WBZN

WBZN (107.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Old Town, Maine, and serving Bangor and Central Maine. 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.[1]

WBZN
CityOld Town, Maine
Broadcast areaBangor and Central Maine
Frequency107.3 MHz
BrandingZ107.3
SloganBangor’s #1 Hit Music Station
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
Ownership
OwnerTownsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Bangor License, LLC)
WDEA, WEZQ, WQCB, WWMJ
History
First air date
August 1996
Former call signs
WUMC (1990-1993, Construction Permit)
Technical information
Facility ID18535
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT126 meters (413 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.z1073.com

WBZN has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is off Miller Way in Alton.[2]

History

The station first signed on the air on January 1, 1995.[3] But 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 it finally was heard, 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 106.5 WQCB for $6.4 million.[4] Several years later, Cumulus decided to leave Maine and sold the radio stations to Townsquare Media.

On-air staff

Current on-air staff includes:

  • The Z Morning Show with Kid and Sabrina
  • Paul Wolfe
  • Chuck Foster

References
  1. z1073.com/contest-rules
  2. Radio-Locator.com/WBZN
  3. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1996 page B-188
  4. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 page D-260


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