WROL
WROL (950 AM) is a radio station in Boston, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Salem Media Group. Most of WROL's programming is religious including local ministers as well as national radio hosts such as Dr. Charles Stanley, Jay Sekulow and Eric Metaxas. Former WBZ-TV news anchor-turned-minister Liz Walker also has a program on the station. WROL also airs several Irish music blocks on weekends, including the Irish Hit Parade on Saturdays and A Feast of Irish Music on Sundays.
| Broadcast area | Greater Boston |
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| Frequency | 950 kHz |
| Branding | AM 950 WROL |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Affiliations | Salem Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
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| WEZE | |
| History | |
| Founded | January 29, 1927 |
First air date | October 8, 1950 |
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Call sign meaning | Similar to former WORL calls currently being used at its sister station in Orlando |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9139 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 90 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°26′9.94″N 70°59′32.98″W |
| Translator(s) | 100.3 W262CV (Boston) |
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| Webcast | Listen live Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | wrolradio |
WROL operates with 5000 watts by day but must reduce power to 90 watts at night to protect other stations on 950 kHz. WROL uses a non-directional transmitter located off Route 107 in the Rumney Marsh Reservation in Saugus, Massachusetts. WROL is one of two religious formatted radio stations in the Boston media market owned by Salem Communications; WEZE is the other.