Local business owners will buy beloved Bangor rock station owned by Stephen King
Jeff Solari and Greg Hawes say they've reached an agreement with King to purchase the station, which had been slated to cease operations by the end of the year.
Maine business owners take over Stephen King’s ‘rock ‘n roll’ radio station
By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Two Maine men have stepped forward to take over the radio station formerly owned by Stephen King. Jeff Solari and Greg Hawes will be taking over the popular classic rock station WKIT 100.
'Rock 'n' roll, silliness, and fun': Stephen King's WKIT radio station lives on
The station was set to close by the end of the year, but with the purchase of WKIT by one of Zone Radio's former hosts, the station is getting a new lease on life.
Bangor Businessmen Save One of Stephen King’s Radio Stations
In a last-minute plot twist, one of author Stephen King's Maine radio stations has been spared its terrible fate.
Bangor's longtime classic rock radio station staying on the air
After announcing earlier this month that they would be shutting down, one of Maine's most beloved radio stations has been saved from going off the air.
Maine radio station owned by Stephen King saved from going off the air
WKIT was set to close this month but two businessmen stepped in to keep the classic rock station on air. Two other stations owned by Stephen King are still set to close this month.
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Stephen King Radio Station Finds Last-Minute Buyer Days Before Previously Announced Shutdown
Earlier in December, reports indicated that multiple Stephen King-owned radio stations would shut down at 2024’s end. Now, ...
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Stephen King to sell Bangor rock station to local businessmen
Jeff Solari and Greg Hawes announced this week that they worked out a deal with King to purchase the rock 'n' roll station WKIT, with plans to preserve the staff and sound, for just $500,000 — far ...
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Community reacts to news that Stephen King's radio stations are going off air
BANGOR, Maine — Bangor resident Jeff Solari hosted an afternoon sports show for seven years on WZON radio called "The Shootaround with Jeff Solari." "We used to broadcast games from right up ...
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Stephen King-owned radio stations in Maine going off the air by the end of the year
BANGOR, Maine — Bangor resident Jeff Solari hosted an afternoon sports show for seven years on WZON radio called "The Shootaround with Jeff Solari." "We used to broadcast games from right up ...
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Solari boards: The disappearing sound of airports
the final Solari board on Amtrak's US rail network was taken down - in Oat Foundry's home city, Philadelphia. There was a campaign to keep it, and it was later displayed in a museum. For Jeff, it ...
WKIT no longer leaving the air after last minute sale
He recognizes the value to the community that a station like WKIT has, and he wants to see that continue," explained WKIT DJ, ...