Boston Radio: Entercom Sells WAAF-FM for $10.75M Cash

Entercom Communications Monday announced a definitive agreement to sell 107.3 FM in Boston to Educational Media Foundation (EMF) for $10.75 million in cash.

Entercom will continue to air WAAF on its existing HD stations, 104.1 HD2 and 93.7 HD2 and on RADIO.COM.

EMF will begin programming 107.3 FM under a Network Affiliation Agreement beginning Saturday, February 22, 2020. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2020.

WAAF lost one of its biggest names, Greg Hill, last year when Entercom announced he would join the morning show on WEEI.

Hill served as the host of WAAF’s “Hill-Man” morning show for more than 28 years. He joined WAAF in 1986. “The Greg Hill Show” currently airs mornings from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on WEEI.

Bernard E Waterman signed-on 107.3 FM as WAAB-FM in the autumn of 1961.

WAAF 107.3 Fm (9.6 Kw) 

WAAF was the first station to launch the long running popular radio show Opie and Anthony in March 1995.

On August 12, 2009, WAAF became the longest-running rock radio station in Boston, when rival station WBCN signed off analog radio to allow WBMX to move from 98.5 to 104.1 FM. The same day, 98.5 became WBZ-FM, "The Sports Hub."

The Boston Globe reports generations of Massachusetts residents were introduced to thumping rock acts via the airwaves of WAAF, which bills itself as “The Only Station That Really Rocks.”

Folks have taken to social media to voice their shock over the impending sale.

“Speechless,” tweeted Boston radio personality Adam 12.

Another Hub-area radio pro, Anngelle Wood, tweeted out, “I am so very sorry to my radio friends.”

Eddie Trunk, a well-known satellite radio jock, was despondent.

“This sucks hugely!,” Trunk tweeted. “This station an affiliate for my FM show for many years. Sending my best wishes to all at the station staff as well. Really hate seeing legendary FM rock stations go away.”