WEZR (AM)


WEZR is a radio station licensed to serve Lewiston, Maine. The station is owned by Mountain Valley Broadcasting, Inc. WEZR is silent; it most recently aired a hot adult contemporary music format. Its programming was also heard on translator station W288CW in Lewiston and WPNO and W245CQ in South Paris. In addition to music, WEZR broadcast Lewiston–Auburn area high school sports.
The station was assigned the WEZR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 18, 2007.

History

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, expanding the format's reach to the Oxford Hills area; as a result, the station rebranded to "Maine's Big Z". In April 2019, WEZR rebranded as "Z105.5 & 96.9", reflecting the move of its Oxford Hills simulcast from WEZR-FM to WOXO.
WEZR, along with its sister stations, went off the air March 29, 2020, citing financial considerations that included expected reduction in advertising revenue attributed to COVID-19. The stations had been up for sale following the death of owner Dick Gleason in February 2019. A sale of the Gleason Media Group stations to Bennett Radio Group is pending.

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