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WBCA-LP
Broadcast areaGreater Boston
Frequency102.9 MHz
BrandingWBCA 102.9 FM
Programming
FormatCommunity radio
Ownership
OwnerCity of Boston
OperatorBoston Neighborhood Network
History
First air date
May 2016
Technical information
Facility ID194505
ClassLow-power FM
ERP14 watts
HAAT78.2972 meters (256.881 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°18′56.36″N 71°5′53.17″W / 42.3156556°N 71.0981028°W / 42.3156556; -71.0981028
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitebnnmedia.org/programming/radio

WBCA-LP (102.9 FM) is a low power radio station (LPFM) in Boston, Massachusetts. The station operates as a partnership of the Boston Neighborhood Network and the city of Boston.

History

In 2013, for the first time in ten years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opened applications for LPFM radio licenses to community and civic organizations. The City of Boston applied for the license to provide a source of news and information to Boston residents, including public safety programming and any local or regional emergency information. Boston was granted a license-to-construct permit in 2015 for a new FCC LPFM radio station.

Timeshare

Because multiple qualified community organizations applied for the one available LPFM license for the Boston market, a sharing agreement was created under FCC guidelines. WBCA-LP uses 102.9 MHz from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.; Lasell College operates WLAS-LP from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Global Ministries Christian Church operates WBPG-LP from 2 a.m. to 10 a.m.

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Radio stations in the Boston, Massachusetts, metropolitan area
Other radio stations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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