WROL
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Broadcast area | Greater Boston |
Frequency | 950 kHz |
Branding | AM 950 WROL |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Christian radio |
Affiliations | Salem Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WEZE | |
History | |
Founded | January 29, 1927[1] |
First air date | October 8, 1950[2] |
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Former frequencies |
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Call sign meaning | Similar to former WORL calls currently being used at its sister station in Orlando |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 9139 |
Class | D |
Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 42°26′9.35″N 70°59′33.16″W / 42.4359306°N 70.9925444°W |
Translator(s) | 100.3 W262CV (Boston) |
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Webcast |
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Website | wrolradio |
WROL (950
WROL operates with 5000 watts by day but must reduce power to 90 watts at night to protect other stations on 950 kHz. WROL uses a non-directional transmitter located off Route 107 in the Rumney Marsh Reservation in Saugus, Massachusetts. WROL is one of two religious formatted radio stations in the Boston media market owned by Salem Communications; WEZE is the other.
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.[4] 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,
Pilgrim Broadcasting purchased the license and returned the station to the air in October 1950.
In 2001, as part of Carter Broadcasting dismantling its network and focusing its attention to
History of call letters
The call letters WROL were previously assigned to an AM station in Knoxville, Tennessee.[10]
WROL-AM 620 in Knoxville, Tennessee in the early '40s employed a then-little-known news announcer who went on to country stardom: Tennessee Ernie Ford. WROL's complete 1,000 watt radio transmitter and wire-array antenna was hand built by the station Engineer Joseph Wofford. The original transmitter was later encased in a glass cabinet and placed in the lobby of the studio.
Translator
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W262CV | 100.3 FM | Boston, Massachusetts |
145583 | 45 | D | 42°14′49.1″N 71°2′53.5″W / 42.246972°N 71.048194°W | LMS |
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.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WROL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Two Radio Stations and One TV Affil Up Rates". The Billboard. March 29, 1952. p. 4.
- ^ "WROL Rebroadcasts" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 1, 1935. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
External links
- Official website
- WROL in the FCC AM station database
- WROL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W262CV in the FCC FM station database
- W262CV at FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for WROL