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WPNO
WPNO (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve South Paris, Maine. The station is owned by Bennett Radio Group. WPNO airs a conservative talk format simulcast with WEZR (780 AM) and W252DS (98.3 FM) in Rumford. WPNO also operates translator station W245CQ (96.9 FM) in South Paris. WPNO went on the air in 1955 as WKTQ, and was assigned its present call letters on September 26, 2019. History WPNO signed on October 28, 1955 as WKTQ under the ownership of Oxford Broadcasting Corporation. In its early years, WKTQ's programming included news, music, and sports. The station affiliated with the Mutual Broadcasting System in June 1965, and switched to ABC Radio's Entertainment network in 1972. By this point, WKTQ had a variety format that included 42 hours a week of country music. The call letters were changed to WKTP in 1973. Richard Gleason, owner of WOXO (92.7 FM) in Norway, bought WKTP for $130,000 in 1976 and changed its call letters to WXIV. The station had a country m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WEZR (AM)
WEZR (780 kHz) is an AM radio station in Rumford, Maine. The station is owned by Stan Bennett, through licensee Bennett Radio Group. The station airs a conservative talk radio format. As a sports station, it was the home of the Portland Pirates American League hockey, and Portland Sea Dogs Eastern League baseball. On weekday mornings and middays, some Christian talk and teaching programs were also heard. The station was assigned the WTME call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 11, 2001. WTME's programming was previously simulcast with WCNM (1240 AM) in Lewiston and WKTQ (1450 AM) in South Paris. WCNM switched to CNN Headline News in July 2001 and is now hot adult contemporary station WIGY, while WKTQ became country music station WOXO in August 2016 and is now WPNO, a simulcast of WEZR. On March 8, 2017, WTME changed its format to sports, with programming from NBC Sports Radio. WTME, along with its sister stations, went off the air March 29, 2020, citi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WIGY (AM)
WIGY (1240 AM) is a radio station owned by Bennett Radio Group that is licensed to serve Lewiston, Maine. WIGY airs a classic hits radio format. Its programming is also heard on translator stations W239ET (95.7 FM) and W288CW (105.5 FM). In addition to music, WIGY broadcast Lewiston–Auburn area high school sports. History The station was assigned the WEZR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 18, 2007. 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 (92.7, 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". In April 2019, WEZR rebranded as "Z105.5 & 96.9", reflecting the move of its Oxford Hills simulcast from WEZR-FM to WOXO (now WPNO). WEZR, along with its sister stations, went off the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WIGY-FM
WIGY-FM (100.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Mexico, Maine. The station is owned by Stan Bennett, through licensee Bennett Radio Group, LLC. Established in 1988 as WTBM, WIGY-FM broadcasts a country music format, which it simulcasts with WOXO-FM (92.7). History WIGY-FM signed on September 15, 1988 as WTBM, owned by Tanist Broadcasting Corporation and programming country music, album-oriented rock, and adult contemporary music. Mountain Valley Broadcasting bought WTBM in 1990 and converted it to a simulcast of WOXO-FM (92.7). The station took on the WOXO-FM call letters on August 1, 2016; the call sign became available to 100.7 after the 92.7 FM facility became hot adult contemporary station WEZR-FM, with WOXO's country music programming airing on 100.7 FM and on WOXO (1450 AM and 96.9 FM). In April 2019, the country format moved from WOXO back to WEZR-FM, retaining the simulcast on WOXO-FM. On September 27, 2019, the WEZR-FM call sign moved to 100.7, with 92. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WOXO-FM
WOXO-FM (92.7 FM, "WOXO Country 92.7 & 100.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Norway, Maine, United States. Established in 1970 as WNWY-FM, the station is owned by Bennett Radio Group. WOXO-FM broadcasts a country music format, and simulcasts on Mexico sister station WIGY-FM (100.7). History WOXO-FM signed on December 12, 1970 as WNWY-FM under the ownership of Oxford Hills Radio Communications. The station originally operated on 105.5 FM with a middle of the road format. By 1974, WNWY had moved to 92.7 FM, a change made to accommodate the move of Skowhegan station WTOS-FM from 107.1 to 105.1, and was programming contemporary music, country music, pop, and gold. Richard Gleason, the general manager of WSKW and WTOS in Skowhegan, bought WNWY-FM for $120,000 in 1975; the following year, the call letters were changed to WOXO to reflect the station's service to Oxford County and the Oxford Hills. By 1978, WOXO's top 40 format was 80-percent simulcast with WXIV (1450 AM) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway, Maine
Norway is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,077 at the 2020 census. It is home to Lake Pennesseewassee, a recreation area. History Fertile soil and abundant fauna surrounding the Pennessewasse Lake supported native people in the region for thousands of years. It wasn't until after the American Revolution that European settlers established the town of Norway. In 1786, Joseph Stevens, George Leslie, Amos Hobbs, Jeremiah Hobbs, Jonas Stevens, and Nathaniel Stevens began clearing land and building homes. They intended to not only provide for their families, but also attract new settlers to their small community. Many of the early settlers had fought in the Revolutionary War, including Phineas Whitney, a veteran of the Battle of Bunker Hill. By 1789, a sawmill and gristmill were established, the first road was built in 1796, and the town of Norway was officially incorporated on March 9, 1797. Before incorporation, the township adopted the name Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top 40
