WBSX

WBSX airs an active rock music format branded as "97-9 X" (pronounced as "Ninety-Seven Nine X").

The station made a dramatic switch in 1994 to a rock music format and another call sign change to WZMT to reflect the new on air branding as "The Mountain".

In 1997, under Citadel Broadcasting, the name changed to "The Bear", with the call letters WXBE, and featuring the syndicated Howard Stern Show in mornings.

In October 2001, the station shifted to a format branded as "classic hard rock", name change to "Z-Rock", and call letters to WAOZ.

[2] 97.9X is known for being the first commercial station to play Breaking Benjamin, who started in local Wilkes-Barre.