WRCA

WRCA
Broadcast areaGreater Boston
Frequency1330 kHz
BrandingRock 92.9 HD2
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
Owner
WBOS, WBQT, WBZ-FM, WKLB-FM, WROR-FM
History
First air date
January 30, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-01-30)[1]
Former call signs
  • WCRB (1948–1975)
  • WHET (1975–1979)
  • WDLW (1979–1989)
Call sign meaning
"Radio Comedy and the Arts" (previous format)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60695
ClassB
Power
  • 25,000 watts (day)
  • 17,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
42°17′20.35″N 71°11′19.2″W / 42.2889861°N 71.188667°W / 42.2889861; -71.188667 (WRCA)
Translator(s)106.1 W291CZ (Boston)
Repeater(s)92.9 WBOS-HD2 (Brookline)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websiterock929rocks.com

WRCA (1330 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Watertown, Massachusetts, and serving the Greater Boston media market. The license is held by the Beasley Media Group, LLC, part of the Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.[3] WRCA airs the "Rock 92.9" classic rock format formerly carried on sister station WBOS.

WRCA transmits with 25,000 watts daytime, and 17,000 watts at night. It uses a directional antenna with a five-tower array off Saw Mill River Parkway in Newton, near the Charles River.[4] WRCA's programming is also heard on FM translator W291CZ at 106.1 MHz in Boston.[5] It is also broadcast on the HD2 digital subchannel of WBOS.

  1. ^ Halper, Donna; Wollman, Garrett. "The Eastern Massachusetts Radio Timeline: the 1940s". The Archives @ BostonRadio.org. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRCA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "FCC Station Ownership database".
  4. ^ "WRCA-AM 1330 kHz - Watertown, MA". radio-locator.com.
  5. ^ "W291CZ-FM 106.1 MHz - Boston, MA". radio-locator.com.