In the music industry, the Top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or "contemporary hit radio" is also a radio format. Frequent variants of the Top 40 are the Top 10, Top 20, Top 30, Top 50, Top 75, Top 100 and Top 200. History According to producer Richard Fatherley, Todd Storz was the inventor of the format, at his radio station KOWH in Omaha, Nebraska. Storz invented the format in the early 1950s, using the number of times a record was played on jukeboxes to compose a weekly list for broadcast. The format was commercially successful, and Storz and his father Robert, under the name of the Storz Broadcasting Company, subsequently acquired other stations to use the new Top 40 format. In 1989, Todd Storz was inducted into the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. The term "Top 40", describing a radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Religious Broadcasting
Religious broadcasting, sometimes referred to as faith-based broadcasts, is the dissemination of television and/or radio content that intentionally has religious ideas, religious experience, or religious practice as its core focus. In some countries, religious broadcasting developed primarily within the context of public service provision (as in the UK), whilst in others, it has been driven more by religious organisations themselves (as in the United States). Across Europe and in the US and Canada, religious broadcasting began in the earliest days of radio, usually with the transmission of religious worship, preaching or "talks". Over time, formats evolved to include a broad range of styles and approaches, including radio and television drama, documentary, and chat show formats, as well as more traditional devotional content. Today, many religious organizations record sermons and lectures, and have moved into distributing content on their own web-based IP channels. Religious br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auburn, Maine
Auburn is a city in south-central Maine within the United States. The city serves as the county seat of Androscoggin County. The population was 24,061 at the 2020 census. Auburn and its sister city Lewiston are known locally as the Twin Cities or Lewiston–Auburn (L–A). History The area was originally part of the Pejepscot Purchase, land bought in 1714 by an association of people from Boston and Portsmouth following the Treaty of Portsmouth, which brought peace between the Abenaki Indians and the settlers of present-day Maine. In 1736, however, the Massachusetts General Court granted a large section of the land to veterans of the 1690 Battle of Quebec. Conflicting claims led to prolonged litigation; consequently, settlement was delayed until after the French and Indian Wars. Auburn was first settled in 1786 as part of Bakerstown, renamed Poland when it was incorporated by the Massachusetts General Court in 1795. It was then part of Minot, formed from parts of Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston (; ; officially the City of Lewiston, Maine) is the second largest city in Maine and the most central city in Androscoggin County. The city lies halfway between Augusta, the state's capital, and Portland, the state's most populous city. It is one-half of the Lewiston-Auburn Metropolitan Statistical Area, commonly referred to as "L/A." or "L-A." Lewiston exerts a significant impact upon the diversity, religious variety, commerce, education, and economic power of Maine. It is known for an overall low cost of living, substantial access to medical care, and a low violent-crime rate. In recent years, the City of Lewiston has also seen a spike in economic and social growth. While the dominant language spoken in the city is English, it is home to a significant Somali population as well as the largest French-speaking population in the United States (by population) while it is second to St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, in percentage of speakers. The Lewiston area traces its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Paris, Maine
South Paris is a census-designated place (CDP) located within the town of Paris in Oxford County, Maine, in the United States. The population was 2,237 at the 2000 census. While the CDP refers only to the densely settled area in the southern part of the town of Paris, the entire town, outside of Paris Hill, is located within the South Paris ZIP code, resulting in many residents referring to the entire town as South Paris. History During the 19th-century, the Little Androscoggin River provided water power to operate mills in South Paris, and the village grew up around them. The opening of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad on June 8, 1850 further spurred development of the small mill town. In the 1890s, the Oxford County Courthouse moved from Paris Hill to be near the Grand Trunk Railway station. Much of the manufacturing and industry faded with the Great Depression, but South Paris remains the commercial section of Paris, and retains much of its Victorian era architecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumford, Maine
Rumford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,858 at the 2020 census. Rumford is home to both ND Paper Inc's Rumford Mill and the Black Mountain of Maine ski resort. History Originally called New Pennacook Plantation, the township was granted in 1779 to Timothy Walker, Jr. and associates of Concord, New Hampshire. Both Pennacook and Rumford are former names of Concord, from which many early settlers arrived. The first pioneers, however, were Jonathan Keyes and his son Francis in 1782 from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1800, the town would later annex land from Peru and Franklin Plantation. Located in the foothills of the White Mountains, Rumford is the site of Pennacook Falls, called by historian George J. Varney "the grandest cataract in New England," where the Androscoggin River drops over solid granite. Bands of St. Francis Indians once hunted and fished here, where salmon spawn in the pool below Upper Falls, a barrier th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, old-time, and American folk music forms including Appalachian, Cajun, Creole, and the cowboy Western music styles of Hawaiian, New Mexico, Red Dirt, Tejano, and Texas country. Country music often consists of ballads and honky-tonk dance tunes with generally simple form, folk lyrics, and harmonies often accompanied by string instruments such as electric and acoustic guitars, steel guitars (such as pedal steels and dobros), banjos, and fiddles as well as harmonicas. Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded history. The term ''country music'' gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to ''hillbilly music'', with "country music" being used today to describe many styles and subgenres. It came to encompas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
