WBWL (FM)

WBWL

Lynn, Massachusetts United States
Broadcast area	Greater Boston
Frequency	101.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	101.7 The Bull
Programming
Format	Country music
Subchannels	HD2: Pride Radio
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WBZ, WJMN, WRKO, WXKS, WXKS-FM, WZLX, WZRM
History
First air date	August 5, 1963; 61 years ago (1963-08-05)
Former call signs	WLYN-FM (1963–77) WLYN (1977–79) WLYN-FM (1979–83) WFNX (1983–2012) WHBA (2012–13) WEDX (2013–14)
Call sign meaning	phonetically pronounced as "Bull"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	40824
Class	B1
ERP	13,500 watts
HAAT	138 meters (453 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°25′52″N 71°5′17″W / 42.43111°N 71.08806°W / 42.43111; -71.08806 (WBWL)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	thebull1017.iheart.com

WBWL (101.7 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Lynn, Massachusetts. Established in 1963, WBWL is owned by iHeartMedia and serves the Boston metropolitan area. The station broadcasts a country music format. The station's studios are located in Medford and the transmitter site is on Murray Hill, also in Medford.^[2] From 1983 to 2012, the station was known as WFNX, which was among the first stations to broadcast the modern rock format.

WBWL is a Class B1 FM station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 13,500 watts. Because it is short-spaced to co-owned WWBB (101.5 FM) in Providence and WCIB (101.9 FM) in Falmouth, WBWL cannot have the power of a full Class B station. It broadcasts using HD Radio technology, carrying "Pride Radio" on its HD2 digital subchannel.