The 102.5 frequency first signed on in April 1996 as WLIE, with a satellite-fed country music format.[4] Put on the air by WBAZ-owner Mel Kahn and his MAK Communications, less than a year later, the country format was replaced with classic rock.
In early 1998, the 102.5 frequency changed again as it took on new calls, WBSQ, and a new Hot Adult Contemporary format (again satellite-fed) as Q-(Bright)102.5. Launched as a complement to WBAZ at 101.7 FM, and not much else, the station remained an afterthought in the scheme of East End radio.
When Kahn sold WBAZ and WBSQ to AAA Entertainment, owner of locally-run rival WBEA at 104.7 FM in 2000, the future of WBSQ's Hot AC format was limited. Studies by AAA showed that the majority of WBAZ's listeners were concentrated in the Southampton/Bridgehampton area and that the slightly worse 102.5 FM signal would be ideal for the station. In April 2001, WBSQ took the WCSO calls used by AAA as placeholders and would simulcast and assume WBAZ's format and calls that May. The 101.7 frequency soon became home to WBEA whereas WBEA's former home at 104.7 FM became home to a classic hits station targeted to New London, Connecticut.
In 2005, WBAZ, WBEA, and sister stations WEHM and WHBE would be purchased by Long Island Radio Broadcasting, a unit of Cherry Creek Radio.
Referencesedit
^"Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
wbaz, southold, york, radio, station, that, held, call, sign, from, 1981, until, 2001, wbea, adult, contemporary, music, formatted, radio, station, licensed, bridgehampton, york, serving, eastern, long, island, southeastern, connecticut, station, owned, wehm, . For the Southold New York radio station that held the call sign WBAZ at 101 7 FM from 1981 until 2001 see WBEA WBAZ 102 5 FM is an adult contemporary music formatted radio station licensed to Bridgehampton New York and serving eastern Long Island and Southeastern Connecticut The station is owned by WEHM on air talent Lauren Stone 68 8 and her father Roger W Stone 31 2 the chairman CEO of Kapstone Paper amp Packaging Company in Northbrook Illinois as licensee LRS Radio LLC 3 The station s studios are located in Water Mill New York and shared by WBEA and WEHM WEHN WBAZ s transmitter is located in Southampton New York WBAZBridgehampton New YorkUnited StatesBroadcast areaEastern Long IslandSoutheastern ConnecticutFrequency102 5 MHzBranding102 5 BAZProgrammingLanguage s EnglishFormatAdult contemporary musicOwnershipOwnerLauren Roger Stone LRS Radio LLC Sister stationsWBEA WEHM WEHNHistoryFirst air dateApril 1996 28 years ago 1996 04 Former call signsWAFV 1993 1994 WLIE 1994 1998 WBSQ 1998 2001 WCSO 2001 1 Call sign meaningBAZ Bays Technical information 2 Licensing authorityFCCFacility ID52061ClassAERP4 800 wattsHAAT106 meters 348 ft Transmitter coordinates40 53 58 N 72 23 06 W 40 89944 N 72 38500 W 40 89944 72 38500LinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSWebcastListen liveWebsitewww wbr wbaz wbr com Contents 1 History 2 References 3 Previous logos 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Amagansett studiosThe 102 5 frequency first signed on in April 1996 as WLIE with a satellite fed country music format 4 Put on the air by WBAZ owner Mel Kahn and his MAK Communications less than a year later the country format was replaced with classic rock In early 1998 the 102 5 frequency changed again as it took on new calls WBSQ and a new Hot Adult Contemporary format again satellite fed as Q Bright 102 5 Launched as a complement to WBAZ at 101 7 FM and not much else the station remained an afterthought in the scheme of East End radio When Kahn sold WBAZ and WBSQ to AAA Entertainment owner of locally run rival WBEA at 104 7 FM in 2000 the future of WBSQ s Hot AC format was limited Studies by AAA showed that the majority of WBAZ s listeners were concentrated in the Southampton Bridgehampton area and that the slightly worse 102 5 FM signal would be ideal for the station In April 2001 WBSQ took the WCSO calls used by AAA as placeholders and would simulcast and assume WBAZ s format and calls that May The 101 7 frequency soon became home to WBEA whereas WBEA s former home at 104 7 FM became home to a classic hits station targeted to New London Connecticut In 2005 WBAZ WBEA and sister stations WEHM and WHBE would be purchased by Long Island Radio Broadcasting a unit of Cherry Creek Radio References edit Call Sign History CDBS Public Access Database FCC Media Bureau Retrieved April 18 2013 Facility Technical Data for WBAZ Licensing and Management System Federal Communications Commission LRS Radio Acquires Long Island Cluster Radio Insight Retrieved October 13 2017 Country Gold Outlet Goes Garth Free PDF Billboard April 12 1996 p 4 Retrieved August 10 2020 Previous logos edit nbsp External links editOfficial website nbsp WBAZ in the FCC FM station database WBAZ in Nielsen Audio s FM station database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WBAZ amp oldid 1208525283, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
