WBSX

Radio station in Hazleton, Pennsylvania

WBSX

* Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Broadcast area| Wilkes-Barre-Scranton
Frequency| 97.9 MHz
Branding| 97.9 X
Programming
Format| Active rock
Affiliations| Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner|

* Cumulus Media
* (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)

Sister stations

| WBHT, WMGS, WSJR/WBHD
History

First air date

| 1949 (as WAZL-FM)

Former call signs

| WAZL-FM (1949-1970s)
WVCD (1970s-1985)
WWSH (1985–1994)
WZMT (1994–1997)
WXBE (1997–2001)
WAOZ (2001)

Call sign meaning

| Wilkes-Barre and Scranton's X
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 133
Class| B
ERP| 6,300 watts
HAAT| 407 meters
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Webcast| Listen Live
Website| 979x.com

WBSX (97.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, broadcasting to the Scranton/Wilkes Barre/Hazleton radio market. WBSX airs an active rock music format branded as "97-9 X" (pronounced as "Ninety-Seven Nine X").

## History

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The radio station first signed on the air in 1949 as WAZL-FM, the FM sister station to WAZL AM also located in the city of Hazleton. During the early 1970s, the station switched to what was branded as a "beautiful music" format (which was a form of Easy Listening or Elevator Music) and the call sign WVCD. The station was automated with no live DJs or announcers during this time. The station evolved their music format slightly by 1985 when the station changed call signs to WWSH and branded on air as "Wish 98". The station made a dramatic switch in 1994 to a rock music format and another call sign change to WZMT to reflect the new on air branding as "The Mountain". In 1996, it was renamed "98 Rock". In 1997, under Citadel Broadcasting, the name changed to "The Bear", with the call letters WXBE, and featuring the syndicated Howard Stern Show in mornings. In October 2001, the station shifted to a format branded as "classic hard rock", name change to "Z-Rock", and call letters to WAOZ. 7 months later, in May 2002, the station returned to a more current-based rock format under the call sign of WBSX, and branding as "97-9 X" with an alternative rock format (which was moved over from 93.7 FM). By 2007, the station adopted its current active rock format. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[2]

## Trivia

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97.9X is known for being the first commercial station to play Breaking Benjamin, who started in local Wilkes-Barre. The station's Breaking Benjamin promotion is also briefly featured in Breaking Benjamin's video for "Breath", which was recorded at Stabler Arena in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania in early 2007.[3]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBSX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
3. ^ "Breaking Benjamin - Breath OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO - YouTube". YouTube.

## External links

[edit]

* WBSX Official Website
*   * Facility details for Facility ID 133 (WBSX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* WBSX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
* WBSX-FM Broadcast Signal Coverage Map from the FCC Database

41°04′55″N 75°56′55″W﻿ / ﻿41.081944°N 75.948611°W﻿ / 41.081944; -75.948611

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List of radio stations in Pennsylvania

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Active rock radio stations in the state of Pennsylvania

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* WBHB - Waynesboro
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adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
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active rock
classic rock
mainstream rock
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Radio networks|

* Arkansas Radio Network
* CBS Sports Radio*
* Titans Radio Network
* Westwood One (see navpage)

Last Bastion Station Trust
(stations de facto managed by Cumulus)|

* KOKY
* KPZK-FM

Online assets|

* Country Weekly
* iHeartRadio¹

Other assets|

* Broadcast Software International
* CumulusJobs.com
* San Francisco Giants (minority interest in LP)

Forerunner companies|

* Citadel Broadcasting
* Cumulus Media Networks
* Susquehanna Radio Corporation

* 1 = Owned by iHeartMedia; operated by Cumulus under an LMA.
* 3 = Operated by the Mohegan Sun under an LMA.

* * = Owned by Paramount Global, operated by Cumulus.

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