WZBA

WZBA

City of license	Westminster, Maryland
Broadcast area	Baltimore/Westminster, Maryland
Branding	100.7 The Bay
Slogan	Baltimore's Classic Rock Station
Frequency	100.7 (MHz)
Translator(s)	100.1 W261CD (downtown Baltimore)
Format	Classic rock
ERP	25,000 watts
HAAT	210 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	59985
Callsign meaning	W Z BAy
Former callsigns	WTTR-FM (?-1984) WGRX (1984-1999)
Owner	Times-Shamrock Communications
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	thebayonline.com

WZBA ("100.7 The Bay") is a radio station serving Baltimore, Maryland. The station broadcasts on 100.7 MHz and translator W261CD 100.1 MHz in downtown Baltimore, and markets itself as the only station in the Baltimore market dedicated to the classic rock format. The station's city of license is Westminster, Maryland.

History

Originally known as WTTR-FM Westminster, after its move to Baltimore and the World Trade Center at the Inner Harbor the station operated under the call letters WGRX ("100 GRX"), and featured such diverse formats as classic rock, modern rock, and even country at various times in its history.

After broadcasting in a classic rock format for many years, the station moved over to a modern rock format for a time in the mid-1990s. While in its modern rock format, it was known as "the X", and featured the popular "M&M" morning show.

Suddenly one day, the station started broadcasting its modern rock DJ-free in a repetitive 10-song loop for a few days, which led into an unannounced weekend-long transition period of disco music as Polyester 101, before eventually switching to a country music format dubbed "Froggy 100.7, and later New County 100.7".

"Froggy 100.7" having proven a failure, the station switched its call letters to WZBA and became known as "The Bay", advertising its format as "Rock without the hard edge". The station played mostly classic rock at this time, but only songs without heavy guitar. Occasional forays into mixing more modern "rock without the hard edge" in with the classic rock of that variety were attempted, but abandoned quickly, as they did not seem to have support from the station's listeners.

Just hours after the Baltimore market's generalized classic rock station, 104.3 WOCT FM, switched to a smooth jazz format, WZBA abandoned its theme and switched to its current straightforward classic rock format.

DJs

• 5:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. — "The More Music Morning Show" with (John) Klug
• 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. — Colleen Carew
• 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. — Albie Dee
• 7:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. — Mike Brilhart
• Traffic Meredith Marx

• Weekends Scott Fitzgerald, Sarah Taylor, AJ, the Acoustic Cafe with Mike Brilhart (Sunday, 8-10 a.m.), Flashback (Sunday, 8 p.m. - midnight)

Features

Every weekday, the station has designated giveaway times featuring the same theme that deal with questions about classic rock. They include:

• 4:20 p.m. — College of Classic Rock Knowledge, a classic rock question with four multiple choice answers is given and must be answered correctly by callers.

The station also offers other designated times where it plays certain songs based on a theme. They include:

• Workforce Lunch (Monday – Friday) — From noon to 1:00 p.m., Colleen Carew hosts "Connect The Classics," a request show with one catch: each song must start with the last letter of the previous song.

• Get The Led Out (Monday – Friday) hosted by Mike Brilhart — At 10:00 p.m., a block of songs by Led Zeppelin.

• The Perfect Album Side (Monday - Friday) hosted by Mike Brilhart - At 11:00 p.m., a block from a specific classic rock band or artist, requested from listeners.

• Acoustic Cafe (Sunday) — 8:00 - 10:00 a.m., Mike Brilhart plays acoustic versions of popular classic rock songs.

External links

• WZBA Website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WZBA
• Radio-Locator information on WZBA
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WZBA
• Query the FCC's FM station database for W261CD
• Radio-Locator information on W261CD