Stephen King's rock radio station won't go silent after all

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

Updated 11:39 AM CST, December 31, 2024

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Horror author Stephen King’s rock ‘n’ roll radio station is going to continue rocking around the clock and into the new year.

Two businessmen purchased WKIT-FM from the best-selling writer after he announced that the station and two others would go silent after New Year’s Eve. The buyers are the Maine-based duo Greg Hawes and Jeff Solari, who formed Rock Lobster Radio Group to run the station.

“WKIT is the most legendary station in the region. It has tremendous history. We couldn’t let it die,” they said in a statement.

King is a lifelong rocker and performed with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a band that featured literary icons performing for charity. He announced earlier this month that at age 77 he thought it was time to say good-bye to the radio stations.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/stephen-king-rock-radio-station-9d2bece2b6c7d58a2eaf1cd3aa0998ec

[eShirl]

1. listening to their live stream right now!

https://streamdb4web.securenetsystems.net/ce/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WKIT

[Hotler]

2. Thanks for sharing. nt

[orleans]

6. this is great! THANK YOU!! ALLISON-ELVIS COSTELLO!! (listening now)

my new favorite station (tied with WCPT with progressive talk)

[lark]

3. Wow, much as I've always followed Kings' work, I never knew he also had radio stations!

He's such a cool dude! I just read one of his old books I'd previously missed - "The Institute" and it was as freaking great as I could wish for!

[txwhitedove]

4. Wow, thanks. Now one of my favorites through Radio Garden online.

[SupportSanity]

5. I had never heard of that before.

Radio Garden online. Fantastic.

Right now listening to radio from Ukraine.

Thanks for mentioning this!!!!

[txwhitedove]

9. You are so welcome. I too learned of Radio Garden here on DU a couple of years ago. Now when my

son travels, I follow him via Radio Garden. Example, his most recent trip to the 'Stan's, I listened to stations in Kazakhstan, etc.

[orleans]

7. bookmarked nt

[tonekat]

8. I welcome the good news!! N/T

[electric_blue68]

10. Well, cool! Just went, and found it on I Tune (radio) app. Ty