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|city = [[Lynn, Massachusetts]]
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|area = [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]
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|frequency = {{Frequency|1360|kHz}}
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|airdate = {{Start date|1947|12|11}}<ref name=bostonradio-start>{{cite web|last1=Halper|first1=Donna|authorlink1=Donna Halper|last2=Wollman|first2=Garrett|title=The Eastern Massachusetts Radio Timeline: the 1940s|url=http://www.bostonradio.org/timeline/timeline-40s|work=The Archives @ BostonRadio.org|accessdate=December 28, 2011}}</ref>
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|power = 700 [[watt]]s daytime<br>76 watts nighttime
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|callsign_meaning = '''LYN'''n, Massachusetts
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|former_callsigns = WLYN (1947–1977)<br>WNSR (1977–1979)
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| owner = [[Multicultural Broadcasting]]
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| licensee = Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC
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|owner = [[Multicultural Broadcasting]]
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|licensee = Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC
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'''WLYN''' is a [[leased-time]] [[ethnic]] [[radio station|station]] in the [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] market. The station is licensed to [[Lynn, Massachusetts]], and is owned by [[Multicultural Broadcasting]]. Its programming is broadcast on 1360 [[Kilohertz|kHz]] on the [[Amplitude modulation|AM]] band. WLYN broadcast in [[AM Stereo]] until the end of 2006.
'''WLYN''' is a [[brokered time]] radio station in the [[Greater Boston]] area broadcasting [[ethnic]] programming. The station is licensed to [[Lynn, Massachusetts]], and is owned by [[Multicultural Broadcasting]]. Its programming is broadcast on 1360 [[Kilohertz|kHz]] on the [[Amplitude modulation|AM]] band.


==History==
WLYN first went on the air on December 11, 1947 as a daytime-only station; it had 500 watts, and the transmitter was located near the Fox Hill Bridge ("Lynn's New Radio" 15). The opening was covered by the city's two local newspapers, the Lynn Daily Evening Item and the Lynn Telegram-News. The new station's president was A. (Avigdor) M. "Vic" Morgan, a veteran broadcaster who had been involved with mechanical television in TV's formative years; he had been the general manager of the Shortwave & Television Company in Boston in the early 1930s.[http://www.tvhistory.tv/1931-Hollis-Semple-Baird-USA.JPG]. Among the air-staff were greater Boston radio veterans like Ned French and Raymond Knight. In charge of women's programming as well as public affairs and educational programs was Dorothy Rich; Mrs. Rich was also the radio director at Endicott Junior College in Beverly, Massachusetts ("Station WLYN," 21).
WLYN first [[Sign-on|signed on the air]] on December 11, 1947, as a [[Daytimer|daytime-only station]]. It operated at 500 watts, and the [[transmitter]] was located near the Fox Hill Bridge.<ref>"Lynn's New Radio Outlet Welcomed to Air Today." Lynn (MA) Daily Evening Item, December 11, 1947, p.&nbsp;15.</ref> The opening was covered by the city's two local newspapers, the ''[[The Daily Item (Lynn)|Lynn Daily Evening Item]]'' and the ''Lynn Telegram-News''. The new station's president was A. (Avigdor) M. "Vic" Morgan, a veteran broadcaster who had been involved with mechanical television in TV's formative years; he had been the general manager of the Shortwave & Television Company in Boston in the early 1930s. Among the air-staff were greater Boston radio veterans like Ned French and Raymond Knight. In charge of women's programming as well as public affairs and educational programs was Dorothy Rich; Mrs. Rich was also the radio director at [[Endicott College|Endicott Junior College]] in [[Beverly, Massachusetts]].<ref>"Station WLYN Goes On the Air for First Time." Lynn (MA) Telegram-News, December 11, 1947, p.&nbsp;21.</ref>


