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WWBX

WWBX (104.1 FM, Mix 104.1) is a radio station with a hot adult contemporary format in Boston, Massachusetts. The format started at 98.5 FM on February 9, 1991, and moved to 104.1 FM, replacing WBCN on August 12, 2009, to allow for the launch of WBZ-FM at 98.5 the next day. Its studios are located in Brighton, and its transmitter is on the upper FM mast of the Prudential Tower.

For the radio station in Bangor, Maine, that used the WWBX call sign from 1995 to 2008, see WBFB.

Greater Boston

104.1 MHz (HD Radio)

Mix 104.1

English

Hot adult contemporary

HD2: "WAAF" (Active rock)

May 1958 (1958-05)[1]

  • WBCN (1958–2009)
  • WBMX (2009–17)

"Boston's Mix"

FCC

26897

B

21,000 watts

235 meters (771 ft)

42°20′50.3″N 71°4′57.1″W / 42.347306°N 71.082528°W / 42.347306; -71.082528 (WWBX)

From February 26, 1991, to December 3, 2017, the "Mix" format in Boston used the callsign WBMX. On December 4, 2017, the call letters changed to WWBX, after the call letters were transferred to a sister station in Chicago.[3]


The 104.1 MHz facility went on the air in 1958 as WBCN. A classical music station in its first ten years on the air, beginning in 1968, WBCN featured a rock format for 41 years. Known as "The Rock of Boston", WBCN became a legend in the rock music industry for breaking many bands, most notably U2.[4] WBCN was a modern rock/active rock station that mixed music that has been popular in the modern rock, alternative rock and classic rock genres.


WBCN switched to digital only on August 12, 2009, with two digital-only automated streams, one on the HD2 channel of WBZ-FM continuing the modern rock format, the other Free Form BCN, airing an eclectic mix of rock, related genres, and a lot of new music - essentially the WBCN of 1968 to 1988, brought into the 21st century. The station's battle of the bands' competition, the Rock 'n' Roll Rumble, survived the station's demise. WBCN's celebrated local music specialty show, Boston Emissions—along with The Rumble—moved to former sister station WZLX, now owned by iHeartMedia, in 2009. Boston DJ Anngelle Wood[5] remains the host and music director of both the radio show and The Rumble—these are the last remaining ties to the original 104.1 WBCN programming.[6]


"Free Form BCN" began airing live freeform shows in September 2009 on WZLX-HD3 and at wbcn.com. While still digital and largely automated, the online stream was live Monday through Friday during the day. WBCN's first rock program director, Sam Kopper, was Program Director of WBCN Free Form Rock until the channel was discontinued on January 29, 2016.

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Awards[edit]

Mix 104.1 (and the previous Mix 98.5) is one of the most honored radio stations in the country, and has earned more major radio awards than any other hot AC station in history. The station was named "Hot AC Station of The Year" 9 times from 1997 through 2009. Former program director Greg Strassell was named "Hot AC Program Director of The Year" nine times. Long time music director Mike Mullaney earned "Hot AC Music Director Of The Year" five times. In 2010, morning team Karson & Kennedy were named "Hot AC Morning Show of The Year" of 2009 by FMQB magazine.

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WBCN's 104.1 analog and HD1 moved to 98.5 (WBZ-FM) HD-2.

"WBCN's Free Form 104", moved from 104.1 HD2 to 100.7 (WZLX) HD3 and was renamed "Free Form BCN". It was programmed by , WBCN's first rock program director, and also featured past events from the WBCN archives.

Sam Kopper

"Indie 104.1" on 104.1 HD3 ceased operations.

WBMX moved all of its subchannels with it from 98.5 to 104.1: "Mix" on analog and HD1, "The '80s Channel" on HD2, and "The Sky" on HD3.

,[28] front man for J. Geils Band and solo recording artist

Peter Wolf

,[28] voice actor (The Ren & Stimpy Show and many others)

Billy West

1970s "Danny Schechter, the news dissector"[29]

Danny Schechter

DJ (1977–2004); Program Director (1981–2004)

Oedipus

newscaster and weekend announcer; Peabody Award-winning producer (1970–1978)

Bill Lichtenstein

,[28] DJ (nighttime, 1969–1972; mornings, 1972–1976, 1978–1996)

Charles Laquidara

Mix 104.1 DJ

Karen Blake

hired by Segal and Kopper in Fall 1968

J. J. Jackson

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WBCN's local/independent music show (now on WZLX)

Boston Emissions

WBCN and The American Revolution documentary film webpage

Official website

in the FCC Licensing and Management System

Facility details for Facility ID 26897 (WWBX)

in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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