WRCA

WRCA
Broadcast areaGreater Boston
Frequency1330 kHz
BrandingBloomberg 106.1
Programming
FormatFinancial news
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WBOS, WBQT, WBZ-FM, WKLB-FM, WROR-FM
History
First air date
January 30, 1948 (1948-01-30)[1]
Former call signs
  • WCRB (1948–1975)
  • WHET (1975–1979)
  • WDLW (1979–1989)
Call sign meaning
"Radio Comedy and the Arts" (previous format)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60695
ClassB
Power
  • 25,000 watts (day)
  • 17,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
42°17′20.00″N 71°11′21.00″W / 42.2888889°N 71.1891667°W / 42.2888889; -71.1891667 (WRCA)
Translator(s)106.1 W291CZ (Boston)
Repeater(s)
  • 92.9 WBOS-HD2 (Brookline)
  • 1450 WNBP (Newburyport)
  • WNBP translator:
  • 106.1 W291CC (Newburyport)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via TuneIn)
Websitewww.bloombergradio.com

WRCA (1330 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Watertown, Massachusetts, and serving the Greater Boston media market. The license is held by the Beasley Media Group, LLC, part of the Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.[3] WRCA is simulcast with WNBP 1450 AM Newburyport and carries financial news from Bloomberg Radio with some local news, weather and traffic reports.

WRCA transmits with 25,000 watts daytime, and 17,000 watts at night. It uses a directional antenna with a five-tower array off Saw Mill River Parkway in Newton, near the Charles River.[4] WRCA's programming is also heard on FM translator W291CZ at 106.1 MHz in Boston.[5] It is also broadcast on the HD2 digital subchannel of sister station 92.9 WBOS.

  1. ^ Halper, Donna; Wollman, Garrett. "The Eastern Massachusetts Radio Timeline: the 1940s". The Archives @ BostonRadio.org. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRCA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "FCC Station Ownership database".
  4. ^ "WRCA-AM 1330 kHz - Watertown, MA". radio-locator.com.
  5. ^ "W291CZ-FM 106.1 MHz - Boston, MA". radio-locator.com.

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