WKTJ-FM (99.3
FM) is an American
radio station licensed to
Farmington, Maine
Farmington is a town in and the county seat of Franklin County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,592. Farmington is home to the University of Maine at Farmington, Nordica Memorial Auditorium, the Nordica Homestea ...
, known on air as ''Big Hits 99-3 KTJ'', broadcasting a
full-service adult hits format.
As the only commercial radio station located in Franklin County, WKTJ is widely listened to in the community, with live DJs throughout the day and local features and sports during the school year. (Two non-commercial radio stations also originate from the county:
WRGY in
Rangeley and
University of Maine at Farmington
The University of Maine at Farmington (UMaine Farmington or UMF) is a public liberal arts college in Farmington, Maine. It is part of the University of Maine System and a founding member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.
History
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WUMF.) The station also carries
Boston Red Sox baseball (the WKTJ website says the station is the longest-running Red Sox radio affiliate, dating back to 1962) as well as local high school sports.
History
WKTJ first came on air as an AM station (1380 on the dial) in 1959, with the co-owned FM signing on in 1973. The AM station played mostly a pop format (with a country and
adult contemporary influence) in the 1970s and 1980s, but left the air in the early 1990s.
In January 2005, WKTJ-FM relaunched as "Big Hits 99.3 KTJ" with a
classic hits/
oldies format, while continuing with local shows such as ''The General Store Variety Hour'' and ''The Maine Music Hour''. In September 2011, WKTJ shifted to its current
adult hits format.
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Full service radio stations in the United States
Adult hits radio stations in the United States
Farmington, Maine
Radio stations established in 1973
1973 establishments in Maine
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