WEZR (AM)

WEZR

City	Lewiston, Maine
Broadcast area	Lewiston–Auburn
Branding	Maine's Big Z
Slogan	More Music. Better Variety.
Frequency	1240 kHz
Translator(s)	105.5 W288CW (Lewiston)
First air date	August 21, 1938 (1938-08-21)^[1]
Format	Hot Adult Contemporary
Power	1,000 watts day 860 watts night
Class	C
Facility ID	11031
Transmitter coordinates	44°06′55″N 70°14′55″W / 44.11528°N 70.24861°W / 44.11528; -70.24861 (WEZR)
Former callsigns	WCOU (1938–1988) WXGL (1988–1991) WTME (1991–2001) WCNM (2001–2007)^[2]
Owner	Mountain Valley Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	WEZR-FM, WOXO, WOXO-FM, WTME
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.z1055.com

WEZR (1240 AM, 105.5 FM; "Maine's Big Z") is a radio station licensed to serve Lewiston, Maine. The station is owned by Mountain Valley Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a hot adult contemporary music format.^[3] Its programming is also heard on W288CW (105.5 FM) in Lewiston and WEZR-FM (92.7 FM) in Norway. In addition to music, WEZR broadcasts Lewiston–Auburn area high school sports.

The station was assigned the WEZR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 18, 2007.^[2]

History

Logo as "Z105.5", used from March 31, 2014 until August 1, 2016

On March 31, 2014, WEZR began simulcasting on 105.5 FM, via translator W288CW, and rebranded as Z105.5. On August 1, 2016, the station began simulcasting on WEZR-FM (formerly WOXO-FM, whose country music format was transferred to 1450 AM and 96.9 FM), expanding the format's reach to the Oxford Hills area; as a result, the station rebranded to "Maine's Big Z".^[4]^[5]

References

↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-199. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Summer Station Information Profile". Nielsen Audio.
↑ Crosby, Christopher (August 1, 2016). "Radio station WOXO changes frequencies". Sun Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ Venta, Lance (July 29, 2016). "WEZR & WOXO Lewiston On The Move". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WEZR

Radio-Locator Information on WEZR

Radio stations in the Lewiston–Auburn, Maine market

By AM frequency	560 900 1240 1470

By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.3 90.1 91.5 92.3 92.7 93.1 93.9 94.9 95.5 96.3 97.9 98.9 99.9 100.7 101.3 101.9 102.9 103.7 104.3 105.9 107.5

By callsign	WABK-FM WARX WBCI WBLM WCLZ WCME WEZR WEZR-FM WFNK WGAN WHOM WJBQ WJJB-FM WLAM WLOB-FM WMEA WMEY WMGX WMME-FM WMSJ WPKQ WOXO-FM WPOR WRBC WTHT WVQM

Maine radio markets Augusta–Waterville Bangor Portland Other Maine radio regions Northern & Downeast Maine Lewiston–Auburn See also List of radio stations in Maine

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Maine

Stations	WCME – Brunswick WCXU – Caribou WCXV – Van Buren WCXX – Madawaska WEZR — Lewiston WEZR-FM – Norway WFMX – Skowhegan WGUY – Veazie WHOU-FM – Houlton WKSQ – Ellsworth WNSX – Winter Harbor WRMO – Millbridge WQSK – Madison WQSS – Camden

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Maine

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