W237BZ

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W237BZ
Translator of WDCG-HD2, Durham
95.3 The Beat logo.png
Broadcast area Raleigh/Durham
Frequency 95.3 MHz
Branding95.3 The Beat
Programming
Format Classic hip hop
Ownership
Owner
WNCB, WRDU, WTKK, WDCG
History
First air date
March 2012
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 157001
Class D
ERP 250 watts
HAAT 510.6 meters (1,675 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 35°42′50″N78°49′4″W / 35.71389°N 78.81778°W / 35.71389; -78.81778
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website 95.3 The Beat

W237BZ, known on-air as 95.3 The Beat, is a radio station licensed to Clayton, North Carolina. The station airs a Classic hip hop radio format. The station is operated by iHeartMedia (formerly Clear Channel Communications). The translator simulcasts the programming of WDCG-HD2, along with a second translator, W236CA in Durham, which began simulcasting on 95.1 FM in late 2015. [2] [3] [4]

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History

Alt 95.3 logo used from 2018 to 2021 ALT 953 logo.png
Alt 95.3 logo used from 2018 to 2021
Logo used during the station's stunting as Christmas 95.3 until December 25, 2021 WDCG-HD2 Christmas 95.3 logo (2021).png
Logo used during the station's stunting as Christmas 95.3 until December 25, 2021

W237BZ began broadcasting in November 2012 as a translator for WDCG-HD2, which signed on with an Alternative Rock format as "95X". [5]

On January 9, 2018, the station rebranded as "Alt 95.3". [6]

On November 11, 2021, at 10 a.m., WDCG-HD2/W236CA/W237BZ dumped the alternative format after 9 years and began stunting with Christmas music as "Christmas 95.3". [7]

On December 20, 2021, 95.3 started airing sweepers for its future format, Classic Hip Hop as "95.3 The Beat", which would debut on December 26. At midnight on that date, after playing "Little Drummer Boy" by Bob Seger, W237BZ, W236CA, and WDCG-HD2 officially flipped to Classic Hip Hop as "95.3 The Beat". The first song on "The Beat" was "Party Up (Up in Here)" by DMX. The station is running 5,000 commercial-free songs in a row to launch its new format. [8]

Translators

Broadcast translators for WDCG-HD2
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W237BZ95.3 FM Clayton, North Carolina 157001250510.6  m (1,675  ft)D 35°42′50.4″N78°49′4″W / 35.714000°N 78.81778°W / 35.714000; -78.81778 LMS
W236CA95.1 FM Durham, North Carolina 87686200142 m (466 ft)D 35°58′39.5″N78°48′58″W / 35.977639°N 78.81611°W / 35.977639; -78.81611 LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for W237BZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  3. ↑ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  4. ↑ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  5. ↑ "95X DEBUTS IN RALEIGH". November 16, 2012.
  6. ↑ "95X RALEIGH CONTINUES ALT REBRANDING TREND". January 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ "IHEARTMEDIA RALEIGH DROPS ALTERNATIVE FOR CHRISTMAS 95.3". November 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ Venta, Lance (26 December 2021). "Classic Hip Hop Beat Drops Into Raleigh". RadioInsight. Retrieved 27 December 2021.


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