WBGB (FM)

WBGB
Broadcast areaGreater Boston
Frequency103.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingBig 103
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatAdult hits
SubchannelsHD2: Channel Q
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
July 1948; 76 years ago (1948-07)[1]
Former call signs
  • WEEI-FM (1948–1983)
  • WHTT (1983–1986)
  • WMRQ (1986–1987)
  • WODS (1987–2020)
Call sign meaning
"Big Boston"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID9639
ClassB
ERP8,700 watts
HAAT351 meters (1,152 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°18′27.7″N 71°13′24.9″W / 42.307694°N 71.223583°W / 42.307694; -71.223583 (WBGB)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/big103boston

WBGB (103.3 MHz) – branded as Big 103 – is a commercial adult hits FM radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts. Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station serves Greater Boston. The WBGB studios are located in the Boston neighborhood of Brighton, while the station's transmitter resides in nearby Newton. Besides a standard analog transmission, WBGB broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, and is available online via Audacy.

Former CBS Radio Boston studios in 2011
  1. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1949 (PDF). 1949. p. 306. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBGB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.