valley branding planet 96.7 slogan all the hits frequency 96.7 mhz translator s w242bk 96.3 colchester vermont first air date july 1996 format rhythmic leaning contemporary hit radio erp 1 000 watts haat 243 meters 797 ft class a facility id 36422 callsign meaning w x zone previous format former callsigns wwgt 1992 1996 wxps 1996 2001 affiliations premiere radio networks owner vox am fm llc sister stations wezf wcpv weav wvtk webcast listen live website theplanet967.com wxzo 96.7 fm ; planet 96.7 is an english language american radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format with a rhythmic contemporary lean located in burlington vermont . the station s city of license is actually willsboro new york but its studios are in colchester . owned and operated by vox am fm it broadcasts on the fm band on 96.7 mhz with an effective radiated power of 1 000 watts class a using an omnidirectional antenna . contents 1 history 2 programming 3 translators 4 references 5 external links history edit wxzo signed on in july 1996 with a modern rock format ; 1 although the station conducted intermittent test operations in late june with this format under the call letters wwgt 2 3 the station ultimately went with the call letters wxps on july 5 upon formally beginning operations ; 4 the callsign reflected its pulse branding . 2 initially licensed to vergennes vermont wxps s signal had trouble reaching burlington 3 forcing the station to apply for a translator on 97.3 fm in late 1996 ; 5 after only a year however the station decided to drop the format and following a brief silent period wxps switched to sports talk . 6 7 soon afterward wxps leased out weav 960 am as a simulcast . 8 capstar broadcasting purchased wxps in 1998 . 9 on december 14 the sports talk format which by then also incorporated some hot talk programs was abandoned in favor of country music ; around the same time wxps moved its city of license and transmitter to willsboro . 10 this move improved the station s burlington signal 10 and the plans for the 97.3 translator were abandoned and the construction permit canceled two months earlier . 11 the following april weav left the simulcast and implemented a separate talk format . 12 a year later wxps itself changed formats again this time to smooth jazz . 13 in april 2001 clear channel communications who acquired the station after a series of mergers migrated the smooth jazz format to sister station wlcq 92.1 fm ; now wvtk ; upon the completion of this move wxps resumed simulcasting with weav this time airing its talk format under the zone branding and the current wxzo call letters . 14 15 logo as 96.7 dot fm used from september 17 2008 until september 17 2010 . clear channel announced on november 16 2006 that it would sell its champlain valley stations after being bought by private equity firms 16 resulting in a sale to vox communications in 2008 . 17 on september 17 vox again dissolved the simulcast with weav except for first light and imus in the morning and wxzo adopted an oldies format branding itself 96.7 dot fm in reference to former local top 40 station wdot 1390 am ; now wcat ; much of the station s on air staff under this format had once worked for wdot . despite this branding the call letters were not changed as a relay of the point uses the wdot call letters . the oldies format was previously heard on wvtk . 18 this was replaced with the current rhythmic leaning top 40 format on september 17 2010 ; at that time the remaining simulcasts with weav ceased and gave competition up against wxxx and adult top 40 rival wyzy . mediabase & nielsen bds don t report the station on the contemporary hit radio panel although its sister ac station wezf does so on mediabase ac & bds hot ac . programming edit wxzo began airing the elvis duran and the morning show on september 20 2010 after switching from an oldies format to a new contemporary hits format . 19 on saturday wxzo airs the best of elvis duran & the planet morning show itunes download and saturday night show with romeo syndicated through premiere radio networks . on sunday wxzo airs the fab 30 with perez hilton from westwood one and club kane from premiere radio networks . translators edit call sign frequency mhz city of license facility id erp w class fcc info w242bk 96.3 colchester vermont 140407 25 d fcc references edit fybush scott july 31 1996 . wxtk on the move ... . new england radiowatch . retrieved january 30 2010 . a b fybush scott june 27 1996 . kf2xbf solved etc. . new england radiowatch . retrieved january 30 2010 . a b fybush scott july 5 1996 . wrko fun and san juan too . new england radiowatch . retrieved january 30 2010 . call sign history . