WZBR
| Broadcast area | South Shore |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1410 kHz |
| Branding | Real Jazz 1410 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Jazz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| WSRO | |
| History | |
First air date | July 17, 1961 |
Former call signs | WOKW (1961–1981) WAMK (1981–1985) WATD (1985–1990) WMSX (1990-2013) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 41348 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 156 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°3′30.00″N 71°2′40.00″W / 42.0583333°N 71.0444444°W |
WZBR (1410 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a jazz format. Licensed to Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, the station serves the South Shore area (though it markets itself to the Greater Boston area as a whole). 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 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 in early 2014. While there was speculation that it would broadcast Portuguese language programming modeled on sister station WSRO, WZBR will have its own studios in Hyde Park.[5] Some listeners wonder if the jazz format will be temporary, or whether perhaps it will be long-term, especially given the power increase WSRO received will, especially during daytime hours, negate the need for Langer to run a similar format on WZBR.
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.
External links
- ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.› WZBR in the FCC AM station database
- WZBR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
  | This article about a radio station in Massachusetts is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |