WEZX

WEZX

City	Scranton, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Northeastern Pennsylvania
Branding	Rock 107
Slogan	"NEPA's Classic Rock"
Frequency	106.9 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s)	See tables below
Repeater(s)	See tables below
First air date	1967
Format	Analog/HD1: Classic rock HD2: Alternative rock (WFUZ simulcast)
ERP	1,450 watts (analog) 58 watts (digital)^[1]
HAAT	188 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	66364
Owner	Times-Shamrock Communications (Scranton Times, L.P.)
Sister stations	WFUZ, WEJL, WEJL-FM, WBAX
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	rock107.com

WEZX (106.9 FM, "Rock 107") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Scranton, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Times-Shamrock Communications, through licensee Scranton Times, L.P., and broadcasts a classic rock format.

WEZX programming is simulcast on WPZX 105.9 FM in Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania, WQFM 107.1 FM in Hancock, New York and on three translators. The station's programming is also available via streaming on the station's website.

WEZX uses HD Radio, and simulcasts the alternative rock programming of sister station WFUZ on its HD2 subchannel.

History

The station signed on for the first time in 1967.^[2] In the early 1970s, Times-Shamrock branded the station "FM 107" with a soft rock format. The format was changed to rock in 1980 and the station rebranded as "Rock 107".

In 2000, sister station WPZX began simulcasting WEZX programming, followed by WVZX (now WQFM) in 2007.^[2]

WEZX celebrated 30 years as "Rock 107" in 2010.^[2]

The station commenced digital broadcasting on August 15, 2011.^[1]

Weekend Themes

Rock 107 used to feature a theme each weekend from Friday afternoon to Sunday at midnight, but it's sometimes extended for holiday weekends such as Memorial Day weekend. Some popular themes include:

Nice Pair Weekend - Blocks of two songs by the same artist are played through the weekend.
Perfect Ten Weekend - Listeners submit lists of ten songs via e-mail (often following a certain theme, i.e. "songs about cars", "Halloween songs", or simply their personal top ten songs). The lists are played throughout the week.
Time Travel Weekend - When the clocks change for Daylight Saving Time the station plays blocks of songs from the same year. Blocks can be as short as 3 songs and sometimes longer than 10 songs. Time machine sound effects and facts about each year are included.
British Invasion Weekend - Primarily music from the British Invasion Era is played throughout the week, often accompanied by history of the era.
Flashback Weekend - Music from a specific span of time is played throughout the weekend. Often historic highlights from the year, quotes from movies popular during the era, and music facts are also aired.
Block Party (Rock Block) Weekend - Similarly to the Nice Pair Weekend, blocks of songs by the same artist (three to six) are aired throughout the weekend.
All Request Weekend - Listener requested songs are featured through the weekend.
Oh Wow Weekend - Songs that are rarely played or are believed to have personal significance for many people are played, with the intention of giving listeners an "oh, wow." feeling, for not hearing them in a while.

Stations

Two full-power stations are licensed to simulcast the programming of WEZX:

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	Facility ID	ERP/Power W	Height m (ft)	Class	Transmitter coordinates	Notes
WPZX	105.9 FM	Pocono Pines, PA	88753	5,000	103 m (338 ft)	A	41°08′17″N 75°33′35″W / 41.13806°N 75.55972°W / 41.13806; -75.55972 (WPZX) (NAD27)	Calls assigned February 23, 2000
WQFM	107.1 FM	Hancock, NY	165339	6,000	33.8 m (111 ft)	A	41°57′43.4″N 75°16′16.9″W / 41.962056°N 75.271361°W / 41.962056; -75.271361 (WQFM) (NAD27)

Translators

WEZX programming is broadcast on the following translators:

Broadcast translators of WEZX
Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	FCC info
W264CP	100.7	Clarks Green, Pennsylvania	25	0 m (0 ft)	D	FCC
W297AF	107.3	Scranton, Pennsylvania	250	−70 m (−230 ft)	D	FCC

Broadcast translators of WPZX
Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	FCC info
W288DF	105.5	Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania	30	0 m (0 ft)	D	FCC

References

1 2 "Digital Notification [WEZX]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. August 18, 2011. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
1 2 3 Brown, Stacy (March 29, 2010). "Rock 107 celebrates decades of rock 'n' roll". citizensvoice.com. The Citizens' Voice. Retrieved 2016-09-24.

