Top Music Stations in Massachusetts
You have a blast listening to music, while working, working out, and driving in your car. Sometimes though, you have troubles finding a music station that fits you. Sometimes your favorite station changes and what used to be a couple of minutes of commercials once an hour has become a couple of minutes of music once an hour! Or maybe you are new to Massachusetts, just visiting the area, or possibly just need a change. You have come to the right place.
Here we have all of the top Massachusetts music stations in one place, you are sure to find one that meets your tastes. Try out all of the Massachusetts stations and then give us your opinion on the best, worst, and any we don’t have on the list that should be. Whether you are in Massachusetts for a visit or have lived here for years, we want to hear your opinion.
We have catered our list of Massachusetts stations to the local opinions we have received so don’t stop sending them in. Music is an important part of our lives, in Massachusetts, and anywhere else. Music stations are also a personal thing. What is music to you? Is it what gets you through your daily commute in Massachusetts? Is it what you jam to in the shower? Is it what calms and centers you at work?
WBUR
Boston, MA
WBUR-FM (90.9 FM) is a public radio station located in Boston, Massachusetts, owned by Boston University. WBUR is the largest of three NPR member stations in Boston, along with WGBH and WUMB-FM. WBUR produces several nationally distributed programs, including Car Talk, On Point, Only a Game, Here and Now and Open Source, and previously produced The Connection (which was canceled on August 5, 2005). RadioBoston, launched in 2007, is WBUR’s only purely local show. WBUR’s positioning statement is “Boston’s NPR News Station”.
WEEI 93.7 FM
Brighton, MA
WVEI-FM of frequency 103.7 FM, SportsRadio 103.7 is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format, largely simulcasting Boston-based WEEI-FM. Licensed to Westerly, Rhode Island, USA. The station is currently owned by Entercom Communications. In addition to WEEI programming, WVEI-FM carries Providence Friars men’s basketball,[3] as well as ESPN Radio (despite the presence of a full-time ESPN Radio affiliate in the market, WLKW).
Mix 104.1
Boston, MA
WBMX, known on-air as “Mix 104-1,” is a radio station with a hot adult contemporary format in Boston, Massachusetts. The call letters WBMX (standing for Black Music EXperience) were originally assigned to 102.7 on the FM dial in Oak Park, Illinois (serving Chicago) from 1973 to 1988. The call letters were then assigned to 640 AM in Zeeland, Michigan until 1991, when they were transferred to 98.5 FM in Boston to reflect the station’s “Mix” branding.
93.9 The River
Northampton, MA
WRSI (93.9 FM, “93.9 The River”) is a radio station licensed to serve Turners Falls, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Saga Communications and licensed to Saga Communications of New England, LLC. It airs an Album Adult Alternative music format. WRSI officially went on the air July 26, 1981 at noon with a very diverse programming line up which included music from the genres of rock, classical, jazz, new age, folk, world, country and anything new and different it could find.
WRBB 104.9
Boston, MA
WRBB (104.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a variety format. Licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, USA, it serves the Boston area, and is run by Northeastern students. The station is currently owned by Northeastern University and transmitted from Northeastern’s campus.
KIX 100.9
Springfield, MA
WRNX (100.9 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Amherst, Massachusetts. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and the broadcast license is held by CC Licenses, LLC.
95.9 WATD-FM
Marshfield, MA
WATD-FM (95.9 FM) is a radio station carrying local news and features for the South Shore of Massachusetts (comprising Norfolk and Plymouth counties), with an Adult Contemporary music format. Founded and owned by local entrepreneur Edward Perry and licensed to Marshfield, Massachusetts, the station went live on December 6, 1977. WATD also carries live coverage of University of Massachusetts-Amherst football and men’s basketball games as well as live broadcasts of local high-school football and boys’ basketball games involving high schools in the station’s coverage area.
WFCR
Springfield, MA
WFCR (88.5 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Amherst, Massachusetts. It serves as the National Public Radio (NPR) network affiliate for Western Massachusetts, including Springfield. The station airs NPR news programs during the morning and afternoon drive times and in the early evening. Middays and overnights are devoted to classical music and jazz is heard during the later evening hours.
Lazer 99.3
East Longmeadow, MA
WLZX-FM is a Saga Communications Alternative Rock radio station in Northampton, Massachusetts, broadcasting at 99.3 FM. The station has an alternative rock format.
103.3 AMP Radio
Boston, MA
WODS (103.3 FM) – known on-air as 103.3 AMP Radio, is a radio station in Boston, Massachusetts. WODS airs a Top 40 (CHR) radio format, and is owned by Entercom.
