the Providence Arbitron metro. In 2014, the station's tower was moved from the South Terminal area to behind St. Mary’s Cemetery and near Route 140 in New Bedford. Some of the most recent formats broadcast by WNBH include talk, classic country, urban oldies, middle of the road from the former Unforgettable Favorites satellite service, adult standards from the former Timeless satellite service, and sports from ESPN Radio. After 10 years as a full-time ESPN Radio affiliate, WNBH switched to a classic hits format on February 1, 2019. Also at that time, sister station WPVD 1450 in West Warwick, Rhode Island, which had simulcasted WNBH programming since Hall acquired the station in 2001, switched to a simulcast of WCTK's "Cat Country 98.1" programming. WNBH officially debuted its new format on February 11, 2019 with the launch of FM translator station W267CY. The station took on the branding of "Big 101.3," referring to the frequency of the translator. Notable alumni Gil Santos: DJ, play-by-play announcer for high school sports (1950s); play-by-play announcer for New England Patriots radio broadcasts (1966-2013) (deceased) Mike Gorman: play-by-play announcer for high school sports (1960s); sports director at WPRI-TV (1970s); play-by-play announcer for Boston Celtics broadcasts on NBC Sports Boston (1982–present) Russ Baldwin: news and sports director (1977-1993) (deceased) References External links FCC History Cards for WNBH (covering 1929–1981) "Irving Vermilya: America's #1 Amateur" by Donna L. Halper (bostonradio.org) "The WNBH Tower on Crow Island" by M. L. Baron, 1992 (westislandwearther.com) NBH Classic hits radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1925 New Bedford, Massachusetts Mass media in Bristol County, Massachusetts 1925 establishments in Massachusetts