had a middle-of-the-road format, mixed in with talk; this format remained in place through the decade.
During the mid-1990s, WSMN attempted a country music format; however, this format became less viable for the station after Boston country station WKLB-FM moved from 96.9 FM (now WBQT) to 99.5 FM (now WCRB), and it reverted to adult standards in December 1997. This was short lived; in March 1998, the station changed to news/talk, though some timeslots were temporarily filled with adult contemporary music for a time. Initially locally oriented, in June WSMN began adding nationally-produced programming, including Talk America shows and business news from Bloomberg Radio. Two years later, Tom O'Brien signed a local marketing agreement to take over the station's operations.
WSMN was forced off the air February 1, 2005 after losing the lease to its transmitter and studio site on West Hollis Street (Route 111). The license was sold to Absolute Broadcasting, owner of WSNH (900; now WGHM) that July, and the station returned to the air in October from the WSNH tower, running a low-power special temporary authority signal. Initially simulcasting WSNH's ESPN Radio programming, the station began shifting back to a news/talk format in early 2006.
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