The station was sold on March 3, 1950 to Brookline, Massachusetts businessman Theodore "Ted" Feinstein. (Feinstein also would own other smaller market stations, including WNBP in Newburyport and WTSA in Brattleboro, Vermont.) For many years, WLYN served the North Shore with local programming, local news, local high school sports, and talk shows that focused on local issues. WLYN played mainly popular music, and in the 1950s and 1960s, it continued to employ well-known announcers who had worked at other greater Boston area stations. They included John "Jack" Chadderton, Hank Forbes, Chris Clausen, talk host Morgan Baker (formerly of WEEI, Boston) and Johnny Towne. Later, WLYN switched to nostalgia and big-band music, hiring well-known veteran broadcasters like Bill Marlowe (Buchanan, 1974, 8). For a brief period of time in the mid-1970s, the station also experimented with country music, but this was unsuccessful (McLaughlin, A6).
The station was sold on March 3, 1950, to [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]] businessman Theodore "Ted" Feinstein. (Feinstein also would own other smaller market stations, including [[WNBP]] in Newburyport and [[WTSA (AM)|WTSA]] in Brattleboro, Vermont.) For many years, WLYN served the [[North Shore (Massachusetts)|North Shore]] with local programming, local news, local high school sports, and talk shows that focused on local issues. WLYN played mainly popular music, and in the 1950s and 1960s, it continued to employ well-known announcers who had worked at other greater Boston area stations. They included John "Jack" Chadderton, Hank Forbes, Chris Clausen, talk host Morgan Baker (formerly of [[WEZE|WEEI]] in Boston) and Johnny Towne. Later, WLYN switched to nostalgia and [[Big band|big-band]] music, hiring well-known veteran broadcasters like Bill Marlowe.<ref>Buchanan, William. "Music Spells Food of Love and Life When WLYN's Bill Marlowe is on the Air." Boston Globe, February 3, 1974, p.&nbsp;8.</ref> For a brief period of time in the mid-1970s, the station also experimented with [[country music]], but this was unsuccessful.<ref>McLaughlin, Jeff. "Welcome Back Country." Boston Globe, September 13, 1979, p. A6.</ref>


In 1948, WLYN's president A.M. Morgan also put an FM station on the air; WLYN-FM used the 101.7 frequency (Broadcasting Yearbook, 161). For many years, it simulcast WLYN during the day and had its own programming after the AM signed-off at sunset. In the early 1970s, responding to an influx of Spanish-speaking immigrants, both WLYN and WLYN-FM began offering an hour of programming in Spanish each Sunday.
In 1948, WLYN's president A.M. Morgan also put an FM station on the air; WLYN-FM used the 101.7 frequency.<ref>Broadcasting Yearbook, 1952 edition, p.&nbsp;161.</ref> For many years, it simulcast WLYN during the day and had its own programming after the AM signed off at sunset. In the early 1970s, responding to an influx of Spanish-speaking immigrants, both WLYN and WLYN-FM began offering an hour of programming in Spanish each Sunday.


By the mid-1970s, WLYN-FM had begun broadcasting Greek and Italian ethnic programming in the midday and late evening hours, with drive times still simulcast with the AM. In 1981, WLYN-FM began broadcasting a nighttime block of "new wave" rock music which eventually became a 24/7 modern rock format in 1982 when the midday ethnic programs were moved to the AM side. In February 1983, WLYN-FM was sold to Stephen Mindich, owner of the Boston ''Phoenix'', and in early April it was on the air under new call letters—[[WFNX]]; the new station retained for the most part the modern-rock format that had been launched by the previous owners, and subsequently expanded upon it.
By the mid-1970s, WLYN-FM had begun broadcasting Greek and Italian ethnic programming in the midday and late evening hours, with drive times still simulcast with the AM. In 1981, WLYN-FM began broadcasting a nighttime block of "[[New wave music|new wave]]" rock music which eventually became a 24/7 [[modern rock]] format in 1982 when the midday ethnic programs were moved to the AM side. In February 1983, WLYN-FM was sold to Stephen Mindich, owner of the [[The Phoenix (newspaper)|Boston ''Phoenix'']], and in early April it was on the air under new call letters—[[WFNX (101.7 FM)|WFNX]]; the new station retained for the most part the modern-rock format that had been launched by the previous owners, and subsequently expanded upon it. (101.7 is now [[WBWL (FM)|WBWL]].)


Since the early 1980s, WLYN has continued to broadcast ethnic programming, and now broadcasts 24 hours a day, with reduced nighttime power.
Since the early 1980s, WLYN has continued to broadcast ethnic programming, and now broadcasts 24 hours a day, with reduced nighttime power. WLYN broadcast in [[AM Stereo]] until the end of 2006.


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
*Broadcasting Yearbook, 1952 edition, p. 161.

*Buchanan, William. "Music Spells Food of Love and Life When WLYN's Bill Marlowe is on the Air." Boston Globe, February 3, 1974, p. 8.
*Buchanan, William. "Remember When Disc Jockeys Were Celebrities?" Boston Globe, June 2, 1972, p. 35.
*Buchanan, William. "Remember When Disc Jockeys Were Celebrities?" Boston Globe, June 2, 1972, p. 35.
*"Lynn's New Radio Outlet Welcomed to Air Today." Lynn (MA) Daily Evening Item, December 11, 1947, p. 15.
*McLaughlin, Jeff. "Welcome Back Country." Boston Globe, September 13, 1979, p. A6.
*McLean, Robert. "Takeover in the Night." Boston Globe, January 24, 1979, p. 31.
*McLean, Robert. "Takeover in the Night." Boston Globe, January 24, 1979, p. 31.
*"Station WLYN Goes On the Air for First Time." Lynn (MA) Telegram-News, December 11, 1947, p. 21.


