WZBR

WZBR (1410 AM) is a radio station that is currently silent.[1] Licensed to Dedham, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Greater Boston area. The station is owned by Langer Broadcasting Group, LLC, which also owns WSRO in the area.[2][3]

For the station in Troy, New York, formerly called WZBR, see WHAZ (AM).
WZBR
CityDedham, Massachusetts
Broadcast areaGreater Boston
Frequency1410 kHz
Programming
FormatSilent (formerly Jazz)
Ownership
OwnerAlexander Langer
(Langer Broadcasting Group, LLC)
WSRO, WBAS
History
First air date
July 17, 1961
Former call signs
WOKW (1961–1981)
WAMK (1981–1985)
WATD (1985–1990)
WMSX (1990-2013)
Call sign meaning
W Z Bass Radio
(former name)
Technical information
Facility ID41348
ClassD
Power2,300 watts day
25 watts night
130 watts (translator)
Transmitter coordinates
42°14′5.00″N 71°8′13.00″W
Translator(s)W251CR (98.1 MHz Medford)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websiteheat981fm.com
Part of a series on
Dedham, Massachusetts
History
People
  • Selectmen
  • Town Clerks
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Education

History

The station signed on July 17, 1961 as WOKW. The callsign changed to WAMK on September 28, 1981; to WATD on December 15, 1985; and to WMSX on April 1, 1990.[4]

On June 10, 2013, the then-WMSX filed an application to move from Brockton to Dedham, with a transmitter in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston.[5] On November 12, 2013, the station changed its call sign to the current WZBR. Langer signed the station on from its new site on the Hyde Park-Dedham border on February 11, 2014. WZBR has its own studios in Hyde Park.[6] The station changed from its previous jazz music format to Portuguese language programming in December 2014.[7] On February 3, 2016, WZBR changed from a simulcast of WSRO to an Urban Contemporary format, known as "The Bass of Boston."[8] Now, with its FM translator at 98.1, it's known as "The Urban Heat." In September 2016, New Edition lead singer Ralph Tresvant launched his Friday afternoon, radio show "Inside The Ride" on WZBR. The station transmits from a small Valcom fiberglass antenna next to the river.[9]

Langer Broadcasting took the station and its translator silent in mid-July 2020, due to financial difficulties. However, WZBR's programming continues to be available online.

References
  1. Radio Insight discussion board: November 10, 2020; retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. "WZBR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE fcc.gov
  4. "WZBR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. "APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATION". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  6. Swinconeck, John (June 30, 2013). "Framingham's Brazilian radio station branching out to Boston". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  7. http://redeabr.com/radios-1240-am-e-1410-am-inauguram-grade-de-programacao/
  8. https://digboston.com/reborn-to-be-wild-a-startup-independent-am-station-grows-to-serve-throwbacks-and-community/
  9. http://www.bamlog.com/wzbr.htm


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