History
The station sign-on, signed on in November 1980 as WDME-FM, simulcasting the Middle of the road (music), middle-of-the-road format of its sister station WDME (1340 AM), which had begun on August 13, 1967. The call sign stood for the home city of Dover, MainE. The AM station was closed down, and its license allowed to expire in 1991, for economic reasons. WDME-FM continued as a stand-alone FM station, airing an eclectic adult contemporary format. Under its previous ownership, WDME-FM referred to itself on-air as, "The only radio station in the world broadcasting from a railroad passenger car." WDME's studios were located in a converted Amtrak coach formerly situated beside Maine State Route 6, Routes 6 and Maine State Route 15, 15 to the north and west of Dover-Foxcroft. The station was known for its folksy portrayal of rural culture in the north woods of Maine. It featured locally-known personalities such as John Simcoe and Paul Knaut. WDME was purchased by The Zone Corporation in 2001. Gradually, the station changed to an adult album alternative format. It later switched to a simulcast of WZON (620 AM), a sports radio station, in 2009. The WZON-FM call letters was adopted on August 27. WZON-FM switched to a progressive talk format on January 4, 2010. The station also carried Boston Red Sox baseball, along with WZON. Shortly after WZON (AM) began simulcasting WZON-FM on November 1, 2010, Red Sox games were moved exclusively to the AM station (which previously shared the broadcasts with WDME/WZON-FM). WZON-FM began stunting (broadcasting), stunting with Christmas music in November 2012, with the previous format moving exclusively to WZON (AM). The call letters were changed to WZLO on November 23, and the station returned to an adult album alternative format, branded as "103.1 WZLO," on December 26, 2012.References
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