WAZN

WAZN (1470 AM) is a radio station in the Greater Boston market, licensed to Watertown. It is owned by Multicultural Broadcasting, and as of March 27, 2020^[update] broadcasts Spanish Christian programming.

WAZN

Watertown, Massachusetts United States
Broadcast area	Greater Boston
Frequency	1470 kHz
Branding	Radio Oasis 1470 AM Boston
Programming
Language	Spanish
Format	Christian radio
Ownership
Owner	Multicultural Broadcasting (Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	WLYN
History
First air date	January 1958 (as WSRO in Marlborough, Massachusetts)
Former call signs	WSRO (1958–2002)
Call sign meaning	"Asian" (previous programming)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	70523
Class	B
Power	1,400 watts (day) 3,400 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	42°24′49.35″N 71°12′38.2″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	radiooasisboston.com

History

The station signed on in January 1958 as WSRO, operating out of Marlborough.^[2][3]

At one time, WSRO was a music station.^[3][4] Additionally, at one time, the station was simulcast in Gardner on WGAW (1340). However, in 1996, the station filed for bankruptcy, and was sold separately from WGAW in October.^[5] The new ownership gradually shifted the station to more of a talk radio format the following year.^[6][7]

WSRO was sold to Alex Langer in 1998.^[8] In early 1999, the station let go much of its staff^[9] and became a full-time relay of sister station WRPT (650);^[10] soon afterward, the station lost its original transmitter location in Marlborough and relocated to a temporary site in Hudson.^[11] In October 2000, WSRO applied to move to Watertown, operating from a transmitter location in Lexington.^[12]

The station was sold to Multicultural in 2002.^[13] The callsign was soon changed to WAZN, as the WSRO callsign remained with Langer on 650 AM.^[14] The move to Watertown was completed by Multicultural in early 2004.^[15] The station began broadcasting Chinese programming on February 1, 2016, and later moved to Spanish Christan format on March 27, 2020.^[16]