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| Text on Button | WAAF 107 FM |
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| Additional Information | WAAF 107.3 was a radio station serving the Boston area. Hitting the airwaves during the 1960's, WAAF found its identity as a station for melodic rock. WAAF developed a reputation for boundary-pushing, raunchy humor and content, which made it controversial and earned it accusations of sexism from some listeners. WAAF also had a heated rivalry with another Boston-area radio station, WBCN, culminating in a 1997 race to be the first station in the area to play the embargoed Aerosmith album Nine Lives prior to its public release. In 2020, the station's parent company sold the station; its last day on air was February 21, 2020. As of 2025, the 107.3 frequency is now a Christian music station. |
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Eagan, J. (2020, February 21). Inside rock station WAAF's final day on the Boston airwaves. WCBV45. https://web.archive.org/web/20200225043745/https://www.wcvb.com/article/inside-rock-station-waaf-s-final-day-on-the-boston-airwaves/31049854 Kauppi, J. (1992, April 26). On WAAF, if it's raunchy it goes on the air. The Boston Globe. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-on-waaf-if-its-raunch/45273007/ Sullivan, J. (1997, February 8). Deejays at WAAF and WBCN take aim at each other. The Boston Globe. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-deejays-at-waaf-and… |
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