WXME (780 AM) is a radio station located in Monticello, Maine, United States, serving the Northern Maine market and broadcasts a news/talk and rock music format. The station is owned and operated by Allan Weiner, who also owns the shortwave station WBCQ. WXME's broadcast facilities are co-located with WBCQ shortwave and WBCQ-FM 94.7.
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| Broadcast area | Aroostook County, Maine |
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| Frequency | 780 kHz |
| Branding | "98.3 WXME" |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Talk, rock |
| Affiliations | USA Radio Network, Genesis Communications Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Allan Weiner |
| WBCQ, WBCQ-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | February 2, 1981[1] |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 710 kHz (1981–2007) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 17514 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 46°20′30″N 67°49′4″W / 46.34167°N 67.81778°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | 98.3 WXME |
| Website | WBCQ stations |
History
editWXME was formerly known as WCXH 780, WREM 710, and WOZW 710.
WREM broadcast a variety of formats ranging from classic rock and alternative rock to talk radio and religious programming. For a number of years, WREM simulcasted talk radio from WEGP.[3]
In the summer of 2007, the station moved to 780 kHz, increased power to 5,000 watts daytime non-directional and 60 watts nighttime non-directional, and changed its call sign to WCXH, simulcasting Channel X Radio from Caribou, Maine.[4]
By 2008, WCXH had dropped the Channel X Radio simulcast; on September 10, 2008, the station changed its call letters to WXME.[5] In 2009 the station carried a talk radio format largely from Fox News Radio. From March 2010 to July 2010 the station simulcasted Central Maine-based WSKW's oldies format before reverting to the previous News/Talk format. In February 2011 the station returned to a simulcast of WEGP. In the summer of 2014 WXME changed to an oldies/classic hits format before reverting to a News/Talk format in early 2015. In 2018, WXME obtained a license for an FM translator on 98.3 FM. Since then, the station has broadcast a news/talk format during the daylight hours and rock music at night.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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| W252DW | 98.3 FM | Monticello, Maine | 201363 | 175 | D | LMS |
References
edit- ^ Access To The Airwaves by Allan H. Weiner (ISBN 1-55950-163-4), p. 106.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXME". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "North East Radio Watch by Scott Fybush". Fybush.com. 1981-11-03. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ^ "North East Radio Watch by Scott Fybush, July 30, 2007". Fybush.com. 2007-07-30. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ^ "North East Radio Watch by Scott Fybush, September 29, 2008". Fybush.com. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 17514 (WXME) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WXME in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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