WJZ-FM

WJZ-FM (105.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Catonsville, Maryland, and serving the Baltimore metropolitan area. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. through licensee Audacy License, LLC, and it broadcasts a sports radio format. Local shows are heard on weekdays, with programming from the CBS Sports Radio Network airing nights and weekends. Studios and offices are located in Towson.

WJZ-FM
Broadcast areaBaltimore metropolitan area
Frequency105.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding105.7 The Fan
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSports
Subchannels
AffiliationsCBS Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
November 22, 1963 (1963-11-22) (as WCBC)
Former call signs
  • WCBC (1963–68)
  • WBMD-FM (1968–71)
  • WKTK (1971–82)
  • WQSR (1982–2001)
  • WXYV (2001–05)
  • WHFS (2005–08)
Call sign meaning
Taken from former sister station WJZ-TV
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID1916
ClassB
ERP
  • 50,000 watts (analog)
  • 2,390 watts (digital)
HAAT150 meters (490 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°19′26.4″N 76°32′54.9″W
Translator(s)HD3: 104.9 W285EJ (White Marsh)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/1057thefan

WJZ-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is located off Moravia Road in Baltimore's Frankford neighborhood at (39°19′26.4″N 76°32′54.8″W). WJZ-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD2 digital subchannel carries the Bloomberg Radio business news format heard on WDCH-FM, while the HD3 subchannel rebroadcasts co-owned WJZ (1300 AM), which primarily carries BetQL Network programming.

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