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| Translator of WDCG-HD2,Durham | |
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| Broadcast area | Raleigh/Durham |
| Frequency | 95.3MHz |
| Branding | 95.3 The Beat |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hip hop |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WNCB,WRDU,WTKK,WDCG | |
| History | |
First air date | March 2012 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 157001 |
| Class | D |
| ERP | 250watts |
| HAAT | 510.6 meters (1,675 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°42′50″N78°49′4″W / 35.71389°N 78.81778°W /35.71389; -78.81778 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 95.3 The Beat |
W237BZ, known on-air as95.3 The Beat, is a radio station licensed toClayton, North Carolina. The station airs aClassic hip hop radio format. The station is operated byiHeartMedia (formerly Clear Channel Communications). The translator simulcasts the programming ofWDCG-HD2, along with a second translator,W236CA in Durham, which began simulcasting on95.1 FM in late 2015.[2][3][4]
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W237BZ began broadcasting in November 2012 as a translator for WDCG-HD2, which signed on with anAlternative Rock format as "95X".[5]
On January 9, 2018, the station rebranded as "Alt 95.3".[6]
On November 11, 2021, at 10 a.m., WDCG-HD2/W236CA/W237BZ dumped the alternative format after 9 years and beganstunting withChristmas music as "Christmas 95.3".[7]
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" byBob Seger, W237BZ, W236CA, and WDCG-HD2 officially flipped toClassic Hip Hop as "95.3 The Beat". The first song on "The Beat" was "Party Up (Up in Here)" byDMX. The station is running 5,000 commercial-free songs in a row to launch its new format.[8]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W237BZ | 95.3 FM | Clayton, North Carolina | 157001 | 250 | 510.6 m (1,675 ft) | D | 35°42′50.4″N78°49′4″W / 35.714000°N 78.81778°W /35.714000; -78.81778 | LMS |
| W236CA | 95.1 FM | Durham, North Carolina | 87686 | 200 | 142 m (466 ft) | D | 35°58′39.5″N78°48′58″W / 35.977639°N 78.81611°W /35.977639; -78.81611 | LMS |
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