WBZ (am)
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| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Boston |
| Branding | WBZ Newsradio 1030 |
| Slogan | The newswatch never stops. |
| Frequency |
1030 kHz (also on HD Radio) (also on HD Radio via WBZ-FM-HD3) |
| First air date | September 19, 1921 |
| Format | News/talk |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 25444 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
42°16′44″N 70°52′34″W / 42.27889°N 70.87611°W (main antenna) 42°21′52″N 71°8′4″W / 42.36444°N 71.13444°W (auxiliary antenna) |
| Callsign meaning | Randomly assigned by the Department of Commerce; unofficially stood for Westinghouse BoZton |
| Former frequencies | 833 kHz (1921–1922) 750 kHz (1922–1923) 710 kHz (1923) 790 kHz (1923) 890 kHz (1923–1925) 900 kHz (1925–1928) 990 kHz (1928–1941) |
| Affiliations |
CBS Radio Network ABC News Radio AP Radio |
| Owner |
CBS Radio (CBS Radio East Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WBMX, WBZ-FM, WBZ-TV, WODS, WSBK-TV, WZLX |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WBZ website |
WBZ (1030 kHz AM) is a Class A (clear channel) radio station, owned and operated by CBS Radio and licensed to Boston, Massachusetts. WBZ additionally transmits using the HD Radio digital format, and its programming is also carried on WBZ-FM's HD3 digital subchannel. The station's studios are in Allston, Boston, and its transmitter site is at Hull, Massachusetts. WBZ is a designated Primary Entry Point (PEP) for the Emergency Alert System (EAS).
WBZ currently features an all-news format during the day and talk radio at night. Operating with a transmitter power output of 50,000 watts, and employing a directional antenna that sends a majority of its signal westward, the station can be heard during daylight hours throughout much of New England and as far west as the Golden Horseshoe in Southern Ontario, Canada. Its nighttime signal covers most of eastern North America.
WBZ was first licensed on September 15, 1921, and was originally located in Springfield, Massachusetts, before moving to Boston in 1931. It is the oldest broadcasting station in New England, and one of the oldest stations in the United States.
WBZ currently runs an all-news format during the day and a talk radio format at night. The station was the home of talk host David Brudnoy for 18 years, until the day before his death in 2004. Other notable personalities included talk show host Bob Kennedy, poet/radio host Dick Summer, disc jockeys Bruce Bradley, Jeff Kaye, Ron Landry and later, Larry Justice, jazz DJ turned talkmaster Norm Nathan, late-night talker and humorist Larry Glick, and morning hosts Carl DeSuze, Tom Bergeron and Dave Maynard. It was also the radio home for decades of pioneering Boston meteorologist Don Kent.
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