WBZN
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| Broadcast area | Bangor, Maine |
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| Frequency | 107.3 MHz |
| Branding | Z107.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WDEA, WEZQ, WQCB, WWMJ | |
| History | |
First air date | August 1996 |
Former call signs | WUMC (1990–1993, CP) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 18535 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 126 meters (413 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | z1073 |
WBZN (107.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Old Town, Maine, and serving the Bangor, Maine area. It is owned by Townsquare Media and it airs a top 40 (CHR) radio format. The studios and offices are on Acme Road in Brewer.[2]
WBZN has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is off Miller Way in Alton.[3]
History
[edit]The station first signed on the air on January 1, 1995.[4] Previously, various owners attempted to put it on the air beginning in 1990. A construction permit for 107.3 was issued by the Federal Communications Commission in 1990 with the working call sign WUMC, but that version never made it to the airwaves.
Eclipse Broadcasting bought the construction permit in 1993 for $55,000. When the station finally launched, the station's call letters were WBZN and it aired a "Greatest Hits of the 70s" classic hits format. Eclipse Broadcasting was started by Chuck Foster and Mike Elliott. During that period, WBZN began calling itself Z107.3.
The station was heavily involved with Eastern Maine Medical Center's Children's Miracle Network charities spearheaded by Sales Manager Greg Carpenter.
In 1998, Cumulus Media, one of America's largest radio station owners, bought WBZN and sister station WQCB for $6.4 million.[5] In August 2013, Cumulus decided to leave Maine and sold the radio stations to Townsquare Media.
On-air staff
[edit]Current on-air staff includes:
- The Z Morning Show with Kid and Sabrina
- Paul Wolfe
- Chuck Foster
Former Logo
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External links
[edit]- Z107.3 website
- Facility details for Facility ID 18535 (WBZN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WBZN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBZN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ z1073.com/contest-rules
- ^ "WBZN-FM 107.3 MHz - Old Town, ME". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1996 page B-188
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 page D-260
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