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WKIT

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WKIT
Broadcast areaBangor, Maine
Frequency100.3MHz(HD Radio)
Branding100.3 WKIT
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
Subchannels
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerThe Zone Corporation
WZLO,WZON
History
First air date
1979;45 years ago(1979)
Former call signs
  • WGUY-FM (1979–1987)
  • WKIT-FM (1987–2020)
Former frequencies
100.9 MHz (1979–1988)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25747
ClassB
ERP16,000watts
HAAT269 meters (883 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°40′39″N68°45′15″W/ 44.67750°N 68.75417°W/44.67750; -68.75417
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wkitfm

WKIT(100.3FM) is acommercialradio stationlicensedtoBrewer, Maine,serving theBangorarea of Central Maine. It airs amainstream rockradio format,calling itself "The Rock of Bangor."

WKIT is part of the Zone Corporation, a Central Maine broadcasting group owned by authorsTabithaandStephen King.It hasstudiosand offices on Target Industrial Drive in Bangor. Thetransmitteris off Center Drive inOrrington.[3]

WKIT is one of the few radio stations that still has a strong presence of live local announcers in the studio. However, on the weekends the station carries somesyndicatedprogramming. WKIT also streams its programming on the Internet via the official station website.

Notable on air personalities include the "Rock and Roll Morning Show" hosts Bobby Russell and Mark "The Shark" Young, midday host Don Cookson, afternoon host Scotty Moore and Simulcasting "Nights With Alice Cooper".

On Stephen King's official website, there is an advertisement for WKIT.

In King's novel11/22/63,Jake saves most of the Dunning family and when he comes back to 2011 he looks up Ellen Dunning (who was 7 in 1958) and calls her, finding she's a "jock for WKIT in Bangor, you know, adisk jockey?".

WKIT's main competitors areClassic Rock95.7WWMJinEllsworthand Mainstream RockWTOS-FMSkowhegan,which issimulcastonAM 910andFM translator105.3 in Bangor.

References

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  1. ^Astbury, Carroll (July 16, 1987)."Brewer radio station to increase signal".Bangor Daily News.p. 21.RetrievedJanuary 11,2021.
  2. ^"Facility Technical Data for WKIT".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^Radio-Locator /WKIT
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