and central vermont adirondack region secondary western new hampshire the berkshires capital district branding 102 7 eqx or 102 7 weqx slogan the real alternative frequency 102.7 mhz first air date november 14 1984 at 10 27 according to times union article format alternative rock erp 1 250 watts haat 759 meters 2 490 ft class b facility id 49706 callsign meaning mount equinox owner northshire communications webcast listen live website weqx.com weqx is an fm radio station located at 102.7 mhz and broadcasting from manchester vermont usa 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 1 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 . history edit weqx was founded in november 1984 by brooks brown as an independent radio station when he moved to manchester and couldn t find a station to meet his advertising needs . brown built the studio himself and was involved in building the antenna . the station originally broadcast an adult contemporary format for its first ten months of operation until flipping to rock in september 1985 . the station is located in a victorian house at 161 elm street . weqx or eqx as it is commonly referred to by its listeners is a large sponsor of live music and has presented various concerts in the capital region albany new york . in the summer of 2007 eqx held the first eqx fest at the saratoga performing arts center . the concert started at 3 pm and ran until around midnight . it had three different stages ; one for local bands one for mainstream bands and one for the headliners . the headliners included the nightwatchman matisyahu and 311 in that order . on september 28 2013 eqx held its fourth annual pearl palooza in albany new york . it was an all day free music festival that featured portugal . the man said the whale cayucas among others . 2 on november 14 2014 weqx celebrated their 30th anniversary as an independently owned and operated alternative station . founder owner brooks brown died in august 2013 . 3 4 on december 29 2015 the weqx transmitter tower collapsed due to ice and wind . broadcasting continued on their online feed and reduced coverage was re established with the use of a temporary tower a few days later . 5 references edit weqx s coverage area . 1 barnes steve august 31 2013 . rock station founder a bright light in his field . albany n.y. times union . retrieved february 6 2016 . a. brooks brown . glens falls n.y. post star . september 3 2013 . retrieved february 6 2016 . weqx works to get back on the air after storm knocks out signal . wnyt . december 31 2015 . retrieved february 6 2016 . external links edit official website weqx on twitter weqx on facebook weqx stream live weqx tune in query the fcc s fm station database for weqx radio locator information on weqx query nielsen audio s fm station database for weqx article on weqx s 25th anniversary times union story on tower collapse v t e radio stations in the albany schenectady troy market by fm frequency 88.3 89.1 89.7 89.9 90.3 90.7 90.7 90.7 90.9 91.1 91.5 92.3 92.9 93.1 93.5 93.7 94.5 94.7 94.9 95.5 95.9 96.3 96.7 97.3 97.5 97.7 97.9 98.3 98.5 98.5 99.1 99.5 99.9 100.3 100.9 101.3 101.7 101.9 102.3 102.7 103.1 103.5 103.9 104.5 104.7 104.9 105.7 106.1 106.5 107.1 107.7 by am frequency 560 590 810 900 930 980 1160 1190 1230 1240 1300 1330 1340 1400 1440 1460 1490 1540 1570 noaa weather radio frequency 162.550 digital radio 810 980 89.1 1 89.1 2 90.3 1 90.3 2 98.3 1 98.3 2 99.5 1 99.5 2 102.3 1 102.3 2 103.1 1 103.1 2 105.7 1 105.7 2 106.5 1 106.5 2 107.7 1 107.7 2 by callsign w226ac w235ay w256bu w260ch w284bz w291by waby waix wajz wamc wamc fm wbar fm wbpm wcdb wckl wckm fm wcql wcss wctw wdcd wdcd fm went weqx wext wffg fm wfly wfny wgdj wgna fm wgxc wgy wgy fm whaz whaz fm whuc whvp winu wizr wjiv wjke wkbe wkkf wkli fm wljh wmht fm wmyy wnyq wofx wopg wopg fm wpgl wptr wpyx wqbj wqbk fm wqsh wrip wrow wrpi wruc wrve wsde wtmm fm wtry fm wvcr fm wvtl wxl34 wyai wyjb wykv wzcr defunct stations wgfm whrl wrsa wrow fm wtri wxkw 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 see also list of radio stations in new york albany television saratoga radio clear channel stations with extended nighttime coverage . v t e radio stations in the saratoga springs glens falls market by fm frequency 88.3 89.1 89.7 90.7 89.9 90.3 91.1 91.5 91.9 92.3 92.7 93.5 93.7 94.1 94.7 95.1 95.5 95.9 96.7 97.1 97.3 97.5 98.1 98.3 98.5 99.5 100.3 100.9 101.3 101.7 102.3 102.7 103.1 103.5 103.9 103.9 104.3 104.5 104.9 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.5 107.1 107.7 by am frequency 590 810 900 980 1160 1230 1300 1330 1340 1400 1410 1450 1460 1540 by callsign waby waix wamc wanc wbar fm wbln lp wckm fm wcql wdcd wdcd fm wenu weqx wffg fm wfly wgdj wgfr wgna fm wgy wgy fm whaz whaz fm winu wjen wjjr wjke wkbe wkkf wkli fm wmht fm wmml wngn wnyq wnyv wofx wopg wpyx wqbj wqbk fm wqsh wrow wrpi wrve wslu wspn wljh wssk wtmm fm wtry fm wvcr fm wvtq wwsc wxlg wyai wyjb 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 see also list of radio stations in new york v t e radio stations in the lebanon new hampshire rutland vermont market by am frequency 1010 1230 1380 1400 1480 1490 by fm frequency 88.1 88.7 89.5 90.5 91.3 91.5 91.7 92.1 92.3 93.9 94.5 94.9 95.3 96.3 96.7 97.1 97.7 98.1 99.3 99.7 100.5 101.3 101.5 102.1 102.7 103.1 103.7 105.3 106.1 106.3 107.1 by callsign wcnl weqx wexp wfrd wftf wfyx wglv wgxl whdq wiuv wjen wjjr wjks wkne wltn fm wmtk wnch wntk fm wool wrjt wrvt wsni wsyb wtsl wtsv wvpr wvtk wvxr wwod wxlf wxxk wykr fm wzlf wzrt defunct radio stations 910 wnhv 970 whwb 1340 wdcr 100.1 wool lp 107.3 wxnd lp vermont radio markets burlington montpelier barre st. johnsbury rutland white river junction other vermont radio regions northeast kingdom new hampshire radio markets concord lakes region lebanon manchester portsmouth dover rochester other new hampshire radio regions northern new hampshire see also list of radio stations in vermont list of radio stations in new hampshire coordinates 43 09 58 n 73 06 58 w 43.166 n 73.116 w 43.166 ; 73.116 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title weqx & oldid 742551628 categories radio stations in vermontmanchester vermontmodern rock radio stations in the united statesradio stations established in 1984hidden categories coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout 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