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| Broadcast area | Bangor, Maine |
| Frequency | 92.9MHz |
| Branding | 92.9 The Ticket |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
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| Ownership | |
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| WBZN,WDEA,WQCB,WWMJ | |
| History | |
First air date | June 9,1976 (as WPBC) |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 17673 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 20,000 watts |
| HAAT | 240 meters (790 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°45′35.2″N68°33′53.1″W / 44.759778°N 68.564750°W /44.759778; -68.564750 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WEZQ (92.9MHz; "The Ticket") is acommercialFM radio station broadcasting asportsformat. Licensed toBangor, Maine, United States, the station signal extends toBar Harbor andBelfast on the coast, toHowland to the north.[2] The station is currently owned byTownsquare Media and features programming fromESPN Radio.[3]
The Ticket's weekday schedule includes some local sports talk, as well assyndicated shows from ESPN Radio. It is also the Bangor outlet forBoston Red Sox,Boston Bruins,Boston Celtics andNew England Patriots games.[4][5]
The stationsigned on the air June 9, 1976, as WPBC, abeautiful music station owned by Penobscot Broadcasting.[6] It became WSHZ in 1992, after the station evolved to asoft adult contemporary format, placing it in competition withEllsworth stationWKSQ.[7]
In October 1993, WSHZ was purchased by Dudman Communications, owner ofWDEA andWWMJ inEllsworth.[8] That December, the station changed itscall 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 toCumulus Media in 1998.[11] In later years, WEZQ carried syndicatedadult contemporary shows fromDelilah[12] andThe Bob and Sheri Show.
On July 31, 2012, Cumulus swapped 55 stations, including WEZQ, to Townsquare Media in exchange for Townsquare's stations inBloomington andPeoria, Illinois.[13] On January 1, 2013, Townsquare relaunched WEZQ with a sports format as "92.9 The Ticket".[4]
In 2018, WEZQ became the Bangoraffiliate for theBoston Red Sox Radio Network, taking over from longtime Red Sox stationWZON.[5] On October 25, 2021, the station became one of the inaugural affiliates ofToucher and Rich fromWBZ-FM in Boston, along with the commonly-ownedtrimulcast ofWCYY,WPKQ, andWJZN.[14] The station droppedToucher and Rich in 2023.[15]