WXZO
MeTV FM | |
Ownership | |
---|---|
Owner | Vox AM/FM, LLC |
WCPV, WEAV, WEZF, WVMT, WVTK, WXXX | |
History | |
First air date | July 1996 |
Former call signs | WWGT (1992–1996) WXPS (1996–2001) |
Call sign meaning | "Zone" |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 36422 |
Class | A |
ERP | 1,000 watts |
HAAT | 243 meters (797 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°24′11″N 73°25′59″W / 44.403°N 73.433°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 967me |
WXZO (96.7
WXZO has an effective radiated power of 1,000 watts. The transmitter is off Empire State Trail (New York State Route 22) in Willisboro.[1]
History
Early years
The station
Capstar Broadcasting purchased WXPS in 1998.
Around the same time, WXPS moved its city of license and transmitter from Vermont to Willsboro, New York.
Smooth jazz and talk
In 1999, WXPS changed formats again, this time to
In April 2001,
Oldies and Top 40
Clear Channel announced on November 16, 2006, that it would sell its Champlain Valley stations after the company was bought by several private equity firms.[10] This prompted a sale to Vox Communications in 2008.[11]
On September 17, Vox again ended the simulcast with WEAV (except for
On September 17, 2010, the oldies format was replaced with a contemporary hit radio format, branded "Planet 96.7".[13] At that time, the remaining simulcasts with WEAV ceased. WXZO competed against WXXX (95.5 FM) and Adult Top 40 rival WYZY (106.3 FM, now WNBZ-FM). On August 25, 2017, WXZO flipped to rhythmic contemporary as "The New Hot 96.7".[14]
Me-TV
In early January 2019, following Vox's acquisition of rival Top 40 station WXXX, WXZO began stunting with a promotional loop of oldies music. It also aired liners, read in the first-person, that emphasized the word "Me". The last song on WXZO as Hot 96.7 was "Love Lies" by Khalid.[15]
On January 11, 2019, WXZO ended stunting and launched a
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WXZO
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2000 page D-463, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ Fybush, Scott (April 2, 1998). "The Big Get...Smaller". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ a b Fybush, Scott (December 18, 1998). "Vermont Heats Up". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ "Station Search Details (DW247AG)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (April 23, 1999). "WABY Goes All-News". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (April 7, 2000). ""Quick," What's On 93.5/93.9?". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (April 4, 2001). "Take Me Out to the Ban Game". North East RadioWatch. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (April 9, 2001). "WWZN Stole the Celtics!". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (November 20, 2006). "Dark Days All Around". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (January 7, 2008). "Entercom/Nassau WEEI Deal is Dead". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (September 22, 2008). "Lobel's Radio Days". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (September 20, 2010). ""Radio 92.1" Comes to Scranton". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ^ "Burlington's Planet Gets Hot". RadioInsight. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ Hot 96.7 on air playlist, https://onlineradiobox.com/us/wxzo/playlist/5?cs=us.wxzo
- ^ "96.7 MeTV-FM Debuts In Burlington/Plattsburgh". RadioInsight. January 13, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ^ "WXZO (Hot 96.7)/Burlington-Plattsburgh, VT Turns On MeTV FM". All Access. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
External links
- Official website
- WXZO in the FCC FM station database
- WXZO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database