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]WROR-FM is a radio station licensed to Framingham, Massachusetts. It broadcasts on 105.7 MHz and serves the Boston market. The station offers a classic hits format, with a timespan of the '60s, '70s and '80s. Its signal reaches as far north as some parts of southern New Hampshire.
WROR's roots go back to WKOX-FM, the FM sister station of WKOX, then on 1190 AM (now WXKS on 1200). WKOX-FM aired classical music for Boston's MetroWest suburbs until January, 1969, when it began broadcasting a Top 40/Rock format as "FM-105" and later on as "St... See more
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WROR-FM is a radio station licensed to Framingham, Massachusetts. It broadcasts on 105.7 MHz and serves the Boston market. The station offers a classic hits format, with a timespan of the '60s, '70s and '80s. Its signal reaches as far north as some parts of southern New Hampshire.
WROR's roots go back to WKOX-FM, the FM sister station of WKOX, then on 1190 AM (now WXKS on 1200). WKOX-FM aired classical music for Boston's MetroWest suburbs until January, 1969, when it began broadcasting a Top 40/Rock format as "FM-105" and later on as "Stereo-105". WKOX-FM was the Boston area's first full time live FM Top 40 station. WKOX-FM converted to stereo broadcasting, in July, 1969. Some of the DJs on WKOX-FM included Brother Bill Heizer, F.M. Douglas, Dick Stephens, John Leisher, Al Fraser, J. William Charles, Ken McKay and Jim Conlee.
WKOX AM and FM were acquired by Fairbanks Communications in July, 1971. After the sale, WKOX-FM became WVBF, "The Electronic Mama", as a top 40/rock station, initially retaining some of the WKOX-FM DJs. The call letters officially stood for Virginia Brown Fairbanks, the wife of station owner Richard M. Fairbanks (who himself had a station named after himself, WRMF in West Palm Beach, Florida). WVBF also began to target the Greater Boston area. Some of the DJs that were added to WVBF during their early months, included Bud Ballou, John Gillis, Bill Freeman (BLF Bash) and Charlie Kendall.
During Fairbanks ownership in the 1970s WVBF, evolved from being a high energy Top 40/AOR hybrid station in 1971/1972, to becoming a full blown top 40 station, by 1975, and eventually evolved into more of a hot adult contemporary format (by today's standards adult contemporary) over the years. WVBF also had many different nicknames over the years, including "F-105" and "Boston 105". In the early 1990s, WVBF was the radio home of Delilah before she became syndicated across the country.
However, in 1993, citing the growing popularity of country music, WVBF became WCLB, for "The Country Club". The format change was made in an effort to throw off Greater Media from launching a country format on smooth jazz station 96.9 WCDJ, which had just been acquired from Emmis Communications. Nevertheness, Greater Media went ahead with their plans, launching 96.9 as WBCS and leaving the city with two country stations. Confusion with other FM stations and a TV station led to a call sign change to WKLB in 1995.
In 1995, WKLB was to be sold to Evergreen Media, and was widely expected to become a talk radio station. However, a series of subsequent trades in 1997 placed WKLB under the ownership of Greater Media, owner of WBCS.
On September 5, 1996, the intellectual property of WKLB merged with WBCS, with the newly merged country station utilizing the 96.9 frequency of WBCS and the WKLB call letters, with a combination of personalities from both stations. Some 105.7 personalities remained there for the new format. In 1997, WKLB-FM relocated to the weaker 99.5 frequency, but returned to full-market coverage in 2006 with the station's move to the 102.5 frequency.
The move enabled 105.7 to pick up a new format, and the station became a 1970s-based oldies station using the WROR call letters that had been used by the station on 98.5 in Boston under ownership by RKO General Inc. and later American Radio Systems Corp. for years, but replaced with call sign WBMX in 1991. For years, 98.5 WROR had been an oldies oriented adult-contemporary station. When 105.7 picked up the call letters, they had been in storage on co-owned 1150 AM (now WWDJ). The station played 1970s pop and rock oldies, disco, some 1960s oldies, 1980s soft rock and top-40 crossovers, and some classic rock. The legendary WROR call letters, previously known for a popular oldies/AC hybrid format on 98.5 (now 98.5 - The Sports Hub), were familiar to many listeners, and the station originally attempted to re-assemble the WROR identity, including hiring several personalities from the defunct WROR. Leading broadcasters who were involved with WROR in the 1970s and early 1980s included program director Gary Berkowitz and air personalities such as Joe Martelle, Phil Redo (former market manager of Greater Media/Boston) Larry Justice and Frank Kingston Smith as well as current WROR General Manager, Tom Baker. By 1999, the format had been modified to a classic rock format, similar to co-owned WMGK in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In 2006, though, WROR gradually moved back to more of a pop-based classic hits format. While the format emphasises pop adult rock hits, the station also mixes in some R&B, disco, and harder rock songs. The station continues to emphasise the 1970s and 1980s but also plays some big 1960s hits. The station is similar to rival WODS, but plays more 1980s music and less 1960s music than its rival.
