WBZO

WBZO
City	Bay Shore, New York
Broadcast area	Long Island
Frequency	103.1 MHz
Branding	103.1 MAX FM
Slogan	Classic Hits of the 70's, 80's, and More
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Connoisseur Media ; (Connoisseur Media Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WALK-FM; WHLI; WKJY; WWSK;
History
First air date	February 1993
Former call signs	WQIA (1992); WBSI (1992–1993);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	60245
Class	A
ERP	1,550 watts
HAAT	141 meters (463 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°45′03″N 73°12′49″W / 40.75083°N 73.21361°W
Links
Public license information	Profile; LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.1031maxfm.com

WBZO (103.1 FM, Max FM) is a classic hits radio station owned by Connoisseur Media and licensed to Bay Shore, New York. The station's studios are located at Airport Plaza in Farmingdale, New York.

History

103.1 FM first signed on the air in February 1993 as WBSI, broadcasting from studios located on Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore and playing oldies from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.^[2] The WBSI calls were dropped only a few months after the station signed on because WBLI complained the WBSI calls were too similar and would taint the Arbitrons.

WBZO — along with WHLI, WKJY, and WWSK — was sold by Barnstable Broadcasting to Connoisseur Media effective July 3, 2012 for $23 million. Since then, Connoisseur has made extensive investments in research and marketing to better serve the local Long Island community and the loyal listeners of B103, including purchasing WALK-FM.

On May 15, 2015 WBZO rebranded as "103.1 Max FM".^[3]

References

^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
^ Angrisani, Carol (February 18, 1993). "New radio station to highlight Islip" (PDF). Suffolk County News. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
^ WBZO Long Island Rebrands as Max FM

External links

Official website
WBZO in the FCC's FM station database
WBZO on Radio-Locator
WBZO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[fcc1-1] "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2013.

[2] Angrisani, Carol (February 18, 1993). "New radio station to highlight Islip" (PDF). Suffolk County News. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

[3] WBZO Long Island Rebrands as Max FM

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