used the wmjx call letters from 1975 to 1981 see wpow . wmjx city boston massachusetts broadcast area greater boston branding magic 106.7 slogan today s hits yesterday s favorites frequency 106.7 mhz also on hd radio 106.7 hd 2 for christmas music first air date december 15 1957 as wbz fm format adult contemporary erp 21 500 watts haat 235 meters class b facility id 25052 transmitter coordinates 42 20 50.0 n 71 4 59.0 w 42.347222 n 71.083056 w 42.347222 ; 71.083056 callsign meaning mj magic former callsigns wbz fm 1957 1981 owner greater media sale to beasley broadcast group pending fcc approval greater boston radio group llc sister stations wbos wbqt wklb fm wror fm webcast listen live requires login or listen via iheart listen live hd2 website magic1067.com 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 . contents 1 history 2 cool hot or green 3 wmjx hd2 4 awards 5 appearance in popular culture 6 references 7 external links history edit the 106.7 frequency in boston was first used on december 15 1957 1 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 . during the years as a rock station wbz fm also simulcast the hourly newscasts from wbz the commercial spots on which were the only commercials heard on the fm side . in 1981 wbz fm was sold to greater media becoming that company s first boston station . under the new ownership the station signed off at the end of 1981 . during this silent period greater media installed a new transmitter and increased the height of the antenna on the wbz tv tower . a few years later the transmission equipment was relocated to the prudential tower improving the station s signal in downtown boston . the new 106.7 signed on at 6 p.m. on january 6 1982 as wmjx with program director jack casey delivering the legal id this is wmjx boston followed by a short welcome message from general manager bill campbell . the station debuted the adult contemporary format pioneered by greater media at wmgk in philadelphia and also heard on wmgq in new brunswick new jersey and wmjc in detroit and branded as magic 106.7 . the first song on magic was do you believe in magic by the lovin spoonful . the initial air staff consisted of bob cohen and lori kelman in the morning from 5 9am ; doug collins from 9am 1pm ; ed brand from 1 5pm ; david allan boucher from 5 9 pm and nancy quill from 9pm 1am . due in part to the get acquainted free offer of commercial free programming which magic aired during its first six months of operation the station quickly became the highest rated adult contemporary station in boston reaching a 5.3 share of 12 according to arbitron listeners within its first year . upon debuting wmjx faced several competitors including wror 98.5 fm now the current wbz fm wvbf 105.7 fm now the current wror fm wssh 99.5 fm now wcrb and to some extent easy listening station wjib 96.9 fm now wbqt ; however during the 1990s all four stations changed formats . wror fm and wbqt are now also owned by greater media ; the company at one time also operated the 99.5 frequency as wklb fm . two of the personalities on magic nancy quill and david allan boucher have been on the station since its inception . quill has long been the weekday midday hostess ; boucher hosts the very popular nighttime show bedtime magic and is also heard on various stations around the country . wmjx has had only four program directors during its entire run . jack casey was the original program director from 1981 to 1986 followed by phil redo . don kelley served as the program director from october 1989 to february 2012 . cadillac jack was named program director in 2013 . for much of the early 2000s except for 2005 wmjx was one of the very few ac stations not to broadcast wall to wall christmas music during the weeks leading up to christmas . in 2005 wmjx joined the bandwagon and broadcast an all christmas format from the day after thanksgiving through december 25 . it did not do so again until 2012 choosing to change to christmas music on december 5 2 although sister station wror fm broadcast an all christmas format during the holidays from 2007 11 . however during a 24 hour period from 6 p.m. christmas eve to 6 p.m. christmas day wmjx presents a commercial free program called the magic of christmas . while it is billed as traditional christmas music most of the songs are new age or smooth jazz arrangements of holiday favorites . one fan of the show spent months identifying the magic of christmas set list . 3 wmjx frequently edited the songs they play to make them fit the soft rock format . the change in management in 2013 marked the end of the policy of home grown edits and most if not all of these songs were replaced with the full versions that were supplied by the record companies . cool hot or green edit in 2008 wmjx ran a contest titled cool hot or green . the prize was advertised as a new car a choice of a cool mercedes benz c series sedan a hot audi tt convertible or a green toyota prius . a complaint was filed when it was learned that the prize was a two year lease on one of the three cars and would only be awarded if the winner qualified for the lease . in response the federal communications commission fcc issued a 4 000 fine to greater media the station s owners . 