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Stephen King Sends His Maine Radio Stations to the Dead Zone After 41-Year Run

Stephen King is killing his cluster of radio stations in Maine, announcing that WZON, WKIT and WZLO will cease operations on Dec. 31 after 41 years.

Stephen King is killing off his cluster of money-losing radio stations in Maine, announcing on Monday (Dec. 2) that WZON, WKIT and WZLO will cease operations in the Bangor area on Dec. 31 after 41 years under his and wife Tabitha’s ownership. Since getting into the terrestrial radio business in 1983, King has written over 50 novels, including well-known works such as It, Misery, The Dark Tower series, Pet Sematary, Under the Dome, Skeleton Crew, The Green Mile and 11/22/63, among many (many) others. Ken Wood, General Manager of the stations for the last ten years is certainly sad to see the end but said he’s grateful for the Kings’ ownership and proud of the local voices that have a place in Maine’s colorful broadcast history.

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