97.9x WBSX-FM 🇺🇸

WBSX-FM, known as 97.9X, broadcasts on 97.9 MHz from Hazleton, Pennsylvania, delivering an active rock format. Owned by Bold Gold Media, 97.9X provides a high-energy music selection featuring artists like Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown, Papa Roach, Godsmack, Breaking Benjamin, and Volbeat. The station’s programming incorporates local news, weather updates, and community event coverage, alongside nationally popular music. 97.9X features a local morning show, a midday DJ, an afternoon drive DJ, and evening programming which sometimes includes specialty or syndicated rock shows. As an active rock station, 97.9X targets a younger, male-skewing audience passionate about rock music. The station's focus includes supporting local bands and music venues within Luzerne County and Carbon County. Listeners can tune into 97.9 FM, stream online via the 97.9X website, or use mobile apps like iHeartRadio and TuneIn Radio. With a signal designed to reach Hazleton and its surrounding areas, 97.9X remains a key part of the local media landscape.