WEZX (106.9 FM, "Rock 107") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Scranton, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Times-Shamrock Communications, through licensee Times Shamrock Media, L.P., and broadcasts a classic rock format.
WEZX programming is simulcast on WPZX (105.9 FM) in Pocono Pines, WLGD (107.7 FM) in Dallas, WFUZ (1240 AM) in Wilkes-Barre, and on seven translators. The station's programming is also available via streaming on the station's website.
WEZX uses HD Radio, and simulcasts sister station WQFM on its HD2 subchannel and an alternative rock format (as Fuzz 96.1) on its HD3 subchannel. The HD4 subchannel is leased to JMJ Catholic Radio, a regional Catholic radio network.
History The station signed on for the first time in 1967. 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 WHNB) in 2007.
WEZX celebrated 30 years as "Rock 107" in 2010.
The station commenced digital broadcasting on August 15, 2011.
In May 2021, Times-Shamrock purchased WLGD and made it a simulcast of WEZX.
Simulcasts and translators Two full-power stations are licensed to simulcast the programming of WEZX:
Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID PowerW ERPW Heightm (ft) Class Transmitter coordinates Call sign assigned WPZX 105.9 FM Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania 5,000 A February 23, 2000 WLGD 107.7 FM Dallas, Pennsylvania 2,350 A June 15, 2021 WFUZ 1240 AM Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 1,000 C December 28, 2020
WEZX programming is broadcast on the following translators:
On July 10, 2024, WEZX-HD3 ended the simulcast of WEJL and flipped the subchannel and its translators to alternative rock as "Fuzz 96.1", thus returning a format heard on then-WFUZ until 2020, with Times-Shamrock citing listener demand. Beginning with the 2025 season, Fuzz 96.1 also carries all games of Minor League Baseball's Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
WEZX-HD4 and W283BE began carrying JMJ Catholic Radio in February 2023 as a replacement for WQOR, which had become a simulcast of WGMF; W283BF had previously been a WGMF translator.
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