4 5 wmjx hd2 edit in early 2006 wmjx launched its digital hd2 sidechannel with a smooth jazz format a mix of traditional and contemporary jazz fusion and new adult contemporary music . 6 in november 2014 wmjx hd2 switched to all christmas music which has been a normal practice in previous years the primary station s main adult contemporary format would traditionally move to the hd2 while the analog hd1 would switch to christmas music full time ; after christmas day the christmas music would move to the hd2 and continue until new year s day . however unlike previous years where the smooth jazz format would return after the holiday season the hd2 sub channel continues to play round the clock christmas music . awards edit in 1998 wmjx received a radio active grammy award for programming excellence . in 2007 the station was nominated for the top 25 markets adult contemporary station of the year award by radio & records magazine . other nominees included kost in los angeles walk fm in patchogue new york wltw in new york city wbeb in philadelphia and kezk fm in st. louis . 7 in 2010 the station received the marconi award from the national association of broadcasters in the ac station category . 8 appearance in popular culture edit ambient drone artist oneohtrix point never aka daniel lopatin takes his name from a play on the station s frequency number as sort of a tribute . 9 references edit wbz fm makes bow on 106.7 mc pdf . broadcasting telecasting . december 23 1957 . retrieved april 16 2011 . wmjx boston joins the all christmas contingent . all access . december 5 2012 . retrieved december 8 2012 . 106.7 fm magic of christmas set list . december 27 2012 . retrieved december 27 2012 . http www.bostonherald.com blogs news messenger index.php 2009 04 10 fcc fines magic 1067 over contest http www.fcc.gov daily releases daily business 2009 db0408 da 09 779a1.txt tucker ken january 19 2006 . greater media emmis unveil hd2 strategies . billboard . retrieved january 19 2016 . 2007 industry achievement awards . radio and records . september 28 2008 . archived from the original on february 27 2008 . 2010 marconi awards . fmqb . oneohtrix point never s post modern make out music . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wmjx radio locator information on wmjx query nielsen audio s fm station database for wmjx v t e radio stations in boston including eastern massachusetts by am frequency 590 650 680 740 800 850 890 950 9802 10301 10602 1090 1120 1150 1200 12302 1260 1300 1330 1360 13902 1410 1430 14602 3 1470 14902 1510 1550 15702 1600 by fm frequency 88.1 88.9 89.7 90.3 90.9 91.5 91.5 91.52 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.52 92.9 93.7 94.5 95.3 95.92 96.9 97.7 98.5 99.12 99.5 99.9 100.1 100.7 101.7 102.5 103.3 104.1 104.52 104.92 104.9 105.7 106.7 107.32 107.9 via fm subcarrier 67 khz radio maria estados unidos spanish talking information center radio reading service tnt radio boston vietnamese 92 khz radio voie du salut haitian creole english religion by noaa weather radio frequency 162.425 162.475 digital radio by frequency & subchannel 1030 1430 88.9 1 89.7 1 89.7 2 89.7 3 90.9 1 92.9 1 92.9 2 94.5 1 94.5 2 96.9 1 96.9 2 97.7 1 97.7 2 97.7 3 98.5 1 98.5 2 98.5 3 100.7 1 100.7 2 100.7 3 102.5 1 103.3 1 104.1 1 104.1 2 104.1 3 104.1 4 105.7 1 106.7 1 106.7 2 107.3 1 107.3 2 107.3 3 107.9 1 107.9 2 by callsign khb35 waaf2 wamg watd2 watd fm2 wazn wbix wbmx wbnw2 wboq2 wbos wbqt wbrs wbur fm wbwl wbz wbz fm wcap2 wcec2 wcrb weei weei fm wers wesx2 weze wgbh whhb whrb wild wjda wjib wjmn wkaf wklb fm wkox wlyn wmbr wmex wmfo wmjx wmln fm wmvx2 wmwm wng574 wntn wods wplm2 wplm fm2 wqom wrbb wrca wrko wrol wror fm wsro wumb fm wuml2 wunr wwdj wxks wxks fm wxlo2 wxrv wzbc wzbr wzlx wzly internet stations wbcn radiobdc defunct stations wdis wfnx wgi warc massachusetts radio markets boston cape cod new bedford fall river springfield worcester other massachusetts radio regions pittsfield see also list of radio stations in massachusetts manchester radio 1 clear channel stations with extended nighttime coverage . 2 a station from a neighboring market that serves boston and area and is considered a boston station by nielsen radio . 3 station is silent . v t e adult contemporary radio stations in the state of massachusetts by frequency 860 1340 1390 1490 93.3 94.7 95.9 96.1 97.3 98.3 98.7 99.1 99.9 100.5 101.7 104.7 106.7 by callsign watd fm wbrk wbrk fm whai wjdf wkfy wmas fm wmjx wmrc wocn fm wplm wplm fm wqrc wsbs wsne fm wsrs w263cu