WLMZ (AM)
| Simulcast of WLMZ-FM, Pittston | |
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| Broadcast area | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton |
| Frequency | 1300 kHz |
| Branding | La Mega 102.3 |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Tropical music |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1982 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "La Mega" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22667 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°56′24″N 76°00′05″W / 40.939928°N 76.001447°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
WLMZ (1300 kHz) is a commercial AM broadcasting radio station licensed to West Hazleton, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and airs a Spanish tropical format in a simulcast with WLMZ-FM (102.3 FM) from Pittston. WLMZ has a power of 5,000 watts daytime with a directional antenna signal pattern focused towards the north, then switches to a power of 500 watts at night with another directional signal pattern focused towards the northeast. WLMZ is considered a Class B station according to the Federal Communications Commission.
Until October 13, 2023, the then-WODS was one of four simulcast radio stations in Northeastern Pennsylvania that called themselves WILK Newsradio, along with 103.1 WILK-FM in Avoca, 980 WILK in Wilkes-Barre and 910 WAAF in Scranton. Studios and offices are on Route 315 in Pittston.