WZBR
| Defunct | |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Boston |
| Frequency | 1410 kHz |
| Branding | AM 1410 WZBR |
| Ownership | |
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| WSRO | |
| History | |
First air date | July 17, 1961 |
Last air date | April 1, 2024 (62 years, 8 months and 15 days) |
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| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 41348 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 42°14′5.36″N 71°8′11.19″W / 42.2348222°N 71.1364417°W |
| Translator(s) | 98.1 W251CR (Medford) |
WZBR (1410 AM) was a radio station licensed to Dedham, Massachusetts, United States. The station served the Greater Boston area. WZBR was owned by Langer Broadcasting Group, LLC, along with WSRO. WZBR also operated translator station W251CR (98.1 FM) in Medford.
The station went on the air in 1961 as WOKW in Brockton; the principals of founding owner Associated Broadcasters were associated with WSPR in Springfield. Following a series of ownership changes, the middle of the road station became WAMK in 1981, WATD—a sister station to WATD-FM in Marshfield—in 1985, and talk radio station WMSX in 1990. After operating as a Spanish-language tropical music station from 2001 to 2008 and a contemporary Christian music station from 2009 to 2012, WMSX was sold to Alex Langer in 2012. Langer moved the station to Dedham as WZBR in 2013, initially as part of his network of Portuguese language radio stations based at WSRO, and later leased out to the programmer of an urban contemporary format from 2016 to 2020. WZBR suspended operations for financial reasons in July 2020; it then operated as a jazz music station from November 2020 until Langer's death in March 2023. WZBR ceased operations entirely in 2024.