WBCN is a digital-only radio station airing on WBZ-FM HD-2 in Boston, Massachusetts, it's known as "The Rock of Boston", its three main Boston-area competitors as of 2009 included WFNX, an alternative rock radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, that operated as a commercial broadcast radio station from 1983 until July 24, 2012, and was owned by which organization?
WBCN (FM) WBCN is a digital-only radio station airing on WBZ-FM HD-2 in Boston, Massachusetts and owned by CBS Radio. Before switching to 98.5 HD-2 on August 12, 2009, WBCN featured its rock format for 41 years as an analog radio station on 104.1 MHz (now WBMX). WBCN became a legend in the rock music industry for breaking many bands, most notably U2. WBCN was a modern rock/active rock station that mixed music that has been popular in the modern rock, alternative rock and classic rock genres. Known as "The Rock of Boston", its three main Boston-area competitors as of 2009 were Album Oriented Rock/active rock WAAF and alternative music stations WBOS and WFNX.
WPNH (AM) WPNH and WFTN are commercial AM radio stations in Central New Hampshire. They are licensed to Plymouth (WPNH, 1300 kHz) and Franklin (WFTN 1240 kHz). The stations are branded as "Oldies 92.9" and simulcast the Oldies format on all three signals. Oldies 92.9's brand of oldies features an unusually deep and vast playlist offering the first generation of rock and roll of the 1960s. Oldies 92.9 also offers select hits from the late '50s and tops out musically into the early to mid '70s. The stations also carry Boston Red Sox during the baseball season. The studios are in Franklin, along with co-owned WPNH-FM, WFTN-FM and WSCY. Prior to the addition of the 92.9 FM translator, 1240 WFTN and 1300 WPNH featured programming from Westwood One's "America's Best Music", adults standards format.