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WZMX
Broadcast areaGreater Hartford
Frequency93.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingHot 93.7
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatRhythmic contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: Channel Q
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1959; 65 years ago (1959)
Former call signs
  • WFNQ (1959–1962)
  • WSCH (1962–1964)
  • WLAE (1964–1969)
  • WLVH (1969–1989)
  • WLVH-FM (1989–1990)
Call sign meaning
"Mix" (former brandname)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID1900
ClassB
ERP17,000 watts
HAAT259 meters (850 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°33′44.00″N 72°50′42.00″W / 41.5622222°N 72.8450000°W / 41.5622222; -72.8450000
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/hot937

WZMX (93.7

studios and offices are located on Executive Drive in Farmington
.

History

The 93.7 frequency first signed on in the late 1960s as WLVH, the first Spanish-language radio station in the state of

hot adult contemporary, as WZMX, chosen for the station's "Mix 93.7" format by Program Director Herb Crowe (formerly of KIIM-FM in Tucson
) and midday personality Ron O. 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 WTIC-FM alums and husband/wife team Jonathan Monk and Diana Kelly in mornings, Production Coordinator Ron O (and later, Donna Rose) in middays, Neil Jackson in afternoons, Ted Dalaku in evenings, and Danny Wright in overnights.

In spite of being a "new" station for the majority of the market's listeners, the "Mix" format began well, but it then started to flounder. The purchase of rival WTIC-FM by ARS in 1994 and its subsequent conversion to a hot AC format led ARS to flip the younger WZMX to an all-70s hits format in the middle of that year. To boost the station's listenership, WZMX hired popular morning drive host Sebastian away from WCCC-FM in February 1995, and engaged well-known announcer Chuck Riley to be the station's voiceover talent. After a downturn in 1996, the station added 1960s and 1980s music and reimaged itself as "Classic Hits 93-7".

The "Classic Hits" period produced a lot of creative programming, such as "Saturday specials" which followed a theme (i.e., all disco music, music of the '80s, management staff hosting shows), ran countdowns that at times featured hundreds of songs, and was the Connecticut home of New England Patriots football games and an overflow home of Hartford Whalers hockey games.

By 1998, "Classic Hits" had run its course, and rumors of a format change circulated. After

Hartford market
.

On March 16, 2001, at 5:00 p.m., WZMX flipped to an

Mainstream Top 40-formatted WKSS, whose once-dominant hold on Hartford's Top 40 scene would take a major beating in the wake of WZMX's arrival, which in turn may have served as one of the reason behind WPHH's debut. WZMX also has competition with WKSS and WPHH's sister station in New Haven, Top 40-formatted WKCI-FM
, which has also seen its listener base erode slightly after Hot 93.7's debut.

In August 2006,

R&B stations with partially different formats at the time. But even with the shift, WZMX continued to lead the competition in the Hartford Nielsen Audio rating books. On October 25, 2007, WPHH flipped formats to Alternative, thus leaving WZMX as the area's only outlet for Hip-Hop and R&B. The station also competes with an urban adult contemporary-formatted station, WYBC-FM
, from New Haven.

On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with

Entercom.[5] The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on the 17th.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZMX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WZMX Goes Dancin' To Rhythmic Oldies" (PDF). May 14, 1999. p. 23. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Rhythmic Oldies "Z93.7" WZMX becomes Urban "Hot 93.7" - Format Change Archive". formatchange.com. March 16, 2001.
  4. ^ "Infinity's Hot, Hot, Hot In Hartford" (PDF). August 17, 2001. p. 37. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "CBS Radio To Merge With Entercom - RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. February 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  7. ^ Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2017.

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