Downtown began broadcasting in September of 2011 on the stations of Blueberry Broadcasting in Bangor. In January of 2013, the show moved to Townsquare Media’s 92.9 FM and two years later we relocated to Zone Radio and WZON.
From the time of our launch, Downtown’s goal was to create a different type of show. Our mission was to produce a guest-driven program and reach out to talented and interesting people you would never expect to hear on a radio station in Maine.
We also sought to find a unique mix of entertainment and sports that would vary depending on both the guest list and what was happening in the world at any given time. While our show is based in Maine, we view it as a national program, featuring regular appearances by filmmaker Ken Burns, historians Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman, actors Stephen Tobolowsky and Peri Gilpin, musicians from Herb Alpert to Rod Argent of The Zombies, and writers Bob Ryan, Chad Finn, David Roth, and Steve Buckley.
After wrapping up our WZON tenure on December 31, we’re excited to move Downtown to the next phase, as we kickoff our new podcast on January 23, 2025. A new venue but the same mission of bringing you a show like no other,