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WHXR
WHXR (106.3 FM; "The Bone") is an active rock radio station licensed to serve Scarborough, Maine, with studios in Portland. Established in 1974, the station is owned by Binnie Media. History WHXR signed on the air in 1974 as top 40 station WJBQ-FM (no relation to the current WJBQ in Portland); in 1981, the station swapped formats and call signs with 97.9 FM, becoming classical music station WDCS. It became WPKM in 1988, and in 1998 joined the WBACH network as WBQW. On October 2, 2008, the station switched call signs and programming with 104.7 (which operated with the WBACH classical music programming as WBQW until 2012, when it became top 40 station WHTP). On April 13, 2004, WHXQ originally began broadcasting on 104.7 as a classic rock station branded as "The Bone," shifting to active rock in 2006 and moving to 106.3 on October 2, 2008. Prior to April 9, 2010, WHXQ was simulcast on WHXR (106.7 FM); on August 3, 2010, WHXQ took the WHXR call letters abandoned by 106.7, which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WHXR Rock 106
WHXR (106.3 FM; "The Bone") is an active rock radio station licensed to serve Scarborough, Maine, with studios in Portland. Established in 1974, the station is owned by Binnie Media. History WHXR signed on the air in 1974 as top 40 station WJBQ-FM (no relation to the current WJBQ in Portland); in 1981, the station swapped formats and call signs with 97.9 FM, becoming classical music station WDCS. It became WPKM in 1988, and in 1998 joined the WBACH network as WBQW. On October 2, 2008, the station switched call signs and programming with 104.7 (which operated with the WBACH classical music programming as WBQW until 2012, when it became top 40 station WHTP). On April 13, 2004, WHXQ originally began broadcasting on 104.7 as a classic rock station branded as "The Bone," shifting to active rock in 2006 and moving to 106.3 on October 2, 2008. Prior to April 9, 2010, WHXQ was simulcast on WHXR (106.7 FM); on August 3, 2010, WHXQ took the WHXR call letters abandoned by 106.7, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WXTP
WXTP (106.7 FM) is a Catholic talk radio station licensed to North Windham, Maine, serving the Portland area from studios in Freeport. The station is an affiliate of Relevant Radio and is owned by Relevant Radio, Inc. History The station signed on in 1996 as WVYH, and featured an adult standards format known as "The Jewel". The station was simulcast on sister stations WLAM (870 AM; now WLVP) in Gorham and WZOU (1470 AM) in Lewiston. A few months after signing on, the station became WLAM-FM to match the Gorham station. Portland radio legend Bud Sawyer was one of WLAM's morning hosts. Original owner Wireless Talking Machine Company sold its stations to Harron Communications in late 1999. Harron also owned WMTW-TV, and in May 2001, the station's format changed to news/talk. The call letters of WLAM-FM became WMTW-FM, with WLAM becoming WMTW, and WZOU picking up the WLAM call letters and format for several months before reverting to a simulcast of WMTW-FM. The new station was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WHTP-FM
WHTP-FM (104.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the city of license, community of Kennebunkport, Maine, serving York County, Maine, York County and southern Cumberland County, Maine. Its signal is broadcast from the same location. Established in 1994, WHTP-FM is owned by Mainestream Media. The station broadcasts a Rhythmic contemporary, rhythmic top 40 format. WHTP-FM is simulcast in northern Cumberland, Androscoggin County, Maine, Androscoggin, Sagadahoc County, Maine, Sagadahoc, and Kennebec County, Maine, Kennebec counties on WHTP (AM), WHTP (1280 AM and 100.3 FM), as well as in Bangor, Maine, Bangor and surrounding areas on WHZP (1400 AM and 102.9 FM). History WHTP-FM began broadcasting December 1, 1994 as WQEZ, an easy listening/adult contemporary station owned by Vega Corporation, which also owned WBQQ (99.3 FM). Vega sold the stations to Mariner Broadcasting on June 16, 1997. Mariner sold its stations to Nassau Broadcasting Partners in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassau Broadcasting Partners
Nassau Broadcasting Partners LP was a company based in Princeton, New Jersey that owned radio stations in New England and the Mid-Atlantic United States. Nassau's stations, which included both AM and FM frequencies, were located in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The company was owned and headed by Louis F. Mercatanti. Nassau was predominantly an operator of radio stations in medium and small markets. Nassau formerly owned radio station WCRB in Waltham, a Boston suburb, and located in the Boston market, the 11th largest radio market in the US, according to BIA Financial Network. However that station was sold to WGBH in 2009. Nassau operated radio stations in substantially all of the major formats. The company's most common format was classic rock/classic hits. On October 13, 2011 Nassau Broadcasting entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after their senior lenders petitioned for an involuntary Chapter 7 liquidation in September. The stations were auctioned to various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTHT
WTHT (99.9 FM broadcasting, FM; "The Wolf") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Auburn, Maine, the station serves the Portland, Maine, Portland area. The station is owned by Binnie Media. Programming is simulcast on WBQQ (99.3 FM) in Kennebunk, Maine, Kennebunk. History WTHT intellectual property The first known usage of the WTHT call letters occurred in 1936 in Hartford, Connecticut for WTHT (Connecticut), a radio station named after The Hartford Times. 25 years later the call letters appeared again, this time in Hazleton, Pennsylvania for a WHZN (Pennsylvania), Daytime-only station. The WTHT call letters were later once assigned to 102.9 FM under the moniker of "FM 103", playing Contemporary Hit Radio, CHR/Top 40 music, licensed to Portland, and operating at 100,000 watts ERP from June 1987 until December 1989. In 1989, an agreement was made between WBLM, which at the time was broadcasting on 107.5 FM, and WTHT to swap frequencies while retaini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
