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| City of license | Watertown, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Frequency | 1470 kHz |
| First air date | January 1958 |
| Format | Ethnic |
| Power | 1,400 watts (day) 3,400 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 70523 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°24′49.0″N 71°12′40.0″W / 42.41361°N 71.21111°W |
| Callsign meaning | AZian |
| Former callsigns | WSRO (1958-2002) |
| Owner | Multicultural Broadcasting (Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WLYN |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
WAZN (1470 AM) is an ethnic radio station in the Boston, Massachusetts market, licensed to Watertown. It is owned by Multicultural Broadcasting, who uses it to simulcast WLYN in Lynn.
[edit] History
The station signed on in January 1958 as WSRO, operating out of Marlborough.[1][2]
At one time, WSRO was a music station.[2][3] Additionally, at one time, the station was simulcast in Gardner on WGAW (1340). However, in 1996, the station filed for bankruptcy, and was sold separately from WGAW in October.[4] The new ownership gradually shifted the station to more of a talk radio format the following year.[5][6]
WSRO was sold to Alex Langer in 1998.[7] In early 1999, the station let go much of its staff[8] and became a full-time relay of sister station WRPT (650);[9] soon afterward, the station lost its original transmitter location in Marlborough and relocated to a temporary site in Hudson.[10] In October 2000, WSRO applied to move to Watertown, operating from a transmitter location in Lexington.[11]
The station was sold to Multicultural in 2002.[12] The callsign was soon changed to WAZN, as the WSRO call letters remained with Langer on 650 AM.[13] The move to Watertown was completed by Multicultural in early 2004.[14]
[edit] References
- ^ (PDF) Broadcasting Yearbook 1959. 1959. p. B-168. http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC-YB/1959/B-2%20Radio%201959%20YB.pdf. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
- ^ a b (PDF) Broadcasting Yearbook 1981. 1981. p. C-111. http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC-YB/1981/Ca%20Facilities%20of%20Radio%201981%20A-M.pdf. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ (PDF) Broadcasting Yearbook 1972. 1972. p. B-99. http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC-YB/1972/B-1%20YB%201972%20All-11.pdf. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (October 21, 1996). "Maine History and More". New England RadioWatch. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-961021.html. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (March 28, 1997). "Thawing Out and Unpacking...". North East RadioWatch. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-970328.html. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (October 3, 1997). "North East RadioWatch". http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-971003.html. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (April 16, 1998). "BBF is Back!". North East RadioWatch. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-980416.html. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (February 26, 1999). "A Time For Farewells...". North East RadioWatch. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-990226.html. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (March 3, 1999). "We Will Never Make Fun of Boston Weather Again...". North East RadioWatch. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-990305.html. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (March 12, 1999). "WSRD Makes its Point in Albany". North East RadioWatch. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-990312.html. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (October 2, 2000). "Spinning the Dial in Connecticut". North East RadioWatch. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-001002.html. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (November 11, 2002). "North East RadioWatch". http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-021111.html. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (December 23, 2002). "Vinikoor Plans Another Change". North East RadioWatch. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-021223.html. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (January 12, 2004). "WLIR Legend Ends at 92.7". NorthEast Radio Watch. http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2004/040112/nerw-040112.html. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WAZN
- Radio-Locator Information on WAZN
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WAZN
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