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| Broadcast area | Primary: Southern and central Vermont, Adirondack Region Secondary: Western New Hampshire, The Berkshires, Capital District |
| Frequency | 102.7 MHz |
| Branding | 102.7 fm EQX |
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Northshire Communications |
| History | |
First air date | November 14, 1984 at 10:27 (according to Times-Union article) |
Call sign meaning | Mount Equinox |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 49706 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 1,250 watts |
| HAAT | 759 meters (2,490 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°09′58″N 73°06′58″W / 43.166°N 73.116°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WEQX is an FM radio station located at 102.7 MHz and broadcasting from Manchester, Vermont, United States, with an effective radiated power of 1,250 watts at 759 meters (equivalent to 50,000 watts at 150 meters). Their tower is located on nearby Equinox Mountain. Because of its location and power the station is able to reach Albany-Schenectady-Troy (while distantly),[2] Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls along with southern and central Vermont, western Massachusetts, and western New Hampshire. It broadcasts an alternative rock format which is more varied than most stations owned by larger corporations.
Despite being located in Vermont, WEQX has been voted the best radio station for the Capital Region (Albany, New York) by the Metroland alternative newsweekly for 15 years running (up to 2006) and voted best radio station of 2002 and 2006 by the Albany Times Union. It has also won Best Radio Station of the Year awards from Rolling Stone magazine in 1993, 1995 and 1996. In addition, the Album Network (a radio industry magazine) voted the station the Best Alternative Radio Station in the Country (small market), in 1995.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WEQX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WEQX's coverage area".