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.

WLZX-FM
CityNorthampton, Massachusetts
Broadcast areaPioneer Valley / Western Massachusetts
Frequency99.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingFM/HD1: Lazer 99.3 & 98.5
HD2: Rewind 94.3
HD3: Pure Oldies 96.9
SloganEverything that Rocks!
Programming
FormatActive rock
SubchannelsHD2: Classic Hits
HD3: Oldies
Ownership
OwnerSaga Communications
(Saga Communications of New England, LLC)
WAQY, WHAI, WHMP, WHMQ, WPVQ-FM, WRSI
History
First air date
Where possible use 1956 (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 ID46963
ClassA
ERP5,800 watts
HAAT101 meters (331 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42.374°N 72.673°W / 42.374; -72.673
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
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Websitelazer993.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."

Former HD2 logo

References
  1. "WHMP 99.3 ONLINE". 1999-04-28. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  2. Peters, Bill; Saulmon, Greg (May 11, 2009). "Sustainable Radio". MassLive. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  3. "HD Radio station guide for San Francisco, California". hdradio.com. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  4. "Saga Launches Pure Oldies In Amherst MA". RadioInsight. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  5. "Pure Oldies 96.9" Logo
  6. Laser 99.3 Adds Second Signal Radioinsight - February 3, 2017
  7. "Lazer 99.3 & 98.5" Logo


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