The station was the Boston affiliate for Little Steven's Underground Garage on Sunday nights until June 7, 2020. Disclaimer: By using this website, you accept the Spokeo Terms of Use. Loren calls Westwood, MA, home. WKOX-FM was the Boston area's first FM top 40 station featuring live disc jockeys, including hosts Bill Thomas, Brother Bill Heizer, FM Douglas, program director Dick Stevens, John Leisher, Alan Fraser, J. William Charles, with Kenny McKay and Jimmy Conlee. From 2007 through 2011, WROR broadcast Christmas music format throughout the holiday season;[12][13][14] the station would also air a nightly call-in program for children hosted by "Santa Claus". A Boston radio host who spent almost 40 years hosting a morning show on the same broadcast frequency has signed off. At least one listener has found the show offensive, as heard on the first Men from Maine CD (sold during the holiday season to raise money for charity). After the simulcast ended, on September 5, 1996, Greater Media changed WKLB's call letters to WROR, and changed the station's format to oldies. Loren and Wally. The current weekday schedule includes WROR personalities Bob Bronson, Lauren Beckham Falcone and Brian Bell (mornings), Julie Devereaux (middays) and Jaybeau Jones (afternoons). The Loren & Wally Show had several segments: Men from Maine was a one- to two-minute comedy segment, opening with soap opera organ music and Loren stating something varying along the lines of, "Welcome to another thrilling episode of the exciting adventures of Men from Maine. By 1999, the format had been modified to classic rock, similar to co-owned WMGK in Philadelphia, but gradually moved back to more of a pop-based classic hits format in 2006, emphasizing pop adult rock hits while mixing in some R&B, disco, and harder rock songs. Loren D. Owens, age 47. This site should not be used to make decisions about employment, tenant screening, or any purpose covered by the FCRA.The records were matched using first and last name only. Radio stations take Christmas carol plunge early", "Greater Media, Emmis Unveil HD2 Strategies", https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/c8c64r/wth_happened_to_wror_hd2_the_bone/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WROR-FM&oldid=980034278, Classic hits radio stations in the United States, Mass media in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles lacking in-text citations from April 2009, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Previously used on the former WROR (98.5 FM) in Boston, now, "Buying A Sheep Tonight" (Men From Maine song Posted on YouTube), "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (Christmas song), This page was last edited on 24 September 2020, at 06:46. What do you think?
The WROR studios are located in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester, while the station transmitter resides on the Prudential Tower in Downtown Boston. Milton. The two stations simulcast for eleven days. In the early 1990s, Delilah was a host on WVBF before she moved to Seattle and entered national syndication.
The WROR studios are located in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester, while the station transmitter resides on the Prudential Tower in Downtown Boston. Milton. The two stations simulcast for eleven days. In the early 1990s, Delilah was a host on WVBF before she moved to Seattle and entered national syndication.