WBZO
Broadcast areaLong Island
Frequency103.1 MHz
Branding103.1 MAX FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatRock-leaning classic hits
Ownership
Owner
WALK-FM, WHLI, WKJY, WWSK
History
First air date
February 1993 (1993-02)
Former call signs
  • WQIA (1992)
  • WBSI (1992–1993)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60245
ClassA
ERP1,550 watts
HAAT141 meters (463 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°45′03″N 73°12′49″W / 40.75083°N 73.21361°W / 40.75083; -73.21361 (WBZO)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website1031maxfm.com

WBZO (103.1 FM) is a rock-leaning classic hits radio station owned by Connoisseur Media and licensed to Bay Shore, New York. The station's studios are located at Airport Plaza in Farmingdale, New York, and its transmitter is located on Freeman Avenue in Islip, New York.[3]

History

103.1 FM first signed on the air in February 1993 as WBSI, broadcasting from studios located on Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore and playing oldies from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.[4] The WBSI call letters were dropped only a few months after the station signed on because 106.1 WBLI complained the WBSI call sign was too similar and would cause confusion in the Arbitron ratings.

WBZO — along with WHLI, WKJY, and WWSK — was sold by Barnstable Broadcasting to Connoisseur Media effective July 3, 2012 for $23 million.

On May 15, 2015, WBZO rebranded as "103.1 Max FM".[5]

In September 2022, the on-air staff was let go due to budget cuts. WBZO is now running automated.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBZO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "WBZO-FM 103.1 MHz". radio-locator.com. Theodric Technologies LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ Angrisani, Carol (February 18, 1993). "New radio station to highlight Islip" (PDF). Suffolk County News. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ "WBZO Long Island Rebrands As Max-FM". radioinsight.com. RadioBB Networks. June 22, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  6. ↑ "News Bites: KDOT, 'Z100's End of Summer Bash,' 'Radio Works for Healthcare,' WBZO". insideradio.com. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
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