WZMX
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| City | Hartford, Connecticut |
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| Broadcast area | Hartford/New Haven/Springfield |
| Branding | Hot 93.7 |
| Slogan | Hartford's #1 for Hip-Hop and R&B |
| Frequency | 93.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Format | FM/HD1: Rhythmic Contemporary HD2: Spanish "Caliente" |
| ERP | 17,000 watts |
| HAAT | 259 meters (850 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 1900 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°33′44.00″N 72°50′42.00″W / 41.5622222°N 72.8450000°W |
| Callsign meaning | W Z MiX (former brandname) |
| Former callsigns | WLVH-FM (1989-1990) WLVH (late 1960s-1989) |
| Owner |
CBS Radio (sale to Entercom pending) (CBS Radio Stations Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WRCH, WTIC, WTIC-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WZMX, better known as "Hot 93.7" is an urban-leaning Rhythmic Contemporary station licensed to Hartford, Connecticut, in the United States. The CBS Radio-owned outlet broadcasts at 93.7 megahertz. The station's current slogan is "Hartford's #1 Station for Hip-Hop and R&B". Its transmitter is located in Meriden, Connecticut, and it has studios located at 10 Executive Drive in Farmington, Connecticut.
The 93.7 frequency first signed on in the late 1960s as WLVH, the first Spanish-language radio station in the state of Connecticut. Though the station had a loyal audience, the concept of a Spanish-language FM station in an area with a (then) relatively small Hispanic population was seen as being ahead of its time. With FM prices rising, WLVH later bought 1550 kHz (today's WSDK) and in 1991, sold 93.7 to American Radio Systems, with WLVH moving to AM. With ARS's takeover came the change to a stint with the local NOAA weather signal for a week before the launch of the new format: Hot Adult Contemporary, as WZMX, chosen for the station's "mix" format by Program Director Herb Crowe (Max on KIIM-FM in Tucson, Arizona) and Ron O - Midday DJ, the first on-air announcer on Mix. The "Mix" format promised listeners a mix of different varieties of music with little talk or DJ chatter, a directive reflected in the slogan "Four songs in a row - No talk".
Other DJs included Monk & Kelly - mornings, Jonathan Monk of WTIC-FM Hartford, WERI-FM "RI-104" Westerly, Rhode Island alumna Diana Kelly, Jon's wife, also WTIC-FM Hartford alumni, Ron O - middays and Production Coordinator, and later, Donna Rose - middays, Neil Jackson - afternoons, and Ted Dalaku - nights. Danny Wright did live overnights.
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