| |
---|---|
Broadcast area | Augusta; Central Maine |
Frequency | 104.3 MHz |
Branding | Big 104 FM |
Programming | |
Format | Classic hits |
Ownership | |
Owner |
|
WQSK, WTOS-FM, WVQM | |
History | |
First air date | April 1, 1974 [1] |
Former call signs |
|
Technical information [2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 68297 |
Class | B |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 113 meters (371 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°18′36″N69°49′48″W / 44.310°N 69.830°W |
Repeater(s) | |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WABK-FM (104.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Gardiner, Maine, and serving Augusta and Central Maine. It airs a classic hits radio format. WABK-FM is part of a three-way simulcast with WBAK (104.7 FM) in Belfast and WBKA (107.7 FM) in Bar Harbor. They are owned by Blueberry Broadcasting with studios and offices on Target Industrial Circle in Bangor. [3]
WABK-FM has an effective radiated power of 50,000 watts. Its transmitter is off Winthrop Street in Hallowell. [4]
WABK first signed on as an AM station, in the fall of 1968. [5] It aired an adult leaning Top 40 format on 1280 kHz (today WHTP). WABK-FM signed on during the summer of 1974 with the call letters WKME and featured Drake-Chenault's automated "Hit Parade" format. In February 1978, the original studios in Farmingdale were destroyed by fire.
As the stations rebuilt, WKME's call sign was changed to WABK-FM. Both the AM and FM stations began simulcasting an up-tempo full service adult contemporary format with an emphasis on local personalities, news and community involvement. The simulcast ended in 1983 when WABK (AM) changed its format to country music. It later tried oldies, then adult standards and finally in the late 1990s switched to sports radio with the call letters WFAU. In 1994, WABK-FM became "Oldies 104" but gradually shed the oldies image, playing more 1970s and 1980s music and billing itself as "Super Hits 104 WABK".
In January 2013, WABK-FM rebranded as "Big 104 FM", airing a classic hits format. It also began simulcasting on WBAK (104.7 FM) in Belfast and WBKA (107.7 FM) in Bar Harbor. [6] From August 30, 2013, to July 26, 2016, the call sign on 104.3 in Gardiner was modified to WABK, without the "-FM" suffix. [7]
In 2014, the former WABI/WAEI at 910 AM in Bangor was added to the simulcast. In 2016, the AM's station's call letters were switched to WABK, and 104.3 WABK once again added the "-FM" suffix to its call sign. In January 2019, 910 AM dropped WABK-FM's programming and became WTOS, a simulcast of WTOS-FM. [8]
WOMC is a commercial radio station licensed to Detroit, Michigan. It airs a classic hits radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. The transmitter and studios are both located on American Drive off 11 Mile Road in Southfield, Michigan.
WHTP is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Gardiner, Maine, United States. It serves the Lewiston-Auburn and Augusta metropolitan areas. The station is owned by MaineInvests LLC. It airs a rhythmic contemporary format, branded as Hot Radio Maine, simulcast with WHTP-FM (104.7) in Kennebunkport and WHZP in Veazie.
KODJ is a commercial radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah. The station airs a classic hits radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station's studios and offices are located in West Valley City.
WBQA is a non-commercial FM classical music radio station located at 96.7, owned by Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation and licensed to Boothbay Harbor, Maine. The station serves Mid Coast Maine with studios in Portland, Lewiston and Bangor. WBQA operates as part of the Maine Public Classical network.
WVOM-FM is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Howland, Maine, and serving Central and Downeast Maine, including Bangor. It airs a talk radio format and is owned by Maine-based Blueberry Broadcasting which is headed by Louis Vitale and Bruce Biette. WVOM-FM is known as "The Voice of Maine".
WKVV is a radio station licensed to Searsport, Maine, United States. Established in 1994 as WBYA, the station serves the Bangor area. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation. The station carries Educational Media Foundation's K-Love Christian music format, simulcasting co-owned WKVZ.
WBACH was a radio network in the American state of Maine, active from 1991 to 2017. Airing on four stations at its peak, the network broadcast a classical music format from studios in Kennebunk.
WHTP-FM is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Kennebunkport, Maine, serving York County and southern Cumberland County, Maine. Its signal is broadcast from the same location. Established in 1994, WHTP-FM is owned by Mainestream Media. The station broadcasts a rhythmic top 40 format.
WBFB is a commercial radio station in Bangor, Maine. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting and airs a country music radio format, simulcast on sister stations WBFE in Bar Harbor and WMCM in Rockland.
WPKQ is a commercial radio station licensed to North Conway, New Hampshire. It is owned by Townsquare Media and simulcasts the alternative rock format of 94.3 WCYY from the Portland, Maine, area. It is an affiliate of the New England Patriots Radio Network. WPKQ shares its main studio with WCYY at One City Center in Portland, Maine, with its sales office and auxiliary studio located in North Conway.
KKPK is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Colorado Springs, Colorado and serving the Colorado Springs and Pueblo metropolitan areas. It is owned by Cumulus Media and airs an adult contemporary music radio format with a variety hits element. Peak FM is known for its community involvement, assisting charitable organizations with such promotions as the "Peak FM Pantry Raid." It carries the syndicated "John Tesh Intelligence for Your Life" program at night.
WTOS-FM, known as "105 & 101 TOS", is a commercial mainstream rock radio station licensed to Skowhegan, Maine, whose studios are located in Augusta. Transmitting from Sugarloaf Mountain, the signal covers a large swath of rural Maine as well as the cities of Augusta, Bangor and Lewiston, and portions of southern Quebec and northern New Hampshire.
WVQM is a commercial radio station in Augusta, Maine. It simulcasts a talk radio format with 103.9 WVOM-FM in Bangor. The stations are owned by Blueberry Broadcasting. The radio studios and offices are on Target Industrial Circle in Bangor with additional studios at Community Drive in Augusta.
WBAK is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Belfast, Maine. It is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting, and broadcasts a classic hits radio format. Its programming is also simulcast on WBKA in Bar Harbor, as well as WABK-FM in Gardiner.
WTOS is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Bangor, Maine, United States. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting. WTOS broadcasts a mainstream rock format, simulcast with WTOS-FM in Skowhegan and WTUX in Gouldsboro.
WEEX is a radio station in Easton, Pennsylvania, owned by Cumulus Media through licensee Radio License Holding CBC, LLC. The station airs a sports radio format branded as "Fox Sports Lehigh Valley", carrying the Fox Sports Radio network. It is also the flagship radio station for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs Minor League Baseball team, the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, and Lehigh Mountain Hawks athletics.
WODZ-FM, branded as "The Eagle", is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Rome, New York, United States, the station serves the Utica-Rome market. The station is owned by Townsquare Media as part of a cluster with news-talk station WIBX, classic rock-formatted WOUR, hot AC-formatted WLZW, and country-formatted WFRG.
WZBK is a radio station licensed to serve Keene, New Hampshire, United States. The station is owned by Saga Communications and licensed to Saga Communications of New England, LLC. It airs a classic hits format, simulcast with WKVT-FM (92.7) in Brattleboro, Vermont, and also heard on FM translator W272DZ (102.3) in Keene.
WZLO is a commercial radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative format. Licensed to Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, the station serves the Bangor area. It is also broadcast on 98.3 in Bangor using an FM translator. The studios and offices are in Bangor, while the transmitter is off Route 15 in Charleston, Maine.
WOXO-FM is a radio station licensed to serve Norway, Maine, United States. Established in 1970 as WNWY-FM, the station is owned by Bennett Radio Group. WOXO-FM broadcasts a country music format, and simulcasts on Mexico sister station WIGY-FM (100.7).