WBUR-FM, the Glossary

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1. 95 relations: Adult album alternative, All Things Considered, All-news radio, BBC, Bill Littlefield, Boston, Boston Herald, Boston University, Brewster, Massachusetts, Call signs in North America, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Community College, Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, Cape Cod Times, Car Talk, Cheryl Strayed, Chicago, Christopher Lydon, City of license, Classical music, Cognex Corporation, Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, COVID-19 recession, Current (newspaper), Deepa Fernandes, Effective radiated power, Facility ID, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting, Falmouth, Massachusetts, Federal Communications Commission, FM broadcasting, Foot (unit), Frequency, Greater Boston, Height above average terrain, Here and Now (Boston), Improvisation, Israel, Jane Clayson Johnson, Jazz, Layoff, List of North American broadcast station classes, Martha's Vineyard, Meghna Chakrabarti, Metre, Middle East, Morning Edition, Natick, Massachusetts, ... Expand index (45 more) »

2. 1950 establishments in Massachusetts
3. Radio stations in Boston

Adult album alternative

Adult album alternative (also triple-A, AAA, or adult alternative) is a radio format.

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All Things Considered

All Things Considered (ATC) is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio (NPR).

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All-news radio

All-news radio is a radio format devoted entirely to the discussion and broadcast of news.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Bill Littlefield

William Littlefield (born July 1948) is an American radio personality and sportswriter.

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Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Boston Herald

The Boston Herald is an American daily newspaper whose primary market is Boston, Massachusetts, and its surrounding area.

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Boston University

Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Brewster, Massachusetts

Brewster is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod.

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Call signs in North America

Call signs are frequently still used by North American broadcast stations, in addition to amateur radio and other international radio stations that continue to identify by call signs worldwide.

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Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Cape Cod

Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States.

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Cape Cod Community College, known locally as "Four Cs", is a public community college in West Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Cape Cod Regional Technical High School

Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, also known as Cape Tech, Cape Cod Tech, Lower Cape Tech, and sometimes abbreviated as CCT, is a public vocational and technical high school located in Harwich, Massachusetts, United States.

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Cape Cod Times

The Cape Cod Times is a broadsheet daily newspaper serving Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, which encompasses 15 towns on Cape Cod with a year-round population of about 230,000 and a circulation of about 20,000.

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Car Talk

Car Talk refers to the work of Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, that includes a website, and a podcast of reruns that is currently hosted by Apple Podcasts, NPR Podcasts, and Sticher.

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Cheryl Strayed

Cheryl Strayed (née Nyland; born September 17, 1968) is an American writer and podcast host.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Christopher Lydon

Christopher Lydon (born 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American media personality and author.

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City of license

In U.S., Canadian, and Mexican broadcasting, a city of license or community of license is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.

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Classical music

Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.

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Cognex Corporation

Cognex Corporation is an American manufacturer of machine vision systems, software and sensors used in automated manufacturing to inspect and identify parts, detect defects, verify product assembly, and guide assembly robots.

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Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America

The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) is an American non-profit pro-Israel media-monitoring, research and membership organization.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is an American publicly funded non-profit corporation, created in 1967 to promote and help support public broadcasting.

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COVID-19 recession

The COVID-19 recession, also known as the Great Lockdown, was a global economic recession caused by COVID-19 lockdowns.

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Current (newspaper)

Current is an American trade journal that covers public broadcasting in the United States.

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Deepa Fernandes

Deepa Fernandes is one of the hosts of NPR's Here and Now.

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Effective radiated power

Effective radiated power (ERP), synonymous with equivalent radiated power, is an IEEE standardized definition of directional radio frequency (RF) power, such as that emitted by a radio transmitter.

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Facility ID

The facility ID number, also called a FIN or facility identifier, is a unique integer number of one to six digits, assigned by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau to each broadcast station in the FCC Consolidated Database System (CDBS) and Licensing and Management System (LMS) databases, among others.

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Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) is a progressive left-leaning media critique organization based in New York City.

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Falmouth, Massachusetts

Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States.

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FM broadcasting

FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting that uses frequency modulation (FM) of the radio broadcast carrier wave.

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The foot (standard symbol: ft) is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement.

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Frequency

Frequency (symbol f), most often measured in hertz (symbol: Hz), is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time.

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Greater Boston

Greater Boston is the metropolitan region of New England encompassing the municipality of Boston, the capital of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the most populous city in New England, and its surrounding areas.

