WILD (AM)

WILD
Broadcast areaGreater Boston
Frequency1090 kHz
BrandingLife Changing Radio
Programming
FormatChristian
Ownership
Owner
  • Blount Communications
  • (Blount Masscom, Inc.)
WARV, WDER, WVNE
History
First air date
November 24, 1946; 77 years ago (1946-11-24)[1]
Former call signs
  • WBMS (1946–1951)
  • WHEE (1951–1952)
  • WBMS (1952–1957)
Call sign meaning
"Wild about Boston"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID47413
ClassD
Power
Transmitter coordinates
42°16′30.36″N 71°2′30.18″W / 42.2751000°N 71.0417167°W / 42.2751000; -71.0417167 (WILD)
Translator(s)94.9 W235CS (Dedham)
Links
Public license information
WebcastAvailable on website
WebsiteOfficial website

WILD (1090 kHz) is a AM radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts. The station airs a Christian format, and is owned by Blount Communications, through licensee Blount Masscom, Inc. The station operates during daytime hours only. Its transmitter is located in Medford. WILD also operates translator W235CS (94.9 FM) in Dedham.

  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 WILD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.