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Broadcast area | Greater Boston |
Frequency | 98.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 98-5 The Sports Hub |
Programming | |
Format | Sports radio |
Subchannels | HD2: "Hubcast" (Sports radio) |
Network | Fox Sports Radio |
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WBOS, WBQT, WKLB-FM, WRCA, WROR-FM | |
History | |
First air date | October 1948 |
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Call sign meaning | from former sister station WBZ (AM) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 1901 |
Class | B |
ERP | 9,000 watts |
HAAT | 349 meters (1,145 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°18′27.3″N 71°13′25.1″W / 42.307583°N 71.223639°W |
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Website | 985thesportshub |
WBZ-FM (98.5 FM) is a commercial sports radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, serving Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. Owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, WBZ-FM is the Boston affiliate for Fox Sports Radio; the flagship station for the New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, and New England Revolution radio networks; and the radio home of Fred Toettcher, Scott Zolak, Mike Felger, Tony Massarotti, and Bob Socci. The WBZ-FM studios are located in Waltham, while the station transmitter resides in the Boston suburb of Newton. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WBZ-FM broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, and is available online.
Despite the call sign, WBZ-FM has no connection to either WBZ-TV or WBZ: WBZ-TV owner Paramount Global holds the trademark for "WBZ"[2] and has licensed the rights to the WBZ call letters to Beasley under a long-term agreement that followed CBS Corporation's divestiture of CBS Radio, WBZ-FM's previous owner, to Audacy.[3]
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