WROR's roots go back to WKOX-FM, the FM sister station of WKOX, then on 1190 AM (now WXKS on 1200). WKOX-FM aired classical music for Boston's MetroWest suburbs until January, 1969, when it began broadcasting a Top 40/Rock format as "FM-105" and later on as "Stereo-105". WKOX-FM was the Boston area's first full time live FM Top 40 station. WKOX-FM converted to stereo broadcasting, in July, 1969. Some of the DJs on WKOX-FM included Brother Bill Heizer, F.M. Douglas, Dick Stephens, John Leisher, Al Fraser, J. William Charles, Ken McKay and Jim Conlee.
WKOX AM and FM were acquired by Fairbanks Communications in July, 1971. After the sale, WKOX-FM became WVBF, "The Electronic Mama", as a top 40/rock station, initially retaining some of the WKOX-FM DJs. The call letters officially stood for Virginia Brown Fairbanks, the wife of station owner Richard M. Fairbanks (who himself had a station named after himself, WRMF in West Palm Beach, Florida). WVBF also began to target the Greater Boston area. Some of the DJs that were added to WVBF during their early months, included Bud Ballou, John Gillis, Bill Freeman (BLF Bash) and Charlie Kendall.
During Fairbanks ownership in the 1970s WVBF, evolved from being a high energy Top 40/AOR hybrid station in 1971/1972, to becoming a full blown top 40 station, by 1975, and eventually evolved into more of a hot adult contemporary format (by today's standards adult contemporary) over the years. WVBF also had many different nicknames over the years, including "F-105" and "Boston 105". In the early 1990s, WVBF was the radio home of Delilah before she became syndicated across the country.
However, in 1993, citing the growing popularity of country music, WVBF became WCLB, for "The Country Club". The format change was made in an effort to throw off Greater Media from launching a country format on smooth jazz station 96.9 WCDJ, which had just been acquired from Emmis Communications. Nevertheness, Greater Media went ahead with their plans, launching 96.9 as WBCS and leaving the city with two country stations. Confusion with other FM stations and a TV station led to a call sign change to WKLB in 1995.
In 1995, WKLB was to be sold to Evergreen Media, and was widely expected to become a talk radio station. However, a series of subsequent trades in 1997 placed WKLB under the ownership of Greater Media, owner of WBCS.
On September 5, 1996, the intellectual property of WKLB merged with WBCS, with the newly merged country station utilizing the 96.9 frequency of WBCS and the WKLB call letters, with a combination of personalities from both stations. Some 105.7 personalities remained there for the new format. In 1997, WKLB-FM relocated to the weaker 99.5 frequency, but returned to full-market coverage in 2006 with the station's move to the 102.5 frequency.
The move enabled 105.7 to pick up a new format, and the station became a 1970s-based oldies station using the WROR call letters that had been used by the station on 98.5 in Boston under ownership by RKO General Inc. and later American Radio Systems Corp. for years, but replaced with call sign WBMX in 1991. For years, 98.5 WROR had been an oldies oriented adult-contemporary station. When 105.7 picked up the call letters, they had been in storage on co-owned 1150 AM (now WWDJ). The station played 1970s pop and rock oldies, disco, some 1960s oldies, 1980s soft rock and top-40 crossovers, and some classic rock. The legendary WROR call letters, previously known for a popular oldies/AC hybrid format on 98.5 (now 98.5 - The Sports Hub), were familiar to many listeners, and the station originally attempted to re-assemble the WROR identity, including hiring several personalities from the defunct WROR. Leading broadcasters who were involved with WROR in the 1970s and early 1980s included program director Gary Berkowitz and air personalities such as Joe Martelle, Phil Redo (former market manager of Greater Media/Boston) Larry Justice and Frank Kingston Smith as well as current WROR General Manager, Tom Baker. By 1999, the format had been modified to a classic rock format, similar to co-owned WMGK in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In 2006, though, WROR gradually moved back to more of a pop-based classic hits format. While the format emphasises pop adult rock hits, the station also mixes in some R&B, disco, and harder rock songs. The station continues to emphasise the 1970s and 1980s but also plays some big 1960s hits. The station is similar to rival WODS, but plays more 1980s music and less 1960s music than its rival.
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