WZLY
WZLY (91.5 FM) is a non-commercial radio station broadcasting a college radio format. Licensed to Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States, the station is staffed by students of and is owned by Wellesley College.[1][2]
City | Wellesley, Massachusetts |
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Broadcast area | Wellesley, Massachusetts |
Branding | WZLY 91.5 FM |
Slogan | Electric Ladyland |
Frequency | 91.5 MHz |
First air date | April 20, 1942 |
Format | free-format |
ERP | 7 watts, Stereo |
HAAT | 47.0 meters |
Class | D |
Facility ID | 71457 |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°17′35.00″N 71°18′21.00″W |
Call sign meaning | WZLY = Wellesley |
Owner | Wellesley College |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wzly |
The station was established on April 20, 1942, as WBS 730 AM. Early programming included radio plays, Porgy and Bess, a quiz show and the news.
In October 2014, WZLY announced that, pursuant to a vote taken during the previous year, the station's programming would move exclusively to Internet radio, with the 91.5 FM broadcast license being sold. The move was made in part because of the difficulty for a student-run radio station to comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations.[3]
However, in the spring of 2019, after years of trying to sell the license, the station voted to retain their broadcasting license. WZLY remains on air at 91.5 FM, and streams online as well.
References
- "WZLY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "WZLY Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- Chen, Cynthia (October 23, 2014). "WZLY to sell 91.5 FM radio frequency". The Wellesley News. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WZLY
- Radio-Locator information on WZLY
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WZLY