W237BZ
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| Translator of WDCG-HD2, Durham | |
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Broadcast area | Raleigh/Durham |
| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 95.3 MHz |
| Branding | 95.3 The Beat |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hip-hop |
| Ownership | |
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| WNCB, WRDU, WTKK, WDCG | |
| History | |
First air date | March 2012 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 157001 | |
| Class | D |
| ERP | 250 watts |
| HAAT | 510.6 meters (1,675 ft) |
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| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 95.3 The Beat |
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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]
History
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]
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for W237BZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."95X DEBUTS IN RALEIGH". November 16, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."95X RALEIGH CONTINUES ALT REBRANDING TREND". January 9, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."IHEARTMEDIA RALEIGH DROPS ALTERNATIVE FOR CHRISTMAS 95.3". November 11, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (December 26, 2021). "Classic Hip Hop Beat Drops Into Raleigh". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Listen Live
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- W237BZ on Radio-Locator
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- W236CA on Radio-Locator
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