WIGY (1240 kHz) is an AM radio station owned by Bennett Radio Group that is licensed to serve Lewiston, Maine. WIGY airs an oldies radio format. In addition to music, WIGY broadcasts 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).WOXO & WEZR Swap Frequencies Radioinsight - April 4, 2019
WEZR, along with its sister stations, went off the air March 29, 2020, citing financial considerations that included expected reduction in advertising revenue attributed to COVID-19. The stations had been up for sale following the death of owner Dick Gleason in February 2019. A sale of the Gleason Media Group stations to Bennett Radio Group was announced in May 2020.Binnie VP/Programming Stan Bennett Acquires Silent Maine Cluster Lance Venta, Radio Insight, May 26, 2020.
Bennett Radio Group's purchase, at a price of $300,000, was consummated on August 5, 2020. On August 19, 2020, WEZR and WPNO returned to the air as they relaunched the hot AC format as "WIGY", while adding a simulcast on the former WTME (which would take on the WEZR call sign).WEZR Relaunches As WIGY Following Return Of WOXO Lance Venta, RadioInsight, August 19, 2020. The call sign for 1240 AM was changed to WIGY on September 7, 2020.
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