WEZQ

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WEZQ
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Broadcast area
Bangor, Maine
[[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]]92.9 MHz
Branding92.9 The Ticket
Programming
FormatSports
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Ownership
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WBZN, WDEA, WQCB, WWMJ
History
First air date
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Former call signs
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  • WPBC (1976–1992)
  • WSHZ (1992–1993)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
17673
ClassB
ERP20,000 watts
HAAT240 meters (790 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
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Links
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WebcastListen live
Websitewww.929theticket.com

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WEZQ (92.9 MHz; "The Ticket") is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Bangor, Maine, United States, the station signal extends to Bar Harbor and Belfast on the coast, to Howland to the north.[2] The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media and features programming from ESPN Radio.[3]

The Ticket's weekday schedule includes some local sports talk, as well as syndicated shows from ESPN Radio. It is also the Bangor outlet for Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics and New England Patriots games.[4][5]

History

The station signed on the air June 9, 1976, as WPBC, a beautiful music station owned by Penobscot Broadcasting.[6] It became WSHZ in 1992, after the station evolved to a soft adult contemporary format, placing it in competition with Ellsworth station WKSQ.[7]

In October 1993, WSHZ was purchased by Dudman Communications, owner of WDEA and WWMJ in Ellsworth.[8] That December, the station changed its call sign to WEZQ.[9] However, the "Soft Hits 92.9" branding used as WSHZ[8] was retained for several years after becoming WEZQ.[10] Dudman sold its stations to Cumulus Media in 1998.[11] In later years, WEZQ carried syndicated adult contemporary shows from Delilah[12] and The Bob and Sheri Show.

On July 31, 2012, Cumulus swapped 55 stations, including WEZQ, to Townsquare Media in exchange for Townsquare's stations in Bloomington and Peoria, Illinois.[13] On January 1, 2013, Townsquare relaunched WEZQ with a sports format as "92.9 The Ticket".[4]

In 2018, WEZQ became the Bangor affiliate for the Boston Red Sox Radio Network, taking over from longtime Red Sox station WZON.[5] On October 25, 2021, the station became one of the inaugural affiliates of Toucher and Rich from WBZ-FM in Boston, along with the commonly-owned trimulcast of WCYY, WPKQ, and WJZN.[14] The station dropped Toucher and Rich in 2023.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WEZQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WEZQ-FM Radio Station Coverage Map". radio-locator.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WEZQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."92.9 The Ticket – ESPN Sports Radio – Bangor Sports Radio". 92.9 The Ticket. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Clark, Ernie; Warner, Pete (January 19, 2018). "'It was shabby treatment': Stephen King unhappy after Red Sox broadcast rights in Bangor awarded to 92.9 The Ticket". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Music station to start June 9". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. June 8, 1976. p. 18. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993 (PDF). 1993. p. B-158. Retrieved January 1, 2013.[dead link]
  8. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ellsworth company purchases WSHZ". Bangor Daily News. October 9, 1993. p. 29. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WEZQ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New call letters". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. December 31, 1993. p. 18. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fybush, Scott (December 18, 1998). "Vermont Heats Up". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Harrison, Judy (June 2, 1997). "Delilah show an after-dark radio delight". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. pp. C6, C7. Retrieved January 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Townsquare Cumulus station swap closes". Radio Ink. August 1, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (October 25, 2021). "Townsquare Media Launches WCYY Trimulcast Across Northern New England". RadioInsight. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (October 2, 2023). "WCYY Brings Back Rob Riccitelli For Mornings; Dropping Toucher & Rich". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 23, 2024.

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