WLMZ-FM

WLMZ-FM

Pittston, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Frequency	102.3MHz(HD Radio)
Branding	La Mega 102.3
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish
Format	Tropical music
Subchannels	HD2:Channel Q
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession)
Sister stations	WAAF WGGY WILK WILK-FM WKRZ WLMZ
History
First air date	1983(1983)
Former call signs	WTLQ (1983–1993) WSKS (1993–1994) WWSH (1994–1998) WILK-FM (1998) WSHG (1998–2001) WUBZ (2001) WBZJ (2001–2002) WDMT (2002–2013) WHBS (2013–2015) WMQX (2015–2023)
Call signmeaning	"La Mega"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	22925
Class	A
ERP	5,800watts(analog) 99 watts(digital)
HAAT	22 meters (72 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°18′20.3″N75°45′36.7″W
Repeater(s)	1300WLMZ(West Hazleton)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live(viaAudacy)
Website	www.audacy/lamega1023

WLMZ-FM(102.3MHz,"La Mega 102.3" ) is a commercialradio stationlicensed to servePittston, Pennsylvania.The station is owned byAudacy, Inc.,through licensee Audacy License, LLC, and airs aSpanish tropicalformatbranded as "La Mega 102.3". Its broadcast tower is located nearDupont, Pennsylvania,at (41°18′20.0″N75°45′37.0″W).Its programming is also simulcast onWLMZ(1300 AM) inWest Hazleton.

WLMZ-FM usesHD Radioand broadcasts Audacy'sLGBTQtalkanddance musicservice branded as "Channel Q"on its HD2 subchannel.

History

The station signed on for the first time in 1983 as WTLQ, aCHRstation branded as "Q102". It would later change its calls to WSKS in 1993, then to WWSH in 1994. After briefly holding the WILK-FM callsign in 1998, the calls would later switch to WSHG that same year. In 2001, the calls would switch to WUBZ, then WBZJ that same year.

In 2002, WBZJ flipped to aAAAformat branded as "102.3 the Mountain". It would soon change its calls to WDMT soon after.

In 2013, WDMT flipped toSportsas "102.3 The Sports Hub".

On April 10, 2015, at 7:00AM, after dropping the sports format andstuntingwith random people counting up to 5000, WHBS flipped to a Rock-leaningACformat as "Max 102", with the call letters changing to WMQX. The first song on Max 102 was "Sweet Child o’ Mine"byGuns N’ Roses.The format would later shift toClassic Hitsa few years later.

On October 13, 2023, WMQX flipped to a Spanish tropical format, branded "La Mega 102.3" and simulcasting onWODS(1300 AM) inWest Hazleton."La Mega" had previously aired onthe second HD Radio channelofWGGYand on twoFM translators.

The station changed its call sign to WLMZ-FM on October 25, 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 22925 (WLMZ-FM)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
• WLMZ-FMinNielsen Audio's FM station database