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved january 30 2010 . fybush scott december 9 1996 . new england radiowatch . retrieved january 30 2010 . fybush scott july 10 1997 . on and off the air . north east radiowatch . retrieved january 30 2010 . fybush scott july 17 1997 . another nail in radio news coffin . north east radiowatch . retrieved january 31 2010 . fybush scott july 24 1997 . remembering walt dibble . north east radiowatch . retrieved january 31 2010 . fybush scott april 2 1998 . the big get ... smaller . north east radiowatch . retrieved february 1 2010 . a b fybush scott december 18 1998 . vermont heats up . north east radiowatch . retrieved february 1 2010 . station search details dw247ag . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved february 1 2010 . fybush scott april 23 1999 . waby goes all news . north east radiowatch . retrieved february 1 2010 . fybush scott april 7 2000 . quick what s on 93.5 93.9 . north east radiowatch . retrieved february 1 2010 . fybush scott april 4 2001 . take me out to the ban game . north east radiowatch . retrieved february 2 2010 . fybush scott april 9 2001 . wwzn stole the celtics . north east radiowatch . retrieved february 2 2010 . fybush scott november 20 2006 . dark days all around . northeast radio watch . retrieved february 2 2010 . fybush scott january 7 2008 . entercom nassau weei deal is dead . northeast radio watch . retrieved february 2 2010 . fybush scott september 22 2008 . lobel s radio days . northeast radio watch . retrieved february 2 2010 . elvis duran and the morning show launched in burlington today . premiere radio networks . retrieved november 29 2010 . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wxzo radio locator information on wxzo query nielsen audio s fm station database for wxzo radio locator information on w242bk v t e radio stations in the burlington vermont plattsburgh new york market by am frequency 550 620 960 1070 1230 1340 1390 by fm frequency 88.1 88.7 89.7 90.1 90.5 90.9 91.1 91.5 91.9 92.1 92.9 93.7 93.9 94.9 95.5 96.7 97.5 97.9 98.9 99.9 100.7 101.3 101.7 102.3 102.9 103.3 103.9 104.3 104.7 105.1 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.3 107.9 noaa weather radio frequency 162.400 by callsign kig60 w235be wanc wbkm wbtz wcat wcel wclx wcpv wcvt wdev weav wezf wgly fm wify wiry wiry fm wixm wizn wjks wjoy wkol wkvj wmud lp wnbz fm wncs woko womm lp woxr wrmc fm wruv wtnn wtwk wvtk wvmt wvps wvtx wwmp wxlq wxlu wxxx wxzo wzxp defunct stations wips new york radio markets albany schenectady troy binghamton buffalo niagara falls elmira corning hudson valley nassau suffolk long island new york city olean plattsburgh poughkeepsie rochester syracuse utica rome watertown other new york radio regions ithaca jamestown dunkirk north country saratoga vermont radio markets burlington montpelier barre st. johnsbury rutland white river junction other vermont radio regions northeast kingdom see also list of radio stations in new york list of radio stations in vermont montreal v t e chr top 40 radio stations in the state of new york by frequency 1450 89.1 92.3 92.3 93.1 94.3 94.7 95.5 96.1 96.7 96.7 97.9 97.9 98.5 100.31 101.5 104.1 104.7 105.5 105.7 106.1 106.1 106.7 107.1 107.9 by callsign wbdr wbli wbmp wbnw fm wfiz wfly whdl whtz1 wjpz wkbe wkse wlvy wmxo wnki wntq wpkf wpxy wsks wsku wspk wwht wwyl wxzo wysx wyul by city chateaugay chenango bridge copenhagen corinth corning elmira endicott little falls morristown newark1 new york niagara falls odessa olean whdl olean wmxo patchogue poughkeepsie wpkf poughkeepsie wspk rochester syracuse wwht syracuse wjpz syracuse wntq troy whitesboro willsboro 1 although whtz is licensed to newark new jersey it also serves the new york city area with both its studios and its transmitter atop the empire state building in new york city . see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in new york see also contemporary hit radio rhythmic kiss fm movin radio disney coordinates 44 24 11 n 73 25 59 w 44.403 n 73.433 w 44.403 ; 73.433 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wxzo & oldid 723682164 categories radio stations in new 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