WAZN
Radio station in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
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WAZN (1470 AM) is a radio station in the Greater Boston market, licensed to Watertown. It is owned by Multicultural Broadcasting, and as of March 27, 2020[update] broadcasts Spanish Christian programming.
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| Broadcast area | Greater Boston |
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| Frequency | 1470 kHz |
| Branding | Radio Oasis 1470 AM Boston |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WLYN | |
| History | |
First air date | January 1958 (as WSRO in Marlborough, Massachusetts) |
Former call signs | WSRO (1958–2002) |
Call sign meaning | "Asian" (previous programming) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70523 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 42°24′49.35″N 71°12′38.2″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
History
The station signed on in January 1958 as WSRO, operating out of Marlborough.[2][3]
At one time, WSRO was a music station.[3][4] Additionally, at one time, the station was simulcast in Gardner on WGAW (1340 AM). However, in 1996, the station filed for bankruptcy, and was sold separately from WGAW in October.[5] The new ownership gradually shifted the station to more of a talk radio format the following year.[6][7]
WSRO was sold to Alex Langer in 1998.[8] In early 1999, the station let go much of its staff[9] and became a full-time relay of sister station WRPT (650 AM);[10] soon afterward, the station lost its original transmitter location in Marlborough and relocated to a temporary site in Hudson.[11] In October 2000, WSRO applied to move to Watertown, operating from a transmitter location in Lexington.[12]
The station was sold to Multicultural in 2002.[13] The callsign was soon changed to WAZN, as the WSRO callsign remained with Langer on 650 AM.[14] The move to Watertown was completed by Multicultural in early 2004.[15] The station began broadcasting Chinese programming on February 1, 2016, and later moved to Spanish Christan format on March 27, 2020.[16]
