WBZO

WBZO
City	Bay Shore, New York
Broadcast area	Long Island
Frequency	103.1 MHz
Branding	103.1 MAX FM
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 (29 years ago)
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°WCoordinates: 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) 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 FM station database
WBZO on Radio-Locator
WBZO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[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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