| Broadcast area | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 102.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | La Mega 102.3 |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Tropical music |
| Subchannels | HD2:Channel Q |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1983 (1983) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "La Mega" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22925 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | |
| HAAT | 22 meters (72 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°18′20.3″N75°45′36.7″W / 41.305639°N 75.760194°W /41.305639; -75.760194 |
| Repeater | 1300 WLMZ (West Hazleton) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
WLMZ-FM (102.3MHz, "La Mega 102.3") is a commercialradio station licensed to servePittston, Pennsylvania. The station is owned byAudacy, Inc., through licensee Audacy License, LLC, and airs aSpanish tropical format[3] branded as "La Mega 102.3". Its broadcast tower is located nearDupont, Pennsylvania, at (41°18′20.0″N75°45′37.0″W / 41.305556°N 75.760278°W /41.305556; -75.760278).[4] Its programming is also simulcast onWLMZ (1300 AM) inWest Hazleton.
WLMZ-FM usesHD Radio and broadcasts Audacy'sLGBTQtalk anddance music service branded as "Channel Q" on its HD2 subchannel.[5]
The station signed on for the first time in 1983 as WTLQ, aCHR station 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 anadult album alternative format branded as "102.3 the Mountain". It would soon change its calls to WDMT soon after.
In 2013, WDMT flipped tosports as "102.3 The Sports Hub".
On April 10, 2015, at 7 a.m., after dropping the sports format andstunting with random people counting up to 5000, WHBS flipped to a rock-leaningadult contemporary format as "Max 102", with the call letters changing to WMQX. The first song on Max 102 was "Sweet Child o' Mine" byGuns N’ Roses.[6] The format would later shift toclassic hits a 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 channel ofWGGY and on twoFM translators.[7]
The station changed its call sign to WLMZ-FM on October 25, 2023.
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