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Revision as of 06:14, 26 February 2014
- WROL is also an acronym, meaning without rule of law.
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| Frequency | 950 kHz |
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| Branding | AM 950 WROL |
| Programming | |
| Format | Religion, talk, Irish music |
| Affiliations | Salem Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WEZE, WWDJ | |
| History | |
First air date | January 29, 1927[1] (current license dates to October 8, 1950)[2] |
Former call signs | WBSO (1927–1935) WORL (1935–1949; 1950–1966) WRYT (1966–1978) |
Former frequencies | 1240 kHz (1927) 780 kHz (1927–1929) 920 kHz (1929–1941)[1] |
Call sign meaning | Similar to former WORL calls (which were taken by an Orlando station) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 9139 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts daytime 90 watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°26′15.00″N 70°59′40.00″W / 42.4375000°N 70.9944444°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WROL is a radio station in the Boston, Massachusetts radio market. The station is currently owned by Salem Communications, and is located on 950 kHz on the AM dial. Most of WROL's programming is religious in nature, but it also airs several Irish music blocks on weekends, including the Irish Hit Parade on Saturdays and A Feast of Irish Music on Sundays.
History
WROL's history dates back to 1927[1] and WBSO, owned by Babson College. The station moved to Boston in 1935 after a sale and became WORL.[3] During the late 1930s, WORL was the first station in Boston to adopt a popular-music format ("The 920 Club", named after the station's former frequency; the title remained even after the move to 950 on March 29, 1941) with disc jockeys spinning the tunes. Although only a daytimer then, WORL built up a following as an entertaining alternative to the daytime programming elsewhere on the Boston radio dial.
The owners, Harold A. Lafount and two others (operating for the interests of Arde Bulova) became embroiled in a long-running dispute with the FCC for having filed false reports regarding ownership and financial structure, and in 1947 their license renewal was rejected.[4][5][6] After an appeals process that went to the U.S. Supreme Court, the rejection was upheld.[5] The station, which had stayed on the air via temporary licenses,[6] went off the air on May 30, 1949.[7]
Pilgrim Broadcasting purchased the license and returned the station to the air in October 1950.[8][3] Later sales led to the station becoming WRYT, with WORL being taken by a station near Orlando, Florida. Carter Broadcasting took over in 1977, and after failing to be able to return the WORL call letters to Boston, settled on WROL. Carter immediately established a religious network with WROL as its flagship, with relays throughout New England. While mostly religious, WROL featured two popular programs during the 1970s and 1980s, a weekday cooking show with longtime Boston radio/TV personality Gus Saunders, and a Saturday block of Irish music featuring Paul Sullivan which became quite popular among the region's large Irish-American population.
In 2001, as part of Carter Broadcasting dismantling this network and focusing its attention to WCRN in Worcester, the station was sold to Salem Communications.
References
- ^ a b c Halper, Donna; Wollman, Garrett. "The Eastern Massachusetts Radio Timeline: The First Fifteen Years". The Archives @ BostonRadio.org. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ^ Halper, Donna; Wollman, Garrett. "The Eastern Massachusetts Radio Timeline: the 1950s". The Archives @ BostonRadio.org. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ^ a b "The Boston Radio Dial: WROL(AM)". The Archives at BostonRadio.org. 2005-03-27. Retrieved January 22, 2006.
- ^ "FCC Dissension Marks Decision Against WORL". The Billboard. May 3, 1947. p. 12.
- ^ a b "Court Backs Gag of Hub Radio Station". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Associated Press. May 17, 1949. p. 4.
- ^ a b "Court Decish Shakes FCC: WORL Court Okay Raises Power Doubts". The Billboard. December 4, 1948. p. 6.
- ^ Dinneen, Joseph (June 1, 1949), "Station WORL Goes Off Air After 21 Years: 32 Jobless", The Boston Globe, p. 11
{{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Two Radio Stations and One TV Affil Up Rates". The Billboard. March 29, 1952. p. 4.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID WROL ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database