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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. First airing during the 1960's, WAAF found its identity as a station for melodic rock. The station 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 fellow Boston-area radio station, culminating in a race to be the first station in the area to play the embargoed Aerosmith album Nine Lives. In 2020 the station's parent company sold it, with its last day on the air being February 21st of the same year. Since the sale, the 107.3 frequency has become 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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