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Final Listen: Stephen King’s Zone Radio

The best moment in listening to author Stephen King’s soon-to-be-shuttered Triple-A WZLO Bangor, Maine, came in my last 15 minutes with the station. First there was the segue from Steve Earle’s “Guitar Town” to Darlene Love’s “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).” The last segue was Joe Jackson’s “Happy Loving Couples” into Freedy Johnston’s “Bad Reputation.” I’d finally gotten the secret handshake from somebody whose musical flavor profile was similar to mine. […]

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Station Sales Week Of 12/6: Word FM To Expand To Lancaster

Four Rivers Community Broadcasting will purchase 92.5 W223CH Lancaster PA from Forever Media for $200,000. The translator currently simulcasts Classic Rock “Rocky 98.5” WYCR York-Hanover via 1490 WRKY Lancaster. The purchase will fill a coverage hole in the Christian network based at WBYO Sellersville PA that stretches across eastern Pennsylvania and into parts of Maryland and New Jersey. […]