WBUR-FM
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WBUR-FM (90.9 FM) is a public radio station located in Boston, Massachusetts, owned by Boston University. Its programming is also known as WBUR News. The station is the largest[2] of three NPR member stations in Boston, along with WGBH and WUMB-FM and produces several nationally distributed programs, including On Point, Here and Now and Open Source. WBUR previously produced Car Talk, Only a Game, and The Connection (which was cancelled on August 5, 2005). RadioBoston, launched in 2007, is its only purely local show. WBUR's positioning statement is "Boston's NPR News Station".
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| Broadcast area | Greater Boston |
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| Frequency | 90.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 90.9 WBUR |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | NPR Public Radio Exchange |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | March 1, 1950; 73 years ago (1950-03-01)[1] |
Former call signs | WBUR (1950–1997) |
Call sign meaning | "Boston University Radio" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 68241 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 8,600 watts |
| HAAT | 357.8 meters (1,174 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°18′36.65″N 71°14′13.80″W |
| Repeater(s) | (see table) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live PLS MP3 Ogg Vorbis |
| Website | WBUR.org |
WBUR also carries its programming on two other stations serving Cape Cod and the Islands: WBUH (89.1 FM) in Brewster,[3] and WBUA (92.7 FM) in Tisbury. The latter station, located on Martha's Vineyard, uses the frequency formerly occupied by WMVY.[4][5][6] In 1998, the station helped launch WRNI in Providence, Rhode Island—the first NPR station within that state's borders. It has since sold the station to a local group.
According to Ken Mills, a Minneapolis broadcast consultant and Nielsen data, the number of listeners of WBUR has grown since 2012, increasing from 409,000 to 534,400. In 2017, WBUR was named the sixth-most popular NPR news station in the United States.[7]