City | Northampton, Massachusetts |
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Broadcast area | North-Central Massachusetts |
Branding | Lazer 99.3 & 105.1 |
Slogan | Everything That Rocks |
Frequency | 99.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
Translator(s) | 94.3 W232BW (Amherst, relays HD2) 96.9 W245BK (Amherst, relays HD3) 105.1 W286DB (East Longmeadow, relays WLZX) |
Repeater(s) | WLZX 1600 AM (East Longmeadow) |
First air date | 1956 (as WHMP-FM) |
Format |
Active rock HD2: Top 40/CHR "Hits 94.3" HD3: News/Talk (WHMP simulcast) |
ERP | 5,800 watts |
HAAT | 101 meters |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 46963 |
Callsign meaning | W LaZer X |
Former callsigns | WHMP-FM (1956-2000) WLZX (2000-2017) |
Owner | Saga Communications (Saga Communications of New England, LLC) |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website |
lazer993.com hits943.com (HD2) |
WLZX-FM is a Saga Communications Modern Rock radio station in Northampton, Massachusetts, broadcasting at 99.3 FM. The station has a modern rock format.
WLZX-FM began when the station was purchased from Clear Channel, which operated 99.3 as WHMP 99.3 FM the "Rock Alternative".ad Lazer 99.3 went live on September 11, 2000.
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.
On February 3, 2017, WLZX-FM rebranded as "Laser 99.3 & 105.1" and began simulcasting on WLZX (formerly WHNP) 1600 AM and FM translator W286DB 105.1 FM East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
Coordinates: 42°22′26″N 72°40′23″W / 42.374°N 72.673°W