WZBR

WZBR
City	Dedham, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	Greater Boston
Branding	1410 The Bass of Boston
Frequency	1410 kHz
First air date	July 17, 1961
Format	Urban Contemporary
Power	2,300 watts day 25 watts night
Class	D
Facility ID	41348
Transmitter coordinates	42°14′5.00″N 71°8′13.00″W / 42.2347222°N 71.1369444°W / 42.2347222; -71.1369444
Former callsigns	WOKW (1961–1981) WAMK (1981–1985) WATD (1985–1990) WMSX (1990-2013)
Owner	Alexander Langer (Langer Broadcasting Group, LLC)
Sister stations	WSRO
Webcast	http://streaming.radio.co/s07f9b8a04/listen
Website	http://www.thebassradio.com/

WZBR (1410 AM) is a radio station broadcasting Urban Contemporary music format. Licensed to Dedham, Massachusetts, USA, the station serves the Greater Boston area. The station is owned by Langer Broadcasting Group, LLC, which also owns WSRO in the area.^[1]^[2]

History

The station signed on July 17, 1961 as WOKW. The call letters changed to WAMK on September 28, 1981, to WATD on December 15, 1985, and to WMSX on April 1, 1990.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

The station changed from its previous jazz music format to Portuguese language programming in December, 2014.^[6]

On February 3, 2016, WZBR changed from a simulcast of WSRO to an Urban Contemporary format, known as "The Bass of Boston."^[7]

References

↑ "WZBR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE fcc.gov
↑ "WZBR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATION". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
↑ Swinconeck, John (June 30, 2013). "Framingham's Brazilian radio station branching out to Boston". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
↑ http://redeabr.com/radios-1240-am-e-1410-am-inauguram-grade-de-programacao/
↑ https://digboston.com/reborn-to-be-wild-a-startup-independent-am-station-grows-to-serve-throwbacks-and-community/

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WZBR

Radio-Locator Information on WZBR

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