101.7 The Bull live

101.7 The Bull is Boston's hit country station. It broadcasts as WBWL on 101.7 FM, is licensed to Lynn, Massachusetts, and serves Greater Boston with the slogan "Boston's Hit Country". It is owned by iHeartMedia, and on this page you can listen to The Bull live online, free.

Hit country

WBWL plays country music, including some acoustic-driven pop crossover hits not otherwise heard on country radio. Some programming comes from Premiere Networks.

History

The station signed on August 5, 1963, as WLYN-FM. It was WFNX from 1983 to 2012, then briefly WHBA and WEDX, before becoming WBWL, pronounced like "Bull".

Sister stations

WBWL is part of iHeartMedia's Boston cluster with stations including WJMN, WXKS-FM and WZLX.

Country, anywhere

Press play and The Bull starts in seconds — on Route 1, at work or far from Massachusetts. The stream on this page carries the same music you hear on 101.7 FM.

For Greater Boston

From Lynn and the North Shore to the city and the suburbs, 101.7 The Bull brings country hits — and a few crossover surprises — to New England.

How to listen

You can hear The Bull on the radio on 101.7 FM across Greater Boston, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for the commute or a weekend, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find The Bull's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

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• Live stream, 24 hours a day
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