WBZO

Bay Shore, New York United States
Broadcast area	Long Island
Frequency	103.1 MHz
Branding	103.1 MAX FM
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Rock-leaning classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Connoisseur Media (Connoisseur Media Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WALK-FM, WHLI, WKJY, WWSK
History
First air date	February 1993 (30 years ago) (1993-02)
Former call signs	WQIA (1992) WBSI (1992–1993)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	60245
Class	A
ERP	1,550 watts
HAAT	141 meters (463 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°45′03″N 73°12′49″W / 40.75083°N 73.21361°W / 40.75083; -73.21361 (WBZO)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1031maxfm.com

WBZO (103.1 FM) is a rock-leaning classic hits radio station owned by Connoisseur Media and licensed to Bay Shore, New York. The station's studios are located at Airport Plaza in Farmingdale, New York, and its transmitter is located on Freeman Avenue in Islip, New York.^[3]

History

103.1 FM first signed on the air in February 1993 as WBSI, broadcasting from studios located on Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore and playing oldies from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.^[4] The WBSI call letters were dropped only a few months after the station signed on because 106.1 WBLI complained the WBSI call sign was too similar and would cause confusion in the Arbitron ratings.

WBZO — along with WHLI, WKJY, and WWSK — was sold by Barnstable Broadcasting to Connoisseur Media effective July 3, 2012 for $23 million.

On May 15, 2015, WBZO rebranded as "103.1 Max FM".^[5]

In September 2022, the on-air staff was let go due to budget cuts. WBZO is now running automated.^[6]