please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message wzlx city boston massachusetts broadcast area greater boston branding 100.7 wzlx slogan boston s classic rock frequency 100.7 mhz also on hd radio first air date october 1948 1948 10 as wcop fm 1 format classic rock hd2 blues radio mojo hd3 adult standards the lounge erp 21 500 watts haat 235 meters class b facility id 13806 transmitter coordinates 42 20 50.00 n 71 4 59.00 w 42.3472222 n 71.0830556 w 42.3472222 ; 71.0830556 wzlx former callsigns wcop fm 1948 1976 wttk 1976 1978 whue fm 1979 1984 wcoz 1984 1985 wkkt 1985 owner cbs radio cbs radio inc. of boston sister stations wbmx wbz wbz fm wbz tv wods wsbk tv webcast listen live hd2 listen live hd3 listen live website 100.7 wzlx wzlx 100.7 fm boston is a classic rock radio station in the boston massachusetts market . wzlx was one of the first classic rock fm stations in america . its studios are located in brighton district of boston and its transmitter is located on top of the prudential tower . cbs boston studios home of wzlx as of 2011 contents 1 history 2 programming personalities 2.1 sports conflict broadcasts 3 wzlx hd2 4 wzlx hd3 4.1 notable on air staff 5 references 6 external links history edit what is now wzlx was originally wcop fm notable for being one of the first fm stations to break simulcasting with its am partner . wcop fm s separate programming was initially classical music and was one of the first fm stations in the region to briefly broadcast in fm stereo the station would resume stereo programming in the early 1970s . in 1965 wcop am had become boston s affiliate for the nbc radio network and wcop fm would often simulcast the hourly nbc radio newscasts . by 1969 nbc radio s weekend series monitor had moved from wcop to wcop fm to allow the former to broadcast more hours of country music on the weekends . the station went through a number of format changes and later callsign changes including beautiful music in the late 60s until 1973 oldies as total gold 101 wcop fm 1973 74 country 1974 76 aor as wttk tk101 1976 78 beautiful music as whue 1979 85 and top 40 as wkkt the cat for a few months in 1985 . also just before the switch to wkkt in december 1984 the station as beautiful music station whue sought and received the wcoz call letters formerly on 94.5 . ironically those calls belonged legally to the 100.7 frequency for just 2 weeks in december 1984 . 100.7 fm adopted its current format and callsign wzlx in mid september 1985 . the station owners at that time first media corporation hired bill smith first program director and morning drive host to design and implement a format aimed at people who experienced adolescence in either the 1960s and 1970s and enjoyed the music of those eras but did not care for the then current heavy metal or top 40 hot hits of the 1980s . these were people whose mindset was getting too old for aor and top 40 radio formats but were too young for or not interested in the oldies radio format . wzlx is considered one of classic rock radio format s earliest success stories as reflected by the station s 19th to 2nd place climb in the adults 25 54 demographic in its first ratings period . barry scott and the lost 45s retro radio show was a sunday night staple he was also the marketing & promotions director there from its inception until 1992 . a series of ownership changes made wzlx a part of cook inlet radio then infinity broadcasting in late 1992 . currently it is owned and operated by cbs radio . in 1997 wzlx radio host george taylor morris created a media frenzy about the dark side of the rainbow phenomenon in which pink floyd s album the dark side of the moon is said to synch up with the movie the wizard of oz . 2 in 2005 wzlx along with sister stations mix 98.5 and what was then oldies 103.3 were rumored to flip to cbs radio s ever expanding jack fm format . had wqsx now weei fm not flipped to the format as 93.7 mike fm on april 14 wzlx might have flipped to the format the next day as 100.7 jack fm . in the spring of 2007 wzlx became the first station in the country to broadcast programming in full digital 5.1 surround sound . this flagship effort coincides with the recent move of the industry to implement the hd radio format . from 1991 to 2007 the station had its studios on the 24th floor of the prudential tower in downtown boston the location of its transmitter . on march 3 2007 the station