maine branding capital 95.9 slogan augusta s classic rock frequency 1400 khz translator s 95.9 w240dh augusta first air date february 23 1932 1932 02 23 1 format classic rock power 1 000 watts class c facility id 52604 transmitter coordinates 44 17 30 n 69 46 27 w 44.29167 n 69.77417 w 44.29167 ; 69.77417 callsign meaning warehoused from the now wkim in munford tennessee former callsigns wrdo 1932 1987 wmme 1987 1995 wezw 1995 1996 wlti 1996 wezw 1996 2004 owner townsquare media townsquare media augusta waterville license llc sister stations webb wmme fm wtvl webcast listen live website capital959.com wjzn 1400 am ; capital 95.9 is a radio station licensed to serve augusta maine united states . the station established in 1932 as wrdo is owned by townsquare media and broadcasts a classic rock format . wjzn s programming is also heard on w240dh 95.9 fm in augusta . history edit wjzn went on the air february 23 1932 1 as wrdo owned by the rines family s congress square hotel company who also owned wcsh in portland and wfea in manchester new hampshire . 2 3 the rines family sold wrdo to ocean coast properties owner of wpor am fm in portland for 100 000 in 1974 . 4 h & r corporation bought the station for 225 000 in 1977 . 5 by 1978 wrdo had a middle of the road format and was affiliated with the nbc radio network . 6 h & r sold wrdo to sterling broadcasting corporation for 260 000 in 1980 . 7 sterling changed the station s format to country music in 1981 ; 8 the format was simulcast with fm sister station wscl 92.1 fm . 9 augusta waterville broadcasters controlled by the owners of wghq and wbpm in kingston new york bought wrdo and wscl for 425 000 in 1983 . 10 by this point the stations were simulcasting an adult contemporary format ; wscl had also moved to 92.3 11 and that december changed its call letters to wrdo fm . 12 augusta waterville broadcasters sold wrdo and wrdo fm to marcom for 400 000 in 1986 . 13 the call letters changed to wmme on march 1 1987 14 as the station began simulcasting a contemporary hit radio format with what had become wmme fm . 15 target communications sold wmme and wmme fm to tri group for 1.4 million in 1988 . 16 pilot communications bought the stations for 950 000 in 1993 . 17 the call letters were changed to wezw on august 17 1995 14 though the station continued to simulcast wmme fm ; 15 it then changed to wlti on august 30 1996 before returning to wezw on september 25 . 14 logo while simulcasting with wtvl used until july 14 2016 pilot s radio stations were acquired by citadel broadcasting in 1999 as part of its purchase of parent company broadcasting partners holdings . 18 in january 2003 citadel ended wezw s simulcast of wmme fm and switched the station to an adult standards format simulcast with sister station wtvl 1490 am in waterville under the kool branding . 19 the call letters were changed to wjzn on october 14 2004 . 14 citadel merged with cumulus media on september 16 2011 . 20 townsquare media acquired cumulus augusta waterville stations in 2012 . 21 on july 14 2016 wjzn split from its simulcast with wtvl and launched a classic rock format branded as capital 95.9 ; this followed the launch of fm translator w240dh 95.9 fm . 22 references edit a b broadcasting & cable yearbook 1999 pdf . 1999 . p. d 197 . retrieved august 28 2016 . personal notes pdf . broadcasting . march 15 1932 . p. 17 . retrieved august 28 2016 . 120 stations owned by 42 interests commission s report to senate reveals pdf . broadcasting . april 1 1932 . p. 14 . retrieved august 28 2016 . for the record pdf . broadcasting . july 8 1974 . p. 44 . retrieved august 28 2016 . changing hands pdf . broadcasting . september 19 1977 . p. 121 . retrieved august 28 2016 . broadcasting yearbook 1979 pdf . 1979 . p. c 97 . retrieved august 28 2016 . changing hands pdf . broadcasting . april 14 1980 . p. 151 . retrieved august 28 2016 . broadcasting cablecasting yearbook 1982 pdf . 1982 . p. c 104 . retrieved august 28 2016 . broadcasting cablecasting yearbook 1983 pdf . 1983 . p. b 107 . retrieved august 28 2016 . for the record pdf . broadcasting . april 11 1983 . p. 166 . retrieved august 28 2016 . broadcasting cablecasting yearbook 1984 pdf . 1984 . p. b 114 . retrieved august 28 2016 . call sign history wmme fm . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved august 28 2016 . changing hands pdf . broadcasting . november 3 1986 . p. 86 . retrieved august 28 2016 . a b c d call sign history wjzn . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved august 28 2016 . a b fybush scott . maine radio history 1971 1996 . the archives at bostonradio.org . retrieved august 28 2016 . changing hands pdf . broadcasting . april 11 1988 . p. 104 . retrieved august 28 2016 . changing hands pdf . broadcasting . january 11 1993 . pp. 64 5 . retrieved august 28 2016 . seavey deborah turcotte november 9 1999 . 8 maine radio stations bought . bangor daily news . retrieved august 28 2016 . fybush scott january 27 2003 . kb komes back . north east radiowatch . retrieved august 28 2016 . cumulus now owns citadel broadcasting . atlanta business journal . september 16 2011 . retrieved august 28 2016 . cumulus sells radio stations in bangor augusta presque isle . bangor daily news . associated press . april 30 2012 . retrieved august 28 2016 . capital 95.9 launches in augusta me radioinsight july 14 2016 external links edit official website query the fcc s am station database for wjzn radio locator information on wjzn query nielsen audio s am station database for wjzn query the fcc s fm station database for w240dh radio locator information on w240dh v t e radio stations in the augusta waterville maine market by am frequency 1160 1280 1340 1400 1450 1490 by fm frequency 88.1 88.9 89.5 89.7 90.5 91.3 91.5 92.3 93.3 93.5 93.9 95.3 96.7 97.5 98.5 99.3 100.5 101.3 102.5 102.9 103.3 104.3 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.9 107.5 107.9 by callsign w263as wabk fm warx wbci wblm wbqx wbya wctb 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