WLZX-FM
WLZX-FM is a Saga Communications active rock radio station in Northampton, Massachusetts, broadcasting at 99.3 FM. The station has an active rock format.
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| City | Northampton, Massachusetts |
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| Broadcast area | Pioneer Valley / Western Massachusetts |
| Frequency | 99.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | FM/HD1: Lazer 99.3 & 98.5 HD2: Rewind 94.3 HD3: Pure Oldies 96.9 |
| Slogan | Everything that Rocks! |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active rock |
| Subchannels | HD2: Classic Hits HD3: Oldies |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Saga Communications (Saga Communications of New England, LLC) |
| WAQY, WHAI, WHMP, WHMQ, WPVQ-FM, WRSI | |
| History | |
First air date | Where possible use 1956 as WHMP-FM |
Former call signs | WHMP-FM (1956-2000) WLZX (2000-2017) |
Call sign meaning | We're LaZer to the maX ! |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 46963 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 5,800 watts |
| HAAT | 101 meters (331 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42.374°N 72.673°W |
| Translator(s) | 98.5 W253CD (East Longmeadow, relays 1600 WLZX) HD2: 94.3 W232BW (Amherst) HD3: 96.9 W245BK (Amherst) |
| Repeater(s) | 1600 WLZX (East Longmeadow) 102.1 WAQY-HD2 (Springfield) |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | lazer993.com myrewind943.com (HD2) pureoldies969.com (HD3) |
History
WLZX-FM began when the station was purchased from Clear Channel, which operated 99.3 as WHMP 99.3 FM the "Rock Alternative".[1] Lazer 99.3 went live on September 11, 2000.[2]
WLZX-FM has a translator, W232BW 94.3 in Amherst at 250 watts which is a simulcast of WLZX-FM's HD2 channel, a classic hits station station; branding themselves as Rewind 94.3.[3] WLZX-FM also has a translator, W245BK 96.9 (likewise, in Amherst at 250 watts) which is a simulcast of WLZX-FM's HD3 channel, an Oldies station; branding themselves as the new oldies station in the Pioneer Valley.[4][5]
On February 3, 2017, WLZX-FM rebranded as "Lazer 99.3 & 105.1" and began simulcasting on WLZX (formerly WHNP) 1600 AM and FM translator W286DB 105.1 FM East Longmeadow, Massachusetts (now W253CD 98.5 FM).[6] WLZX-FM has once again rebranded, this time being known as "Lazer 99.3 & 98.5".[7]
As of September 2018, there have been claims that WAQY is supposedly simulcasting two sister stations over HD Sub-Channels (i.e. WLZX-FM via HD2 and WHMP via HD3).
While the station switched to an Alternative rock format in the Summer of 2017 under the slogan "The Rock Alternative," it re-launched its original Active rock format at 6:00AM on February 4, 2020, returning to playing "Everything that Rocks Western Mass."
References
- "WHMP 99.3 ONLINE". 1999-04-28. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- Peters, Bill; Saulmon, Greg (May 11, 2009). "Sustainable Radio". MassLive. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- "HD Radio station guide for San Francisco, California". hdradio.com. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- "Saga Launches Pure Oldies In Amherst MA". RadioInsight. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- "Pure Oldies 96.9" Logo
- Laser 99.3 Adds Second Signal Radioinsight - February 3, 2017
- "Lazer 99.3 & 98.5" Logo
External links
- WLZX in the FCC's FM station database
- WLZX on Radio-Locator
- WLZX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- WLZX in the FCC's AM station database
- WLZX on Radio-Locator
- WLZX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W232BW in the FCC's FM station database
- W232BW on Radio-Locator
- W245BK in the FCC's FM station database
- W245BK on Radio-Locator
- W253CD in the FCC's FM station database
- W253CD on Radio-Locator