WMJX

WMJX (106.7 FM; "Magic 106.7") is a radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts. It has an adult contemporary format. The station's transmitter is located atop the Prudential Tower in Downtown Boston, and its studios are located in the Dorchester section of Boston. The station is one of Boston's most successful radio stations. WMJX broadcasts Christmas music year round on their HD2 subchannel.

History

The 106.7 frequency in Boston was first used on December 15, 1957 as WBZ-FM, the FM complement to WBZ, under the ownership of Westinghouse Broadcasting. The station's earliest format was a classical music format, and later evolved into a combination simulcast of the AM station during the morning, with the classical music at other times.

On December 31, 1971, WBZ-FM became a rock music station as "Rockin' Stereo 106.7", programming mostly top 40 with some album cuts. Although automated, it featured voice-tracked announcing from Clark Smidt (who also programmed the station) and Ken Shelton. For a time in the mid-1970s, WBZ-FM was Boston's second most popular top 40 station, trailing only WRKO. In 1975, both Smidt and Shelton left to join WCOZ, which was changing formats from beautiful-music to album-oriented rock. By 1979, WBZ-FM had drifted into an automated album-oriented rock format itself, which remained in place through 1981.