WBOS

WBOS is an adult album alternative station in the Boston market owned by Greater Media. It is based in Dorchester, broadcasts from the top of the Prudential tower in Back Bay, and is licensed to the town of Brookline. It broadcasts on the 92.9MHz frequency, closely clustered with fellow AAA stations WMVY (92.7, Martha's Vineyard) and WXRV (92.5, Haverhill).

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WBOS was also the name of a shortwave station operated by Westinghouse's WBZ affiliate during the 1940s. (Ironically, the 92.9 frequency now occupied by WBOS was one of the early frequencies used by WBZ's FM station in the 1950s.)

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Adult album alternative: Adult album alternative (also Adult Alternative, AAA or Triple-A) is a radio format which has a broader, more diverse playlist than most formats and tends to appeal more to adults than to teenagers. Less played tracks are also common. Musical selection tends to be on the fringe of mainstream popular...

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Greater Media: Greater Media, Inc., known as Greater Media, is an American broadcasting company who specializes in radio stations. The markets where they own radio stations include Boston, MA, Detroit, MI, Philadelphia, PA, and the state of New Jersey. The company was started in 1956 in Southbridge, MA, and its ...