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WZBC (90.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Alternative format. Licensed to Newton, Massachusetts, USA, the station serves Boston and its western suburbs. The station is currently owned by Trustees of Boston College.[1][2]
While the station is run solely by students, much of the on-air staff is made up of members of the surrounding Boston community.[citation needed] The station broadcasts alternative and indie rock during the day, and then branches out to more diverse styles (ranging from funk to lounge to Middle Eastern) in the early evening. At night, the station focuses on experimental music, which it calls "No Commercial Potential." WZBC is located in Newton, Massachusetts at the corner of Beacon and Hammond on Boston College's main campus. WZBC also broadcasts sports for the Boston College Eagles, including basketball, football, hockey, baseball, and softball.
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Originally founded as WVBC, "The Voice of Boston College", the radio station began in 1960 as a carrier-current AM station, broadcasting solely to the university community through the electrical wiring of on-campus buildings and dormitories. After operating in this capacity for 13 years, Trustees of Boston College applied for and was granted a license to operate WZBC (FM), a 17 watt station which aired a wide range of music, from folk to country to rock. With the advent of WZBC (FM), the radio station expanded its listenership and began serving school's neighboring community.
WZBC has seen tremendous growth since its inception in 1974. The station was granted a power increase in 1975, bringing the station's output to 1000 watts, allowing for further expansion of its listenership. Another important change took place in 1979, when the station started broadcasting in stereo.[1] Perhaps the most important change in WZBC history occurred shortly after the switch to stereo, when the station narrowed its rock format to the genre known as modern rock, playing new bands which, for the most part, commercial radio would not touch, often because they were unmarketable. At approximately the same time, WZBC also began broadcasting more experimental music under the moniker No Commercial Potential.
In addition to the FM station, there is also WVBC-AM[3]—staffed solely by students. The current WVBC can be streamed online. Additionally, the signal is broadcast over the BC cable television system, Channel 47.
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Massachusetts college radio stations |
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WAIC (American International College)• WAMH (Amherst College) • WBIM-FM (Bridgewater State College) • WBRS (Brandeis University) • WBTY (Bentley College) • WCCH (Holyoke Community College) • WCFM (Williams College) • WCHC (College of the Holy Cross) • WDJM-FM (Framingham State College) • WERS (Emerson College) • WGAO (Dean College) • WHRB (Harvard University) • WJJW (Mass College of Liberal Arts) • WMBR (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) • WMFO (Tufts University) • WMHC (Mount Holyoke College) • WMLN-FM (Curry College) • WMUA (University of Massachusetts) • WMWM (Salem State College) • WNEK-FM (Western New England College) • WNRC-LP (Nichols College) • WOZQ (Smith College) • WRBB (Northeastern University) • WSCB (Springfield College) • WSHL-FM (Stonehill College) • WSKB (Westfield State College) • WTBU (Boston University) • WTCC (Springfield Technical Community College) • WUMD (University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth) • WUML (University of Massachusetts - Lowell) • WXPL (Fitchburg State College) • WZBC (Boston College) • WZLY (Wellesley College)
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| See also: Adult Contemporary, College, Country, News/Talk, NPR, Oldies, Rock, Sports, Top 40, Urban, and Other radio stations in Massachusetts |
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