WBFE
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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.[2] Under proper weather conditions, the station's signal can reach both southwestern New Brunswick and southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada.
History
The station was assigned call sign WPRG on March 24, 1988. On May 19, 1992, the station changed its call sign to WLKE;[3] that June, it signed on.[4] 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.[5] On September 23, 2013, the station took its current WBFE call sign.[3] Prior to September 28, 2009, the station was branded as "Lucky 99.1".
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBFE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WBFE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ a b "WBFE Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Harbour, Kathy (June 16, 1992). "New radio station to broadcast country music". Bangor Daily News. p. 6 Hancock. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "NorthEast Radio Watch by Scott Fybush". www.fybush.com.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 62289 (WBFE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WBFE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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Translators |
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- WHOU (1340 AM)
- WKZX (950 AM)
- WQDY (1230 AM)
- WRNE (89.1 FM)
- WXMN (89.5 FM)
- WUFK (92.1 FM)
- Nearby regions –
U.S.
- Augusta-Waterville
- Bangor
- Mid Coast Maine
Canada
- Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Fredericton
- Northern New Brunswick
- Saint John
- See also
- List of radio stations in Maine
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