WBFE
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] Under proper weather conditions, the station's signal can reach both southwestern New Brunswick and southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada.
Broadcast area | Mount Desert Island, Downeast Maine |
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Frequency | 99.1 MHz |
Branding | The New Bear |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Motor Racing Network Premiere Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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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 |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
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.
- "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