WLZX-FM

WLZX-FM
City Northampton, Massachusetts
Broadcast area North-Central Massachusetts
Branding Lazer 99.3 & 98.5
Slogan The Rock Alternative
Frequency 99.3 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s) 94.3 W232BW (Amherst, relays HD2)
96.9 W245BK (Amherst, relays HD3)
98.5 W253CD (East Longmeadow, relays WLZX AM)
Repeater(s) WLZX 1600 AM (East Longmeadow)
First air date 1956 (as WHMP-FM)
Format FM/HD1: Alternative rock
HD2: Top 40/CHR "Hits 94.3"
HD3: Oldies "Pure Oldies 96.9"
ERP 5,800 watts
HAAT 101 meters
Class A
Facility ID 46963
Callsign meaning We're LaZer to the maX !
Former callsigns WHMP-FM (1956-2000)
WLZX (2000-2017)
Owner Saga Communications
(Saga Communications of New England, LLC)
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Website lazer993.com
hits943.com (HD2)
pureoldies969.com (HD3)

WLZX-FM is a Saga Communications alternative rock radio station in Northampton, Massachusetts, broadcasting at 99.3 FM. The station has an alternative rock format.

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 200 watts which is a simulcast of WLZX-FM's HD2 channel, a top 40 station; branding themselves as the new hit music station in the Pioneer Valley.[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]

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

Coordinates: 42°22′26″N 72°40′23″W / 42.374°N 72.673°W / 42.374; -72.673


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