WBFE
City | Bar Harbor, Maine |
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Broadcast area | Mount Desert Island, Downeast Maine |
Frequency | 99.1 MHz |
Branding | The New Bear |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Motor Racing Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Blueberry Broadcasting (Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC) |
History | |
First air date | June 1, 1992 |
Former call signs | WPRG (1988–1992) WLKE (1992–2013) |
Call sign meaning | similar to WBFB |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 62289 |
Class | B |
ERP | 45,000 watts |
HAAT | 121 meters (397 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°31′14″N 68°23′38″W / 44.52056°N 68.39389°WCoordinates: 44°31′14″N 68°23′38″W / 44.52056°N 68.39389°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WBFE (99.1 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format simulcasting WBFB. Licensed to Bar Harbor, Maine, United States, the station serves the Down East Maine area. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting.[1]
History[]
The station was assigned call sign WPRG on March 24, 1988. On May 19, 1992, the station changed its call sign to WLKE;[2] on June 1, it signed on. As of September 28, 2009, it became part of a three station country network based out of Blueberry's Bangor office, simulcasting WBFB and also heard on WMCM.[3] On September 23, 2013, the station took its current WBFE call sign.[2] Prior to September 28, 2009, the station was branded as "Lucky 99.1".
References[]
- ^ "WLKE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ a b "WBFE Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "NorthEast Radio Watch by Scott Fybush". www.fybush.com.
External links[]
- Official Website
- WBFE in the FCC FM station database
- WBFE on Radio-Locator
- WBFE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Categories:
- Radio stations in Maine
- Radio stations established in 1992
- 1992 establishments in Maine
- Country radio stations in the United States
- Bar Harbor, Maine
- Blueberry Broadcasting radio stations
- Maine radio station stubs