WZZO
Encyclopedia
WZZO, popularly known as "95.1 WZZO", is a popular rock
radio station
located in Whitehall Township
, outside of Allentown
, in the Lehigh Valley
region of Pennsylvania
, in the United States
.
WZZO broadcasts locally at 95.1 MHz FM
. The station's tag line is: "The Valley's
Rock Station."
The station's broadcast is also available globally through online streaming
at: WZZO live stream broadcast.
WZZO regularly sponsors live music and nightclub events in the Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia
areas..
The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
, along with WAEB-FM, WAEB-AM, WSAN-AM.
, the WZZO broadcast studios were located in the Westgate Mall
in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
.
10am-3pm: Barry Dawson
3pm-7pm: Tori Thomas
7pm-12am: Sixx Sense w/ Nikki Sixx
Overnights: Mike Foxx
, WMGK
, WRFY
, and WMMR
, WODE-FM
, WWYY
("107 The Bone") in the Lehigh Valley
. Until 2011 WYSP was also a competitor.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
located in Whitehall Township
Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania
Whitehall Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Whitehall Township was 24,896 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, outside of Allentown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
, in the Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...
region of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
WZZO broadcasts locally at 95.1 MHz FM
FM broadcast band
The FM broadcast band, used for FM broadcast radio by radio stations, differs between different parts of the world. In Europe and Africa , it spans from 87.5 to 108.0 megahertz , while in America it goes only from 88.0 to 108.0 MHz. The FM broadcast band in Japan uses 76.0 to 90 MHz...
. The station's tag line is: "The Valley's
Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...
Rock Station."
The station's broadcast is also available globally through online streaming
Streaming media
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at: WZZO live stream broadcast.
WZZO regularly sponsors live music and nightclub events in the Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
areas..
The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
, along with WAEB-FM, WAEB-AM, WSAN-AM.
History
Before moving to Whitehall Township, PennsylvaniaWhitehall Township, Pennsylvania
Whitehall Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Whitehall Township was 24,896 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, the WZZO broadcast studios were located in the Westgate Mall
Westgate Mall (Bethlehem)
Westgate Mall is an indoor shopping mall in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Lehigh Valley. It is located near US Route 22 on Schoenersville Road.-History:...
in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 74,982, making it the seventh largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie,...
.
Weekdays
Mornings: The Bearman and Keith10am-3pm: Barry Dawson
3pm-7pm: Tori Thomas
7pm-12am: Sixx Sense w/ Nikki Sixx
Overnights: Mike Foxx
Competition
WZZO's primary rock station competitors include Philadelphia rock stations WRFFWRFF
WRFF is a modern rock FM radio station located in and licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and is known on-air as "Radio 104.5."-WRCP-FM:...
, WMGK
WMGK
WMGK, known as "Classic Rock 102.9 MGK" or "Philadelphia's Classic Rock: 102.9 MGK", is a Classic rock formatted radio station which is broadcast in the Philadelphia area. The station features popular Philadelphia radio personality John DeBella and former Howard Stern Show censor Andre Gardner. ...
, WRFY
WRFY
WRFY-FM, known popularly as "Y102", is a Rock formatted radio station in Reading, Pennsylvania. Its signals reaches to Philadelphia in the south and Allentown, Pennsylvania in the east. It is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications....
, and WMMR
WMMR
WMMR is an active rock radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, broadcasting at 93.3 MHz FM. The station is owned by Greater Media....
, WODE-FM
WODE-FM
WODE-FM is a radio station located in Easton, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania, in the United States. The station broadcasts on 99.9 FM, and is popularly known as 99-9 The Hawk....
, WWYY
WWYY
WWYY is a United States class A radio station broadcasting on 107.1 FM. The station is located in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, but is licensed to Belvidere, New Jersey and serves the Poconos and the Lehigh Valley. The station is currently owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners...
("107 The Bone") in the Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley, known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area and referred to locally as The Valley and A-B-E, is a metropolitan region consisting of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania and...
. Until 2011 WYSP was also a competitor.