WBWZ

Prior to sign-on, the younger Walker signed an agreement to operate WBWZ with WRWD from the company's studios in Highland.

With limited outside promotion and no rock station targeting younger audiences, WBWZ entered the Top 10 of the Poughkeepsie ratings in its first two books.

Shortly after the format change, Bud Walker bought the license of WBWZ after the loosening of FCC regulations, permitting one company to own more than one FM station in a region.

He sold WBWZ, WRWD, and WWLE to Hudson Valley Radio Partners, a short-term holding company.

Though WBWZ was aided by the elimination of rival 96.1 WCTJ (now WPKF), its ratings soon began to slip to levels not seen since prior to the Hot AC format.

After the decline stretched several years, the station's operations were taken over by WPKF program director Jimi Jamm (Jim Collins).

"[3] On July 11, 2012, Gary Cee, formerly of 101.5 WPDH, became the first local DJ on Rock 93.3, hosting middays 10 a.m to 3 p.m. On October 3, 2016, WBWZ rebranded as "Z93".