WBMP (FM)
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| City | New York, New York |
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| Broadcast area | New York City area |
| Branding | 92.3 AMP Radio |
| Slogan | New York's New Hit Music |
| Frequency | 92.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | December 25, 1948 (as WMCA-FM) |
| Format | FM/HD1: Top 40 (CHR) HD2: Alternative rock "K-Rock" HD3: Radio Disney |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 415 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 58579 |
| Callsign meaning | AMP Radio (B follows A in the alphabet) |
| Former callsigns | WMCA-FM (1948–1951) WHOM-FM (1951–1975) WKTU (1975–1985) WXRK (1985−2005 and 2007−2012) WFNY-FM (2006–2007) WNOW-FM (2012–2014) |
| Owner |
CBS Radio (sale to Entercom pending) (CBS Radio East Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WCBS, WCBS-FM, WCBS-TV, WFAN, WFAN-FM, WINS, WLNY-TV, WNEW-FM |
| Webcast | FM/HD1: Listen Live HD2: Listen Live |
| Website | FM/HD1: 923ampradiony.com |
WBMP (92.3 MHz) – branded as 92.3 AMP Radio – is an American FM radio station licensed to New York City. Owned by CBS Radio, WBMP broadcasts a rhythmic-leaning CHR music format for the New York metropolitan area. The station was the flagship of The Howard Stern Show from November 1985 to December 2005, and The Opie and Anthony Show from April 2006 until March 2009. WBMP has studios located in the Hudson Square district of Manhattan, and has a transmitter atop the Empire State Building.
WBMP broadcasts in HD. A Rock music format known as "K-Rock" airs on the HD 2 channel and "Radio Disney," a children's music format, airs on the HD 3 channel.
The station, first using the call letters WMCA-FM, went on the air on December 25, 1948. It was co-owned with WMCA radio (570 AM) by former New York state senator Nathan Straus. FM radio was not a successful venture for Straus, and he decided to either sell the FM station or close it down altogether.
In late 1950, Straus sold the station to the owners of WHOM radio (1480 AM, now WZRC), and WHOM-FM appeared on February 26, 1951, featuring a variety of formats, including ethnic, background music, classical, Spanish, and easy listening. By the early 1970s, WHOM-FM had a Spanish-language easy listening format.
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