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Stephen King's Maine radio stations will go silent for good on New Year's Eve

BANGOR, Maine — Stephen King’s raucous rock ‘n’ roll radio station is going silent at year’s end. Stephen King's Maine radio stations will go silent for good on New Year's Eve The renowned author and lifelong rocker who used to perform with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a rock band that featured literary icons, said Monday that at age 77, it’s time to say good-bye to three Bangor, Maine, stations that have been bleeding money. “While radio across the country has been overtaken by giant corporate broadcasting groups, I’ve loved being a local, independent owner all these years,” King said in a statement. The ZONE Corporation's current lineup consists of WKIT-FM, which bills itself as “Stephen King's Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio Station," along with WZON-AM Retro Radio and an adult alternative station, WZLO-FM.

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Stephen King’s rock radio station won’t go silent after all

Associated Press

BANGOR, Maine — Horror author Stephen King’s rock ‘n’ roll radio station is going to continue rocking around the clock and into the new year. Two businessmen purchased WKIT-FM from the best-selling writer after he announced that the station and two others would go silent after New Year’s Eve. The buyers are the Maine-based duo Greg Hawes and Jeff Solari, …

1 month, 1 week ago

Stephen King’s Maine radio stations will go silent for good on New Year’s Eve

Associated Press

BANGOR, Maine — Stephen King’s raucous rock ‘n’ roll radio station is going silent at year’s end. “While radio across the country has been overtaken by giant corporate broadcasting groups, I’ve loved being a local, independent owner all these years,” King said in a statement. “I’ve loved the people who’ve gone to these stations every day and entertained folks, kept …