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Height above average terrain

Height above average terrain (HAAT), or (less popularly) effective height above average terrain (EHAAT), is the vertical position of an antenna site above the surrounding landscape.

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Here and Now (Boston)

Here and Now (stylized as Here & Now) is a public radio magazine program produced by NPR and WBUR-FM in Boston and distributed across the United States by NPR to over 450 stations, with an estimated 5 million weekly listeners.

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Improvisation

Improvisation, often shortened to improv, is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.

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Jane Clayson Johnson

Jane Clayson Johnson (born April 25, 1967) is an American journalist and author who rose to national prominence as co-host of a network morning news program and covered stories for CBS News, ABC News, and WBUR/NPR.

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Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals.

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Layoff

A layoff or downsizing is the temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment of an employee or, more commonly, a group of employees (collective layoff) for business reasons, such as personnel management or downsizing (reducing the size of) an organization.

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List of North American broadcast station classes

This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard, often simply called the Vineyard, is an island in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, lying just south of Cape Cod.

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Meghna Chakrabarti

Meghna Chakrabarti is an American journalist and radio producer.

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Metre

The metre (or meter in US spelling; symbol: m) is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI).

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Middle East

The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.

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Morning Edition

Morning Edition is an American radio news program produced and distributed by NPR.

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Natick, Massachusetts

Natick is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Needham, Massachusetts

Needham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre, films (via the AMC Theatres MAP program), and newspapers.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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On Point

On Point is a radio show produced by WBUR-FM in Boston, Massachusetts, and syndicated by American Public Media (APM).

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Only a Game

Only a Game was a weekly sports program distributed by National Public Radio and hosted formerly by Bill Littlefield.

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Open Source (radio show)

Open Source is an American public radio show hosted by Christopher Lydon, former New York Times journalist and original host of The Connection.

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Planning permission

Planning permission or building permit refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions.

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Portuguese language

Portuguese (português or, in full, língua portuguesa) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.

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Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island.

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Public broadcasting

Public broadcasting (or public service broadcasting) involves radio, television, and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service.

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Public Radio Exchange

The Public Radio Exchange (PRX) is a non-profit web-based platform for digital distribution, review, and licensing of radio programs.

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Public Radio International

Public Radio International (PRI) was an American public radio organization.

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island (pronounced "road") is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Robin Young

Robin Cardwell Young (née Youngs) is an American television and radio personality.

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Sacha Pfeiffer

Sacha Pfeiffer (born September 7, 1971) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and radio host.

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Sandwich High School

Sandwich Middle High School is a public high school located in East Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States.

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Scott Tong

Scott Tong is an American journalist and radio host.

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September 11 attacks

The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001.

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Steve Almond

Steve Almond (born October 27, 1966) is an American short-story writer, essayist and author of ten books, three of which are self-published.

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Talk radio

Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music.

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The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe, also known locally as the Globe, is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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The Connection (radio program)

The Connection was a public radio call-in program from WBUR that ran from 1994 to 2005.

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The Martha's Vineyard Times

The Martha's Vineyard Times is a weekly community newspaper on Martha's Vineyard, an island seven miles off the coast of southeastern Massachusetts.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Public's Radio

Rhode Island Public Radio, doing business as The Public's Radio, is the NPR member radio network for the state of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. WBUR-FM and the Public's Radio are news and talk radio stations in the United States.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Tisbury, Massachusetts

Tisbury is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Tom Ashbrook

Thomas E. Ashbrook is an American journalist and radio broadcaster.

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Tony Cennamo

Tony Cennamo (September 30, 1933 – June 8, 2010) was for 25 years a jazz disc jockey on Boston University's WBUR.

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Union Station (Providence)

Union Station describes two distinct, defunct train stations in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.

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WBEZ

WBEZ (91.5 FM) – branded WBEZ 91.5 – is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, and primarily serving the Chicago metropolitan area. WBUR-FM and WBEZ are NPR member stations.

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WCCT-FM

WCCT-FM was a radio station on 90.3 FM in Harwich, Massachusetts, United States, which operated from 1989 to 2014.

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WCRB

WCRB (99.5 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Lowell, Massachusetts, which serves the Greater Boston area. WBUR-FM and WCRB are NPR member stations.

