The AM station was closed down, and its license allowed to expire in 1991, for economic reasons.[6] WDME-FM continued as a stand-alone FM station, airing an eclectic adult contemporary format.
Under its previous ownership, WDME-FM referred to itself on-air as, "The only radio station in the world broadcasting from a railroad passenger car." WDME's studios were located in a converted Amtrak coach formerly situated beside Routes 6 and 15 to the north and west of Dover-Foxcroft. The station was known for its folksy portrayal of rural culture in the north woods of Maine. It featured locally-known personalities such as John Simcoe and Paul Knaut.
WDME was purchased by The Zone Corporation in 2001. Gradually, the station changed to an adult album alternative format. It later switched to a simulcast of WZON (620 AM), a sports radio station, in 2009. The WZON-FM call letters was adopted on August 27.[7]
WZON-FM switched to a progressive talk format on January 4, 2010.[8] The station also carried Boston Red Sox baseball, along with WZON. Shortly after WZON (AM) began simulcasting WZON-FM on November 1, 2010, Red Sox games were moved exclusively to the AM station (which previously shared the broadcasts with WDME/WZON-FM). WZON-FM began stunting with Christmas music in November 2012, with the previous format moving exclusively to WZON (AM). The call letters were changed to WZLO on November 23,[7] and the station returned to an adult album alternative format, initially branded as "103.1 The Loft", on December 26, 2012.[9]
