WEZQ
title: "WEZQ" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-established-in-1976", "sports-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "radio-stations-in-bangor,-maine", "espn-radio-stations", "1976-establishments-in-maine", "townsquare-media-radio-stations"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEZQ" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | WEZQ |
| logo | WEZQ929.png |
| city | Bangor, Maine |
| country | US |
| area | Bangor, Maine |
| branding | 92.9 The Ticket |
| frequency | 92.9 MHz |
| airdate | |
| format | Sports |
| erp | 20,000 watts |
| haat | 240 m |
| class | B |
| facility_id | 17673 |
| licensing_authority | FCC |
| coordinates | |
| former_callsigns | |
| affiliations | |
| owner | Townsquare Media |
| licensee | Townsquare License, LLC |
| sister_stations | WBZN, WDEA, WQCB, WWMJ |
| webcast | |
| website | |
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| name = WEZQ | logo = WEZQ929.png | city = Bangor, Maine | country = US | area = Bangor, Maine | branding = 92.9 The Ticket | frequency = 92.9 MHz | airdate = | format = Sports | erp = 20,000 watts | haat = 240 m | class = B | facility_id = 17673 | licensing_authority = FCC | coordinates = | callsign_meaning = | former_callsigns = | affiliations = | owner = Townsquare Media | licensee = Townsquare License, LLC | sister_stations = WBZN, WDEA, WQCB, WWMJ | webcast = | website =
WEZQ (92.9 MHz; "The Ticket") is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Bangor, Maine, United States, the station signal extends to Bar Harbor and Belfast on the coast, to Howland to the north. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media and features programming from ESPN Radio.
The Ticket's weekday schedule includes some local sports talk, as well as syndicated shows from ESPN Radio. It is also the Bangor outlet for Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics and New England Patriots games.
History
The station signed on the air June 9, 1976, as WPBC, a beautiful music station owned by Penobscot Broadcasting. It became WSHZ in 1992, after the station evolved to a soft adult contemporary format, placing it in competition with Ellsworth station WKSQ.
In October 1993, WSHZ was purchased by Dudman Communications, owner of WDEA and WWMJ in Ellsworth. That December, the station changed its call sign to WEZQ. However, the "Soft Hits 92.9" branding used as WSHZ Dudman sold its stations to Cumulus Media in 1998. In later years, WEZQ carried syndicated adult contemporary shows from Delilah and The Bob and Sheri Show.
On July 31, 2012, Cumulus swapped 55 stations, including WEZQ, to Townsquare Media in exchange for Townsquare's stations in Bloomington and Peoria, Illinois. On January 1, 2013, Townsquare relaunched WEZQ with a sports format as "92.9 The Ticket".
In 2018, WEZQ became the Bangor affiliate for the Boston Red Sox Radio Network, taking over from longtime Red Sox station WZON. On October 25, 2021, the station became one of the inaugural affiliates of Toucher and Rich from WBZ-FM in Boston, along with the commonly-owned trimulcast of WCYY, WPKQ, and WJZN. The station dropped Toucher and Rich in 2023.
References
References
- "WEZQ-FM Radio Station Coverage Map".
- "WEZQ Facility Record". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
- "92.9 The Ticket – ESPN Sports Radio – Bangor Sports Radio".
- (January 19, 2018). "'It was shabby treatment': Stephen King unhappy after Red Sox broadcast rights in Bangor awarded to 92.9 The Ticket". Bangor Daily News.
- (June 8, 1976). "Music station to start June 9". Bangor Daily News.
- (July 2025). "Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993".
- (October 9, 1993). "Ellsworth company purchases WSHZ". [[Bangor Daily News]].
- "WEZQ Call Sign History". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
- (December 31, 1993). "New call letters". Bangor Daily News.
- Fybush, Scott. (December 18, 1998). "Vermont Heats Up". North East RadioWatch.
- Harrison, Judy. (June 2, 1997). "Delilah show an after-dark radio delight". Bangor Daily News.
- (August 1, 2012). "Townsquare Cumulus station swap closes". [[Radio Ink]].
- (October 25, 2021). "Townsquare Media Launches WCYY Trimulcast Across Northern New England". RadioInsight.
- (October 2, 2023). "WCYY Brings Back Rob Riccitelli For Mornings; Dropping Toucher & Rich". RadioInsight.
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