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WEZX

Radio-Locator information on WEZX

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WEZX

Query the FCC's FM station database for WPZX

Radio-Locator information on WPZX

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WPZX

Query the FCC's FM station database for WQFM

Radio-Locator information on WQFM

Radio stations in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre market

By AM frequency	590 630 730 750 800 910 980 1240 1280 1300 1340 1400 1440 1460 1490 1550 1590 1640

By FM frequency	88.1 88.3 88.5 88.9 89.9 90.3 90.7 90.9 91.3 91.7 92.1 92.9 93.5 93.7 94.3 94.9 95.3 95.7 96.1 96.5 97.1 97.9 98.5 99.5 100.1 100.3 100.5 101.3 102.3 102.7 103.1 104.3 104.5 104.9 105.7 105.9 106.1 106.9 107.3 107.7 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.550

By callsign	W205AG W235AA W262AI W282BK W291AP WARM WAZL WBAX WBHT WBHD WBSX WBWX WBZU WCDL WCIG WCIN WCLH WEJL WEJL-FM WEZX WPZX WFTE WFUZ WGGY WGMF WICK WILK WILK-FM WITK WKRF WKRZ WKZN WLKA WMGS WMQX WPEL WPEL-FM WPNX700 WPSN WQOR WRGN WRKC WSBG WSJR WTRW WUSR WVIA-FM WVMW-FM WWRR WXL43 WYCK WZZH WZMF

Pennsylvania radio markets Allentown–Bethlehem Altoona Bradford–Coudersport Chambersburg–Waynesboro Erie Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle Lancaster Montrose New Castle Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Sayre–Towanda–Mansfield–Wellsboro Wilkes-Barre–Scranton Williamsport York Other Pennsylvania radio regions Bedford Indiana Johnstown Lewistown–Mifflintown Meadville–Franklin Punxsutawney–DuBois St. Marys–Emporium–Kane State College Stroudsburg Sunbury–Selinsgrove–Lewisburg Warren See also List of radio stations in Pennsylvania

Classic rock radio stations in the state of Pennsylvania

By frequency	92.1 92.1 93.7 94.3 94.3 94.3 94.7 95.9 98.5 99.9 100.5 101.3 102.3 102.5 102.9 102.9 103.1 103.1 103.5 105.5 105.5 105.9 106.9 107.3 107.5 107.7

By callsign:	WBUS WBVE WBXQ WCHX WDVE WEGH WEZX WHLM-FM WKVE WJNG WMGK WMKX WMTT WODE-FM WPZX WQCM WQFX WQHZ WSQV WTPA WUUZ WUZZ WYCR WYFM WZDB WZDD

By city	Bedford Berwick Brookville Cooperstown Easton Erie Greencastle Johnsonburg Lewistown Lock Haven Mount Pleasant Northumberland Palmyra Patton/Altoona Philadelphia Pittsburgh Pocono Pines Russell Saegertown Scranton Sharon State College Strattanville Sykesville Tioga York-Hanover

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Pennsylvania See also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock

Classic rock radio stations in the state of New York

By frequency	92.7 93.3 95.1 95.3 96.5 96.9 96.9 99.1 99.5 99.9 101.5 101.7 102.1 102.3 104.3 104.9 105.5 105.5 105.9 106.5 107.1

By callsign	WAAL WAIO WAXQ WBAB WBWZ WCMF WGRF WHFM WIII WLLW WLPW WNGZ WOUR WPYX WQFM WRCD WRGR WTKV WTKW WXTL WXUR

By city	Albany Babylon Binghamton Bridgeport Buffalo Canton Cortland Geneva Hancock Herkimer Honeoye Falls Lake Placid Montour Falls New Paltz New York Oswego Rochester Southampton Syracuse Tupper Lake

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New York See also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock

Times-Shamrock Communications

Daily newspapers	The Citizens' Voice The Daily Review The News-Item Republican & Herald Standard-Speaker The Scranton Times-Tribune

Alternative weekly newspapers	Electric City Diamond City

Radio stations	KMYZ KRZQ KZTI KNEZ KWNZ WBAX WEJL WEJL-FM WEZX WPZX WQFM KXOJ-FM WZBA WLDB♦ WLUM♦ WZTI♦

Notes	♦: WZTI and WLUM are owned By All Pro Broadcasting, with Times-Shamrock owning WLDB under the Milwaukee Radio Alliance partnership.

Coordinates: 41°20′53″N 75°39′00″W / 41.348°N 75.650°W / 41.348; -75.650

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