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#REDIRECT [[List of television stations in Maine#LPTV stations]]
{{Notability|General|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox television station
{{Rcat shell|
| callsign = WEXZ-LD
{{R from merge}}
| city =
{{R to related topic}}
| logo =
| branding =
| digital = 5 ([[very high frequency|VHF]])
| virtual = 13
| subchannels =
| translators =
| affiliations = '''13.1:''' [[Retro Television Network|Retro TV]]<br>'''13.2:''' [[Rev'n]]
| location = [[Bangor, Maine]]
| country = United States
| owner = Station X, Inc.
| licensee =
| founded = 2012
| airdate = {{start date and age|2012|03|27|p=y}}
| callsign_meaning =
| sister_stations =
| former_callsigns = W05DF-D (2012–2015)
| former_affiliations =
| former_channel_numbers =
| erp = 3 [[Kilowatt|kW]]
| haat = {{convert|16.8|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 183296
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|45|1|13.4|N|69|17|23.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| website =
}}
}}

'''WEXZ-LD''', [[virtual channel]] 13 ([[very high frequency|VHF]] [[digital terrestrial television|digital]] channel 5), is a [[Low-power broadcasting#Television|low-powered]] [[Retro Television Network|Retro TV]]-[[network affiliate|affiliated]] [[television station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Bangor, Maine]], United States. The station is owned by Station X, Inc. WEXZ-LD's transmitter is located on Spring Street in [[Dexter, Maine]].<ref name=wexz>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=183296|title=WEXZ-LD BANGOR, ME|website=www.rabbitears.info}}</ref>

==History==
The station's construction permit was issued on March 27, 2012 under the calls of '''W05DF-D'''. The callsign changed to the current '''WEXZ-LD''' on November 11, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=183296|title=FCCInfo Results|website=www.fccinfo.com}}</ref>


The station was built and operated by Joe Jurkenas, who got his start in radio as a top 40 jock at Worcester’s WAAB in the late 60’s. (Air name was Joey Collins). A boy electronic genius, Joe passed the FCC’s first class radio telephone license on his first try at age 15. He then went on NYC as an announcer at CBS owned properties.

==Digital channels==
The station's digital signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! [[Display resolution|Video]]
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! Short name
! Programming<ref name=wexz/>
|-
| 13.1
| rowspan=2|[[480i]]
| rowspan=2|[[4:3]]
| rowspan=2|WEXZ-LD
| Main WEXZ-LD programming / [[Retro Television Network|Retro TV]]
|-
| 13.2
| [[Rev'n]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Bangor TV}}


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