WZLO
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| City | Dover-Foxcroft, Maine |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Bangor, Maine |
| Branding | 103.1 WZLO |
| Slogan | Maine's Adult Alternative |
| Frequency | 103.1 MHz |
| First air date | November 1980 (as WDME-FM) |
| Format | Adult album alternative |
| ERP | 1,500 watts |
| HAAT | 204 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 12882 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°5′37.4″N 69°5′0″W / 45.093722°N 69.08333°W |
| Callsign meaning | W Z LOft |
| Former callsigns |
WDME-FM (1980–2009) WZON-FM (2009–2012) |
| Owner | The Zone Corporation |
| Sister stations | WKIT-FM, WZON |
| Website |
www |
WZLO (103.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative format. Licensed to Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, USA, the station serves the Bangor, Maine area.
The station is owned by The Zone Corporation. the broadcast company owned by authors Tabitha and Stephen King.[1]
History
The station signed on in November 1980 as WDME-FM, simulcasting the middle-of-the-road format of its sister AM station (1340 AM), which had begun on August 13, 1967.[2][3] The AM station was closed down, and its license allowed to expire, in 1991 for economic reasons.[4] Later, WDME-FM was an eclectic adult contemporary station.
Under its previous ownership, WDME referred to itself on-air as, "The only radio station in the world broadcasting from a railroad passenger car." WDME's studios were located in a converted Amtrak coach formerly situated beside Routes 6 and 15 to the north and west of Dover-Foxcroft. The station was known for its folksy portrayal of rural culture in the north woods of Maine. It featured locally-known personalities such as John Simcoe and Paul Knaut.
WDME was purchased by The Zone Corporation in 2001. Gradually, the station changed to an adult album alternative format before becoming a simulcast of WZON, a sports radio station, in 2009. The WZON-FM call letters were adopted on August 27.[5]
WZON-FM switched to a progressive talk format on January 4, 2010[6] The station also carried Boston Red Sox baseball; shortly after WZON AM began simulcasting WZON-FM on November 1, 2010, Sox games were moved exclusively to the AM station (which previously shared the broadcasts with WDME/WZON-FM). WZON-FM began stunting with Christmas music in November 2012, with the previous format moving exclusively to WZON AM. The call letters were changed to WZLO on November 23,[5] and the station returned to an adult album alternative format, branded as "103.1 WZLO," on December 26, 2012.
References
- ↑ "WZLO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1981 (PDF). 1981. p. C-104. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
- ↑ Fybush, Scott. "Maine Radio History, 1971–1996". Archives @ BostonRadio.org. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
- ↑ Neff, Andrew (November 12, 1993). "Hirsch sells Dover-Foxcroft radio station". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- 1 2 "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ↑ Hayward, Meghan (December 31, 2009). "WZON 103.1 New Format". WABI TV5. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WZLO
- Radio-Locator information on WZLO
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WZLO