WBZO (AM)
| Simulcasts WRCN-FM Riverhead | |
|---|---|
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| Broadcast area | Eastern Long Island |
| Frequency | 1570 kHz |
| Branding | 103.9 LI News Radio |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | News/talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WBON, WJVC, WLIM, WPTY, WRCN-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | August 8, 1963[1] |
Former call signs | |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 18238 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°54′48″N 72°39′16″W / 40.91333°N 72.65444°W |
| Translator(s) | 104.9 W285FX (Riverhead)[5] |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | linewsradio |
WBZO (1570 AM) is a radio station licensed to Riverhead, New York. The station is owned and operated by JVC Broadcasting, and simulcasts the news/talk format of WRCN-FM (103.9).
History
WBZO began as top 40 WAPC on August 8, 1963, to continue the signal of WPAC (1580 AM) to the east. It would later become WHRF as "Wharf Radio" and then the AM side of WRCN-FM in 1974 as WRCN.[6]
Five Towns College (2001–2024)
The station occasionally broadcast live music performances from the Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts and the other performance venues on the college campus. It also had a program called "Theatre of the Air," where students re-enacted the old days of radio through old radio dramas. The first of these events had so many on-line listeners, the station's server crashed.[7]
The station briefly went silent in January 2017[8] and resumed operations in January 2018.[9][10]
References
- ^ 1969 Broadcasting Yearbook, page B-117
- ^ 1968 Broadcasting Yearbook, page B-113. 1570 is now listed as WHRF.
- ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBZO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Facility ID:202078 W285FX". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Long Island Radio History, AM stations
- ^ Snyder, Stephen (April 19, 2007). "Something special on the air...". Newsday. pp. combined ed. B section.
- ^ "Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Remain Silent". FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Correspondence Folder". FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Facilities and Equipment". Five Towns College. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 18238 (WBZO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WBZO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FM translator
- Facility details for Facility ID 202078 (W285FX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W285FX at FCCdata.org