WLMZ (AM)

WLMZ
Simulcast of WLMZ-FM, Pittston
Broadcast areaScranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton
Frequency1300 kHz
BrandingLa Mega 102.3
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatTropical music
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1982 (1982)[1]
Former call signs
  • WYLV (1981–1982)
  • WWKC (1982–1983)
  • WXPX (1983–1996)
  • WILP (1996–2001)
  • WOGY (2001–2005)
  • WKZN (2005–2020)
  • WODS (2020–2023)
Call sign meaning
"La Mega"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID22667
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
40°56′24″N 76°00′05″W / 40.939928°N 76.001447°W / 40.939928; -76.001447
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/lamega1023

WLMZ (1300 kHz) is a commercial AM broadcasting radio station licensed to West Hazleton, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs a Spanish tropical format in a simulcast with WLMZ-FM (102.3 FM) from Pittston. WLMZ has a power of 5,000 watts daytime with a directional antenna signal pattern focused towards the north, then switches to a power of 500 watts at night with another directional signal pattern focused towards the northeast. WLMZ is considered a Class B station according to the Federal Communications Commission.

Until October 13, 2023, the then-WODS was one of four simulcast radio stations in Northeastern Pennsylvania that called themselves WILK Newsradio, along with 103.1 WILK-FM in Avoca, 980 WILK in Wilkes-Barre and 910 WAAF in Scranton. Studios and offices are on Route 315 in Pittston.

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-478. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLMZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.