Here's What People are Saying Have you given us a listen yet? Here's what New Bedford thinks of the new BIG 101.3!Tag a friend below who would LOVE to hear some 70's, 80's, and 90's! Posted by BIG 101.3 FM on Thursday, February 21, 2019
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LIVE From the New Bedford Hotel
WNBH History In October 1925 Vermilya, along with A. J. Lopez, was issued a license for station WNBH in New Bedford, operating on 1210 kHz. Initially the Department of Commerce reported WNBH as a new station, however, based on the fact that WBBG and WNBH had a common owner in Vermilya, and both transmitted on…
BIG News – We’re Now Available on HD2 Radio
BIG News! BIG 101.3 is now available on HD2! Do you have an HD radio? Tune your HD radio to 98.1HD2 to hear Big Hits from 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. Tune in and turn it up!
Music News
Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler Shares How Spying Inspired ‘Money For Nothing’
Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler revealed to Brian Johnson how spying on a delivery man helped him to write “Money for Nothing.” During the AXS TV series “Brian Johnson’s A Life on the Road,” Knopfler chatted with the AC/DC singer as they visited Northumberland, U.K., where they both grew up. The episode premiered on Sunday…… Read More…
New Album Features Sly Stone Recordings From Before The Family Stone
A new compilation album dropped last Friday featuring previously unreleased recordings by Sly Stone from before he formed the pivotal funk band Sly & the Family Stone. Titled Sly Before The Family Stone, the new album includes all of Stone’s ultra-rare early doo-wop and gospel recordings with The Viscaynes. A limited-edition blue-vinyl version of the…… Read More…
KISS Announce 2020 U.S. End Of The Road Tour Dates
KISS have officially announced more than 40 dates scheduled for next year’s U.S. leg of the band’s “End Of The Road Tour.” KISS said that the tour, produced by Live Nation, will officially come to a close on July 21, 2021 at a New York location yet to be named. KISS Meet & Greet Experiences…… Read More…
Paul McCartney Provides Update On ‘Let It Be’ Documentary
In a wide-ranging interview with Billboard, Beatles legend Paul McCartney shared his thoughts on a new Let It Be documentary being put together from hours of archival footage by director Peter Jackson. “One of the things we’re working on is the 58 hours of footage that turned into the Let It Be film,” McCartney said.…… Read More…
Bellamy Brothers Share Vibrant ‘Over The Moon’ Video
Pop and country music duo The Bellamy Brothers recently shared a vibrant video for the title track off their latest project Over The Moon. The video stars brothers David Bellamy and Howard Bellamy, who had considerable musical success in the 1970s and 80s, starting with the release of their crossover hit “Let Your Love Flow”…… Read More…
Pete Townshend Opens Up About Writing First Novel ‘The Age Of Anxiety’
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Pete Townshend opened up about writing his first novel, titled, “The Age of Anxiety.” A decade go, The Who guitarist planned a new musical project, tentatively called “Floss,” which never took off and evolved into his first novel. “I didn’t have a desire to write fiction. I wanted something…… Read More…