WEQX

WEQX

City of license	Manchester, Vermont
Broadcast area	Primary: Southern and central Vermont, Adirondack Region Secondary: Western New Hampshire, The Berkshires, Capital District
Branding	102-7 'EQX Or 102-7 WEQX
Slogan	The Real Alternative
Frequency	102.7 (MHz)
First air date	November 14, 1984 at 10:27 (according to Times-Union article)
Format	Modern Rock
ERP	1,250 watts
HAAT	759 meters (2,490 ft)
Class	B
Facility ID	49706
Callsign meaning	Mount EQuinoX
Owner	Northshire Communications
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	weqx.com

WEQX is an FM radio station located at 102.7 MHz and broadcasting from Manchester, Vermont, USA with an effective radiated power of 1,250 watts at 759 meters (Equivalent to 50,000 watts at 150 meters). Their tower is located on nearby Equinox Mountain. Because of its location and power the station is able to reach Albany-Schenectady-Troy (while distantly), Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls along with southern and central Vermont, western Massachusetts, and western New Hampshire. It broadcasts an alternative music format which is more varied than most stations owned by larger corporations, although the station does frequently play the same music rotation.^{[citation needed]}

Despite being located in Vermont, WEQX has been voted the best radio station for the Capital Region (Albany, New York) by the Metroland alternative newsweekly for 15 years running (up to 2006) and voted best radio station of 2002 and 2006 by the Albany Times Union. It has also won Best Radio Station of the Year awards from Rolling Stone magazine in 1993, 1995 and 1996. In addition, the Album Network (a radio industry magazine) voted the station the Best Alternative Radio Station in the Country (small market), in 1995.

WEQX was founded in November 1984 as an independent radio station. The station originally broadcast an Adult Contemporary format for its first ten months of operation until flipping to Rock in September 1985. The station is located in a Victorian house at 161 Elm Street.

WEQX, or "EQX", as it is commonly referred to by its listeners, is a large sponsor of live music and has presented various concerts in the Capital Region (Albany, New York).

In the summer of 2007, EQX held the first EQX Fest at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. The concert started at 3 PM and ran until around midnight. It had three different stages; one for local bands, one for mainstream bands, and one for the headliners. The headliners included The Nightwatchman, Matisyahu, and 311 (in that order).

On September 22, 2012, EQX held its second annual Pearl Palooza in Albany, New York. It was a free music festival that featured Matt & Kim, Phantogram, Robert DeLong among others.

External links

• WEQX Online
• WEQX's MySpace
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WEQX
• Radio-Locator information on WEQX
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WEQX
• Article on WEQX's 25th anniversary