WXZO

WXZO (96.7 FM; "Planet 96.7") is an English-language American radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format with a rhythmic contemporary lean, located in Burlington, Vermont. (The station's city of license is actually Willsboro, New York, but its studios are in Colchester.)

Owned and operated by Vox AM/FM, it broadcasts on the FM band on 96.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 1,000 watts (class A) using an omnidirectional antenna.

History

WXZO signed on in July 1996 with a modern rock format; although the station conducted intermittent test operations in late June with this format under the call letters WWGT, the station ultimately went with the call letters WXPS on July 5, upon formally beginning operations; the callsign reflected its "Pulse" branding. Initially licensed to Vergennes, Vermont, WXPS's signal had trouble reaching Burlington, forcing the station to apply for a translator on 97.3 FM in late 1996; after only a year, however, the station decided to drop the format, and following a brief silent period WXPS switched to sports talk. Soon afterward, WXPS leased out WEAV (960 AM) as a simulcast.