WFMX

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WFMX
WFMX logo.png
Broadcast area Augusta-Waterville, Maine
Frequency 107.9 MHz
Branding107-9 The Mix
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Adult contemporary
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
OwnerMountain Wireless (sale pending to J. Hanson Company, Inc.)
WCTB, WSKW
History
First air date
March 17, 1990(33 years ago) (1990-03-17)
Former call signs
WHQO (1987–2007)
Call sign meaning
"Mix"
Technical information
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 26388
Class C2
ERP 32,000 watts
HAAT 129 meters (423 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 44°37′01″N69°37′30″W / 44.617°N 69.625°W / 44.617; -69.625
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website mixmaine.com

WFMX (107.9 FM, "107-9 the Mix") is an adult contemporary-formatted radio station licensed to Skowhegan, Maine.

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Programming

The station brands itself as having The Big Mix Weekend featuring music from the 1980s & 1990s, reairs of American Top 40 from the 1980s with Casey Kasem.

History

WFMX went on the air March 17, 1990, as a satellite fed oldies format under the call letters WHQO (Standing for "Headquarters for Oldies") changing a few years later to a community-based AC format as "The Light at the end of the dial". In the late 1990s, as ownership of the station changed frequently the station changed formats several times. Including simulcasting the sports of WSKW (1996–1999), top 40 as "The Party 108" (1999–2000), talk both simulcasting WVOM-FM from Bangor and solo before flipping to the current "Mix 107.9" in February 2005. In 1999 an effort was made to donate the station to Maine Public Radio; [1] the donation was never completed, as it was contingent on a never-completed sale of Mountain Wireless' stations to Cumulus Media. [2]

In February 2007, the call letters were changed to WFMX, to more closely resemble the "Mix" name. Those calls were previously used by what is now WVBZ when it was licensed to Statesville, North Carolina. A power increase was granted as well, improving the signal to the south. WFMX had been working with the developers of the Hathaway Creative Center in Waterville with intentions anchor the refurbished mill in late 2008. [3] Agreeable terms could not be met, so WFMX and its cluster-mates took occupancy of new space on Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville.

On April 23, 2013, WFMX was granted for a construction permit to increase its ERP up to 32,000 watts and to raise their HAAT up to 129 meters (423 feet). The station was licensed with the new facilities on April 18, 2016. For part of WFMX's Adult contemporary format, they aired Delilah's love songs. Then in 2017, WFMX became a classic hits / hot AC format. With the repositioning of today's music and classic hits, the station shelved Delilah's program for local talent and more music nights.

WFMX main studios are located at The Lee Farm Mall on Western Avenue in Augusta, with additional facilities at Penny Hill Park in Waterville.

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References

  1. ↑ "Cumulus Media". Cumulus Media.
  2. ↑ Fybush, Scott (September 18, 2000). "LPFM - It's Nutmeg and Granite States' Turn". North East Radio Watch. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ Former Hathaway factory sold
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