WZLY

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WZLY
WZLY logo.jpg
Broadcast area Wellesley, Massachusetts
Frequency 91.5 MHz
BrandingWZLY 91.5 FM
Programming
Format Free-format
Ownership
Owner Wellesley College
History
First air date
1976 (1976)
Call sign meaning
Wellesley
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 71457
Class D
ERP 7 watts
HAAT 47 meters (154 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 42°17′35.3″N71°18′19.2″W / 42.293139°N 71.305333°W / 42.293139; -71.305333
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website wzly.org

WZLY (91.5 FM) is a non-commercial radio station broadcasting a college radio format. Licensed to Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States, the station is staffed by students of and is owned by Wellesley College. [2] [3] The student organization that hosts radio shows and maintains the broadcast is also known as WZLY.

Contents

The first radio station at Wellesley College was established on April 20, 1942, as WBS 730 AM. Early programming included radio plays, Porgy and Bess , a quiz show and the news. As an FM station, WZLY was first licensed on June 17, 1976. [4] Today, the WZLY co-operative broadcasts on air at 91.5 FM and on an online radio stream. [5] In addition to radio broadcasting, WZLY also DJs events on Wellesley's campus, hosts parties, and brings musical acts to campus. [6] WZLY also maintains a student blog on their website, [7] which features music reviews, interviews with artists, and music-related reflections.

Transition to internet radio

In October 2014, WZLY announced that, pursuant to a vote taken during the previous year, the station's programming would move exclusively to Internet radio, with the 91.5 FM broadcast license being sold. The move was made in part because of the difficulty for a student-run radio station to comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations. [8]

However, in the spring of 2019, after years of trying to sell the license, the station voted to retain their broadcasting license. WZLY remains on air at 91.5 FM, and streams online as well.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WZLY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WZLY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "WZLY Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ↑ "WZLY history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Listen". WZLY. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  6. ↑ "About". WZLY. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  7. ↑ "MD Blog". WZLY. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  8. ↑ Chen, Cynthia (October 23, 2014). "WZLY to sell 91.5 FM radio frequency". The Wellesley News. Retrieved October 27, 2014.


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