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| Broadcast area | New York metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 107.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 107.5 FM WBLS |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English |
| Format | Urban adult contemporary |
| Subchannels | HD2: Spanish AC "Luna 107.5 HD2" |
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| History | |
First air date | September 15, 1965 |
Former call signs | WLIB-FM (1965–1972) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 28203 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 4,200 watts |
| HAAT | 415 meters (1,362 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°44′53″N 73°59′10″W / 40.748°N 73.986°W |
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| Webcast | |
| Website | www |
WBLS (107.5 MHz) is an urban adult contemporary formatted FM radio station, licensed to New York, New York. It is currently owned and operated by Mediaco Holding, along with sister station WQHT (97.1 FM). The stations share studios in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, and WBLS' transmitter is located at the Empire State Building. It was previously owned by YMF Media LLC, owned jointly by investor Ronald Burkle and Magic Johnson, which had assumed control of WBLS and WLIB's former parent company, Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, on October 19, 2012, at a purchase price of $180 million.[2]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBLS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Court OKs YMF Media LMA of Inner City Stations". allaccess.com. May 21, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.