- Station name Station name
- WBSX "97.9 X" Hazelton, PA
- Description Description
- WBSX (97.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, broadcasting to the Scranton/Wilkes Barre/Hazleton radio market. WBSX airs an active rock music format branded as "97-9 X" (pronounced as "Ninety-Seven Nine X").
- Launch date Launch date
- 9 July 1949
- Owner Owner
- Cumulus Media
- Contact Contact
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WBSX "97.9 X" Hazelton, PA
United States
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48kbps • AAC
WBSX (97.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, broadcasting to the Scranton/Wilkes Barre/Hazleton radio market. WBSX airs an active rock music format branded as "97-9 X" (pronounced as "Ninety-Seven Nine X").
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United States
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| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | 979x.com |
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Primary frequency
97.9 MHz
Service type
FM
Coverage area
Wilkes-Barre–Scranton
Owner / network
Cumulus Media
First air date
9 July 1949
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| Station ID | 49716 |
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| Region | United States, Pennsylvania |
| Branding | 97.9 X |
| Owner | Cumulus Media |
| Broadcast area | Wilkes-Barre–Scranton |
| Launched | 9 July 1949 |
| Website | 979x.com |
| Primary frequency | 97.9 MHz |
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| Last check | 17 hours ago |
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| Stream host | 14543.live.streamtheworld.com |
| Final host | 14543.live.streamtheworld.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aacp |
| Server software | MediaGateway 6.16.1-500.el9 |
| Latency | 1204 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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WBSX (97.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, broadcasting to the Scranton/Wilkes Barre/Hazleton radio market. WBSX airs an active rock music format branded as "97-9 X" (pronounced as "Ninety-Seven Nine X").
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