==External links==
==External links==
*{{AM station data|WLYN}}
{{AM station data|WLYN}}


{{Boston Radio}}
{{Boston Radio}}
{{Multicultural Broadcasting}}
{{Multicultural Broadcasting}}


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Revision as of 19:39, 1 April 2024

WLYN
Broadcast areaGreater Boston
Frequency1360 kHz
Programmierung
FormatEthnic
Ownership
Owner
WAZN
History
First air date
December 11, 1947 (1947-12-11)[1]
Former call signs
  • WLYN (1947–1977)
  • WNSR (1977–1979)
Call sign meaning
Lynn, Massachusetts
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53948
ClassD
Power
  • 700 watts daytime
  • 76 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
42°27′10.35″N 70°58′48.18″W / 42.4528750°N 70.9800500°W / 42.4528750; -70.9800500 (WLYN)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live

WLYN is a brokered time radio station in the Greater Boston area broadcasting ethnic programming. The station is licensed to Lynn, Massachusetts, and is owned by Multicultural Broadcasting. Its programming is broadcast on 1360 kHz on the AM band.

History

WLYN first signed on the air on December 11, 1947, as a daytime-only station. It operated at 500 watts, and the transmitter was located near the Fox Hill Bridge.[3] The opening was covered by the city's two local newspapers, the Lynn Daily Evening Item and the Lynn Telegram-News. The new station's president was A. (Avigdor) M. "Vic" Morgan, a veteran broadcaster who had been involved with mechanical television in TV's formative years; he had been the general manager of the Shortwave & Television Company in Boston in the early 1930s. Among the air-staff were greater Boston radio veterans like Ned French and Raymond Knight. In charge of women's programming as well as public affairs and educational programs was Dorothy Rich; Mrs. Rich was also the radio director at Endicott Junior College in Beverly, Massachusetts.[4]

The station was sold on March 3, 1950, to Brookline businessman Theodore "Ted" Feinstein. (Feinstein also would own other smaller market stations, including WNBP in Newburyport and WTSA in Brattleboro, Vermont.) For many years, WLYN served the North Shore with local programming, local news, local high school sports, and talk shows that focused on local issues. WLYN played mainly popular music, and in the 1950s and 1960s, it continued to employ well-known announcers who had worked at other greater Boston area stations. They included John "Jack" Chadderton, Hank Forbes, Chris Clausen, talk host Morgan Baker (formerly of WEEI in Boston) and Johnny Towne. Later, WLYN switched to nostalgia and big-band music, hiring well-known veteran broadcasters like Bill Marlowe.[5] For a brief period of time in the mid-1970s, the station also experimented with country music, but this was unsuccessful.[6]

In 1948, WLYN's president A.M. Morgan also put an FM station on the air; WLYN-FM used the 101.7 frequency.[7] For many years, it simulcast WLYN during the day and had its own programming after the AM signed off at sunset. In the early 1970s, responding to an influx of Spanish-speaking immigrants, both WLYN and WLYN-FM began offering an hour of programming in Spanish each Sunday.

By the mid-1970s, WLYN-FM had begun broadcasting Greek and Italian ethnic programming in the midday and late evening hours, with drive times still simulcast with the AM. In 1981, WLYN-FM began broadcasting a nighttime block of "new wave" rock music which eventually became a 24/7 modern rock format in 1982 when the midday ethnic programs were moved to the AM side. In February 1983, WLYN-FM was sold to Stephen Mindich, owner of the Boston Phoenix, and in early April it was on the air under new call letters—WFNX; the new station retained for the most part the modern-rock format that had been launched by the previous owners, and subsequently expanded upon it. (101.7 is now WBWL.)

Since the early 1980s, WLYN has continued to broadcast ethnic programming, and now broadcasts 24 hours a day, with reduced nighttime power. WLYN broadcast in AM Stereo until the end of 2006.

References

  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 WLYN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Lynn's New Radio Outlet Welcomed to Air Today." Lynn (MA) Daily Evening Item, December 11, 1947, p. 15.
  4. ^ "Station WLYN Goes On the Air for First Time." Lynn (MA) Telegram-News, December 11, 1947, p. 21.
  5. ^ Buchanan, William. "Music Spells Food of Love and Life When WLYN's Bill Marlowe is on the Air." Boston Globe, February 3, 1974, p. 8.
  6. ^ McLaughlin, Jeff. "Welcome Back Country." Boston Globe, September 13, 1979, p. A6.
  7. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook, 1952 edition, p. 161.
  • Buchanan, William. "Remember When Disc Jockeys Were Celebrities?" Boston Globe, June 2, 1972, p. 35.
  • McLean, Robert. "Takeover in the Night." Boston Globe, January 24, 1979, p. 31.
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