WEZR (AM)

WEZR
Broadcast areaWestern Maine
Frequency780 kHz
BrandingThe Patriot
Programming
FormatConservative talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Stan Bennett
  • (Bennett Radio Group, LLC)
WIGY, WIGY-FM, WOXO-FM, WPNO, Channel X Radio
History
First air date
August 21, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-08-21)[1]
Former call signs
  • WRUM (1952–1997)
  • WLLB (1997–2001)
  • WTME (2001–2020)
  • WIGY (2020)[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID9209
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts day
  • 18 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
44°30′53″N 70°31′01″W / 44.51472°N 70.51694°W / 44.51472; -70.51694
Translator(s)98.3 W252DS (Rumford)
Links
Public license information
Websitethepatriot.me

WEZR (780 kHz) is an AM radio station in Rumford, Maine. The station is owned by Stan Bennett, through licensee Bennett Radio Group, LLC. The station airs a conservative talk radio format.

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-201. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference fcc1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.