WBLS

WBLS
New York, New York; United States;
Broadcast area	New York metropolitan area
Frequency	107.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	107.5 FM WBLS
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Urban adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Mediaco Holding, Inc.; (Mediaco WBLS License LLC);
Operator	Emmis Corporation
Sister stations	WLIB; WQHT;
History
First air date	September 15, 1965
Former call signs	WLIB-FM (1965–1972)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	28203
Class	B
ERP	4,200 watts
HAAT	415 meters (1,362 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°44′53″N 73°59′10″W / 40.748°N 73.986°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wbls.com

WBLS (107.5 MHz) is an urban adult contemporary formatted FM radio station, licensed to New York, New York. It is currently owned by Mediaco Holding and operated by Emmis Corporation under a shared services agreement, along with sister stations WLIB (1190 AM) and WQHT (97.1 FM). The three stations share studios in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, and WBLS' transmitter is located at the Empire State Building. It was previously owned by YMF Media LLC, owned jointly by investor Ronald Burkle and Magic Johnson, which had assumed control of WBLS and WLIB's former parent company, Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, on October 19, 2012, at a purchase price of $180 million.^[2]