moved crosstown to the facility where sister stations wods and wbcn are clustered in the cbs studios in brighton . the transmitter is still atop the prudential tower . programming personalities edit there have been a few morning shows on the station in recent history . with the coming of howard stern to wbcn in the early 90s the boston legend charles laquidara and his show the big mattress took up residence at zlx . with charles s retirement the short lived mornings with tai and steve sweeney eventually gave way to steve sweeney s neighborhood co hosted by lance norris which ended a 5 year run in 2005 . long time morning team karlson and mckenzie took over on august 1 2005 . sports conflict broadcasts edit beginning in october 2013 wzlx will also carry boston celtics games that conflict with boston bruins games . games will be produced by sister station wbz fm which is the flagship for both teams . 3 in addition some bruins games conflicting with wbz fm s new england patriots broadcasts have aired on wzlx since 2011 previously wbz served this function . wzlx hd2 edit wzlx airs an all blues format on its hd2 subchannel called radio mojo . wzlx hd3 edit wzlx previously aired a freeform rock format on its hd3 subchannel called wbcn which continued the name of the former boston aor station . on january 29 2016 wzlx hd3 switched to an adult standards format as the lounge . notable on air staff edit carter alan references edit broadcasting yearbook 1949 pdf . 1949 . p. 306 . retrieved january 16 2012 . holley joe august 3 2009 . george taylor morris 62 radio host played classic rock . the washington post . retrieved august 10 2009 . finn chad september 26 2013 . it s official celtics heading to the sports hub . boston.com . retrieved september 28 2013 . external links edit 100.7 wzlx query the fcc s fm station database for wzlx radio locator information on wzlx query nielsen audio s fm station database for wzlx v t e radio stations in boston including eastern massachusetts by am frequency 590 650 680 740 800 850 890 950 9802 10301 10602 1090 1120 1150 1200 12302 1260 1300 1330 1360 13902 1410 1430 14602 3 1470 14902 1510 1550 15702 1600 by fm frequency 88.1 88.9 89.7 90.3 90.9 91.5 91.5 91.52 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.52 92.9 93.7 94.5 95.3 95.92 96.9 97.7 98.5 99.12 99.5 99.9 100.1 100.7 101.7 102.5 103.3 104.1 104.52 104.92 104.9 105.7 106.7 107.32 107.9 via fm subcarrier 67 khz radio maria estados unidos spanish talking information center radio reading service tnt radio boston vietnamese 92 khz radio voie du salut haitian creole english religion by noaa weather radio frequency 162.425 162.475 digital radio by frequency & subchannel 1030 1430 88.9 1 89.7 1 89.7 2 89.7 3 90.9 1 92.9 1 92.9 2 94.5 1 94.5 2 96.9 1 96.9 2 97.7 1 97.7 2 97.7 3 98.5 1 98.5 2 98.5 3 100.7 1 100.7 2 100.7 3 102.5 1 103.3 1 104.1 1 104.1 2 104.1 3 104.1 4 105.7 1 106.7 1 106.7 2 107.3 1 107.3 2 107.3 3 107.9 1 107.9 2 by callsign khb35 waaf2 wamg watd2 watd fm2 wazn wbix wbmx wbnw2 wboq2 wbos wbqt wbrs wbur fm wbwl wbz wbz fm wcap2 wcec2 wcrb weei weei fm wers wesx2 weze wgbh whhb whrb wild wjda wjib wjmn wkaf wklb fm wkox wlyn wmbr wmex wmfo wmjx wmln fm wmvx2 wmwm wng574 wntn wods wplm2 wplm fm2 wqom wrbb wrca wrko wrol wror fm wsro wumb fm wuml2 wunr wwdj wxks wxks fm wxlo2 wxrv wzbc wzbr wzlx wzly internet stations wbcn radiobdc defunct stations wdis wfnx wgi warc massachusetts radio markets boston cape cod new bedford fall river springfield worcester other massachusetts radio regions pittsfield see also list of radio stations in massachusetts manchester radio 1 clear channel stations with extended nighttime coverage . 2 a station from a neighboring market that serves boston and area and is considered a boston station by nielsen radio . 3 station is silent . v t e classic rock radio stations in the commonwealth of massachusetts by frequency 89.7 100.7 102.1 by callsign waqy wtbr fm wzlx by city boston pittsfield springfield see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in massachusetts see also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock v t e cbs radio a subsidiary of cbs corporation am radio stations kcbs kdka kfnq khtk kikk kilt kmox knx krak krld kxnt kxst kyw kzdg waok wbbm wbz wcbs wcco wfan wins wjfk wjz wpht wqam wscr wtic wwj wxyt fm radio stations kalv fm kamp fm kcbs 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