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| Broadcast area | Greater Boston |
| Frequency | 104.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Mix 104.1 |
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| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Subchannels | HD2: "WAAF" (Active rock) |
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First air date | May 1958[1] |
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Call sign meaning | "Boston's Mix" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 26897 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 21,000 watts |
| HAAT | 235 meters (771 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°20′50.3″N 71°4′57.1″W / 42.347306°N 71.082528°W |
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WWBX (104.1 FM, Mix 104.1) is a radio station with a hot adult contemporary format in Boston, Massachusetts. The format started at 98.5 FM on February 9, 1991, and moved to 104.1 FM, replacing WBCN on August 12, 2009, to allow for the launch of WBZ-FM at 98.5 the next day. Its studios are located in Brighton, and its transmitter is on the upper FM mast of the Prudential Tower.
From February 26, 1991, to December 3, 2017, the "Mix" format in Boston used the callsign WBMX. On December 4, 2017, the call letters changed to WWBX, after the call letters were transferred to a sister station in Chicago.[3]
The 104.1 MHz facility went on the air in 1958 as WBCN. A classical music station in its first ten years on the air, beginning in 1968, WBCN featured a rock format for 41 years. Known as "The Rock of Boston", WBCN became a legend in the rock music industry for breaking many bands, most notably U2.[4] WBCN was a modern rock/active rock station that mixed music that has been popular in the modern rock, alternative rock and classic rock genres.
WBCN switched to digital only on August 12, 2009, with two digital-only automated streams, one on the HD2 channel of WBZ-FM continuing the modern rock format, the other Free Form BCN, airing an eclectic mix of rock, related genres, and a lot of new music - essentially the WBCN of 1968 to 1988, brought into the 21st century. The station's battle of the bands' competition, the Rock 'n' Roll Rumble, survived the station's demise. WBCN's celebrated local music specialty show, Boston Emissions—along with The Rumble—moved to former sister station WZLX, now owned by iHeartMedia, in 2009. Boston DJ Anngelle Wood[5] remains the host and music director of both the radio show and The Rumble—these are the last remaining ties to the original 104.1 WBCN programming.[6]
"Free Form BCN" began airing live freeform shows in September 2009 on WZLX-HD3 and at wbcn.com. While still digital and largely automated, the online stream was live Monday through Friday during the day. WBCN's first rock program director, Sam Kopper, was Program Director of WBCN Free Form Rock until the channel was discontinued on January 29, 2016.
- ^ "The Boston Radio Dial: WBMX(FM)". The Archives @ BostonRadio.org. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWBX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WBMX (Mix 104.1)/Boston Morphs Into WWBX". All Access. December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ Alan, Carter (2013). Radio Free Boston: The Rise and Fall of WBCN. Northeastern. ISBN 978-1555537296.
- ^ "Rock and Roll Rumble « 100.7 WZLX". Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood « 100.7 WZLX". Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2021.