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WGBH (FM)

WGBH (89.7 FM, "GBH 89.7") is a public radio station located in Boston, Massachusetts. WBUR-FM and WGBH (FM) are NPR member stations, news and talk radio stations in the United States and radio stations in Boston.

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WGTX (AM)

WGTX (1240 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and serving Cape Cod.

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WKKL

WKKL (90.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic alternative format.

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WMVY

WMVY (88.7 FM; "Mvyradio") is a non-commercial community-oriented radio station based in the town of Tisbury, Massachusetts, and licensed to serve Edgartown, both on the island of Martha's Vineyard.

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WPVD

WPVD (1290 AM) is a public radio station in Providence, Rhode Island. WBUR-FM and WPVD are NPR member stations and news and talk radio stations in the United States.

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WSDH

WSDH (91.5 FM) is a high school radio station licensed to Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States, and serving the Cape Cod area.

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WSRO

WSRO (650 HD Radio) is a radio station broadcasting a jazz music format with a digital-only transmission on a standard AM band frequency. WBUR-FM and WSRO are radio stations in Massachusetts.

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WTBU (Boston University)

WTBU (640 kHz/89.3 MHz) is a "Part 15" student-managed and -operated radio station at Boston University. WBUR-FM and WTBU (Boston University) are Boston University.

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WUMB-FM

WUMB-FM (91.9 FM) in Boston, Massachusetts, is the radio station of the University of Massachusetts Boston. WBUR-FM and WUMB-FM are NPR member stations and radio stations in Boston.

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WXTK

WXTK (95.1 FM; "Newsradio 95 WXTK") is a commercial radio station licensed to West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and serving Cape Cod. WBUR-FM and WXTK are news and talk radio stations in the United States.

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XM Satellite Radio

XM Satellite Radio (XM) was one of the three satellite radio (SDARS) and online radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Holdings.

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See also

1950 establishments in Massachusetts

• American Healthcare Professionals and Friends for Medicine in Israel
• Ann's Diner
• Athol Hospital
• Bancroft School of Massage Therapy
• Boston University College of Engineering
• Camp Danbee
• Cape Cod Melody Tent
• Chicopee Valley Aqueduct
• DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
• Dunkin' Donuts
• Eliot Bridge
• Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts
• Grahm Junior College
• Heritage Academy Longmeadow
• Kowloon Restaurant
• Legal Sea Foods
• MACOM Technology Solutions
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester
• Schepens Eye Research Institute
• Tobin Bridge
• WARA (AM)
• WBUR-FM
• WFGL
• WHMP
• WREB (Massachusetts)
• WROL
• WSC (radio station)

Radio stations in Boston

• List of radio stations in Greater Boston
• WAMG
• WBCA-LP
• WBGB (FM)
• WBIX
• WBOS
• WBQT (FM)
• WBUR-FM
• WBWL (FM)
• WBZ (AM)
• WBZ-FM
• WEEI (AM)
• WEEI-FM
• WERS
• WEZE
• WGBH (FM)
• WILD (AM)
• WJIB
• WJMN (FM)
• WKLB-FM
• WKOX (AM)
• WLYN
• WMEX (AM)
• WMFO
• WMJX
• WQOM
• WRBB
• WRCA
• WRKO
• WROL
• WROR-FM
• WUMB-FM
• WWBX
• WWDJ
• WXKS (AM)
• WXKS-FM
• WZBC
• WZLX
• WZRM

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBUR-FM

Also known as Dear Sugar Radio, WBUA, WBUH, WBUR, WBUR (FM), WBUR Boston, WBUR News, WBUR-FM/WBUR News, WBUR.org.

, Needham, Massachusetts, Nielsen Media Research, NPR, On Point, Only a Game, Open Source (radio show), Planning permission, Portuguese language, Providence, Rhode Island, Public broadcasting, Public Radio Exchange, Public Radio International, Rhode Island, Robin Young, Sacha Pfeiffer, Sandwich High School, Scott Tong, September 11 attacks, Steve Almond, Talk radio, The Boston Globe, The Connection (radio program), The Martha's Vineyard Times, The New York Times, The Public's Radio, The Washington Post, Tisbury, Massachusetts, Tom Ashbrook, Tony Cennamo, Union Station (Providence), Watt, WBEZ, WCCT-FM, WCRB, WGBH (FM), WGTX (AM), WKKL, WMVY, WPVD, WSDH, WSRO, WTBU (Boston University), WUMB-FM, WXTK, XM Satellite Radio.