WBZ (AM)
American radio station in Boston / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WBZ (1030 AM) is a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, and owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc.[4][5][6] Its studios and offices are located on Cabot Road in the Boston suburb of Medford.
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Broadcast area | Greater Boston |
Frequency | 1030 kHz |
Branding | WBZ NewsRadio 1030 |
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Language(s) | English |
Format | News/talk |
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WBWL, WJMN, WRKO, WXKS, WXKS-FM, WZLX, WZRM | |
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First air date | September 19, 1921; 102 years ago (1921-09-19) |
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Call sign meaning | randomly assigned by the Department of Commerce; previously assigned to a cargo ship[1] which burned the previous year[2] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 25444 |
Class | A |
Power | 50,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°18′27.3″N 71°13′25.1″W |
Repeater(s) | 107.9 WXKS-FM HD2 (Medford) |
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Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
Website | wbznewsradio |
WBZ's format features all-news programming most of the day and overnight, and talk radio programming in the evening. The station's programming is also carried on the second HD Radio channel of co-owned WXKS-FM.[7] WBZ is the designated Primary Entry Point (PEP) for the Emergency Alert System (EAS) in New England (except in Maine and Connecticut).
WBZ is a clear-channel station (officially classified as Class A), with a transmitter power output of 50,000 watts, and employing a directional antenna that sends a majority of its signal westward. Its two-tower array and transmitter site are in Hull, Massachusetts. WBZ can be heard during daylight hours throughout much of New England. Its nighttime signal covers at least 38 American states and much of Eastern Canada.[8][9][10][11][12]
WBZ was granted its first license by the United States Department of Commerce on September 15, 1921, and was originally located in Springfield, Massachusetts, before moving to Boston in 1931. It is the oldest broadcasting station in New England, and one of the oldest in the United States. It was founded, and owned for most of its existence, by Westinghouse Broadcasting and its successor CBS Radio.