WKIT

WKIT
Broadcast areaBangor, Maine
Frequency100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding100.3 WKIT
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Jeff Solari and Greg Hawes
  • (Rock Lobster Radio, LLC)
History
First air date
February 14, 1979 (1979-02-14)
Former call signs
  • WGUY-FM (1979–1987)
  • WKIT-FM (1987–2020)
Former frequencies
100.9 MHz (1979–1988)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25747
ClassB
ERP16,000 watts
HAAT269 meters (883 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°40′39″N 68°45′15″W / 44.67750°N 68.75417°W / 44.67750; -68.75417
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wkitfm.com

WKIT (100.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Brewer, Maine, serving the Bangor area of Central Maine. It airs a mainstream rock radio format. WKIT's main competitors are WWMJ, a classic rock station in Ellsworth, and WTOS, a mainstream rock station that simulcasts WTOS-FM from Skowhegan.

Jeff Solari and Greg Hawes own WKIT through Rock Lobster Radio, LLC. The station has studios and offices on Broadway in Bangor. The transmitter is off Center Drive in Orrington, Maine.

Unlike many U.S. radio stations, WKIT still has a strong presence of live local announcers in the studio. However, on the weekends the station carries some syndicated programming. WKIT also streams its programming on the Internet via the official station website. Notable on air personalities include the Rock and Roll Morning Show hosts Don Cookson and Mark "The Shark" Young, midday host Jason “Rock Dog” Roberts, afternoon host Scotty Moore, and simulcasting Nights With Alice Cooper.

The station went on the air in 1979 as top 40 station WGUY-FM, the FM sister station to WGUY (1250 AM). It became WKIT-FM in 1987, initially with a "hip adult" format before shifting to rock. From 1995 to 2025, the station was part of the Zone Corporation, the broadcasting group owned by author Stephen King; after he announced the closure of Zone's stations—WKIT, WZLO, and WZON—at the end of 2024, Solari and Hawes bought WKIT and kept it on the air.