WEQX
| City | Manchester, Vermont |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Primary: Southern and central Vermont, Adirondack Region Secondary: Western New Hampshire, The Berkshires, Capital District |
| Branding | 102-7 'EQX Or 102-7 WEQX |
| Slogan | The Real Alternative |
| Frequency | 102.7 (MHz) |
| First air date | November 14, 1984 at 10:27 (according to Times-Union article) |
| Format | Alternative Rock |
| ERP | 1,250 watts |
| HAAT | 759 meters (2,490 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 49706 |
| Callsign meaning | Mount EQuinoX |
| Owner | Northshire Communications |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | weqx.com |
WEQX is an FM radio station located at 102.7 MHz and broadcasting from Manchester, Vermont, USA with an effective radiated power of 1,250 watts at 759 meters (Equivalent to 50,000 watts at 150 meters). Their tower is located on nearby Equinox Mountain. Because of its location and power the station is able to reach Albany-Schenectady-Troy (while distantly),Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls along with southern and central Vermont, western Massachusetts, and western New Hampshire. It broadcasts an alternative rock format which is more varied than most stations owned by larger corporations.
Despite being located in Vermont, WEQX has been voted the best radio station for the Capital Region (Albany, New York) by the Metroland alternative newsweekly for 15 years running (up to 2006) and voted best radio station of 2002 and 2006 by the Albany Times Union. It has also won Best Radio Station of the Year awards from Rolling Stone magazine in 1993, 1995 and 1996. In addition, the Album Network (a radio industry magazine) voted the station the Best Alternative Radio Station in the Country (small market), in 1995.
WEQX was founded in November 1984 by Brooks Brown as an independent radio station, when he moved to Manchester and couldn't find a station to meet his advertising needs. Brown built the studio himself, and was involved in building the antenna. The station originally broadcast an Adult Contemporary format for its first ten months of operation until flipping to Rock in September 1985. The station is located in a Victorian house at 161 Elm Street.
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