W237BZ

W237BZ, known on-air as 95.3 The Beat, is a radio station licensed to Clayton, North Carolina. The station airs a Classic hip hop radio format. The station is operated by iHeartMedia (formerly Clear Channel Communications). The translator simulcasts the programming of WDCG-HD2, along with a second translator, W236CA in Durham, which began simulcasting on 95.1 FM in late 2015.[1][2][3]

W237BZ
Translator of WDCG-HD2, Durham
Broadcast areaRaleigh/Durham
Frequency95.3 MHz
Branding95.3 The Beat
Programming
FormatClassic hip hop
Ownership
Owner
WNCB, WRDU, WTKK, WDCG
History
First air date
March 2012
Technical information
Facility ID157001
ClassD
ERP250 watts
HAAT510.6 meters (1,675 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°42′50″N 78°49′4″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website95.3 The Beat

History
Alt 95.3 logo used from 2018 to 2021
Logo used during the station's stunting as Christmas 95.3 until December 25, 2021

W237BZ began broadcasting in November 2012 as a translator for WDCG-HD2, which signed on with an Alternative Rock format as "95X".[4]

On January 9, 2018, the station rebranded as "Alt 95.3".[5]

On November 11, 2021, at 10 a.m., WDCG-HD2/W236CA/W237BZ dumped the alternative format after 9 years and began stunting with Christmas music as "Christmas 95.3".[6]

On December 20, 2021, 95.3 started airing sweepers for its future format, Classic Hip Hop as "95.3 The Beat", which would debut on December 26. At midnight on that date, after playing "Little Drummer Boy" by Bob Seger, W237BZ, W236CA, and WDCG-HD2 officially flipped to Classic Hip Hop as "95.3 The Beat". The first song on "The Beat" was "Party Up (Up in Here)" by DMX. The station is running 5,000 commercial-free songs in a row to launch its new format.[7]

Translators
Broadcast translators for WDCG-HD2
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W237BZ 95.3 FMClayton, North Carolina157001250510.6 m (1,675 ft)D35°42′50.4″N 78°49′4″WLMS
W236CA 95.1 FMDurham, North Carolina87686200142 m (466 ft)D35°58′39.5″N 78°48′58″WLMS

References
  1. https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&facid=53597
  2. https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&facid=87686
  3. https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&facid=157001
  4. 95X Debuts in Raleigh
  5. 95X Raleigh Continues Alt Rebranding Trend
  6. iHeartMedia Raleigh Drops Alternative for Christmas 95.3 Lance Venta, RadioInsight, November 11, 2021
  7. Venta, Lance (26 December 2021). "Classic Hip Hop Beat Drops Into Raleigh". RadioInsight. Retrieved 27 December 2021.


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