Blueberry Broadcasting
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Bluberry Broadcasting is a Kennebunkport, Maine
Kennebunkport, Maine
Kennebunkport is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,720 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford metropolitan statistical area....

 based media company owning 17 radio stations throughout the state of Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

. The company is headed by Bruce Biette, vice president and CEO, and Louis Vitali, President. Studios are located in Augusta and Bangor.

History

Vitali was previously ran Mariner Broadcasting, then owner of the WBACH classical network and WQEZ. Blueberry bought the 17 Clear Channel Broadcasting stations in May 2008 for 11 million dollars http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/026376.html. In order to comply with Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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 rules, WGUY and WFZX were sold off, eventually being sold to Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that operates the K-LOVE and Air 1 radio networks. EMF is based in Rocklin, California....

.

Augusta, Maine
Augusta, Maine
Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...

Call Letters
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...

Frequency City Format Power Other Info
WABK-FM
WABK-FM
WABK-FM is an FM radio station licensed to Gardiner, Maine and broadcasting at 104.3 MHz. WABK signed on with an adult leaning top 40 format in the fall of 1968 at 1280 on the AM dial. WABK-FM signed on during the summer of 1974 with the call letters WKME and featured Drake-Chenault's automated Hit...

104.3 Gardiner, Maine
Gardiner, Maine
Gardiner is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 6,198 at the 2000 census. Popular with tourists, Gardiner is noted for its culture and old architecture.-History:...

Classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...

50 kw
Watt
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WFAU 1280 Gardiner, Maine
Gardiner, Maine
Gardiner is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 6,198 at the 2000 census. Popular with tourists, Gardiner is noted for its culture and old architecture.-History:...

Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...

5 kw
Watt
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Trimulcast with WRKD and WIGY
WIGY 97.5 Madison, Maine Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...

6 kw
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...

Trimulcast with WRKD and WFAU
WTOS-FM
WTOS-FM
WTOS-FM , known as "The Mountain of Pure Rock", is an FM radio station licensed to Skowhegan, Maine whose studios are located in Augusta.-History:...

105.1 Skowhegan, Maine
Skowhegan, Maine
Skowhegan is the county seat of Somerset County, Maine, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 8,824. Every August, Skowhegan hosts the annual Skowhegan State Fair, the oldest continuous state fair in the United States...

Active Rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...

57 kw
Watt
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Simulcast on WTUX
WTUX
WHIT is a radio station based in Madison, Wisconsin and broadcasting an oldies format. The station is currently owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting....

 and WTQX
WVQM 101.3 Augusta, Maine
Augusta, Maine
Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...

News/Talk
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...

50 kw
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...

Simulcast of WVOM
WVOM
WVOM is an FM radio station located at 103.9 MHz, owned by Blueberry Broadcasting. WVOM and the other 16 Clear Channel stations in Maine were sold in August 2008 to Maine-based Blueberry Broadcasting which is headed by Louis Vitale and Bruce Biette...


Bangor, Maine
Bangor, Maine
Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...

Call Letters
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...

Frequency City Format Power Other Info
WAEI 910 Bangor, Maine
Bangor, Maine
Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...

Sports Talk 5 kw
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...

Simulcast of WAEI-FM
WAEI-FM 97.1 Bangor, Maine
Bangor, Maine
Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...

Sports Talk 6.5 kw
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...

Flagship for Maine Black Bears
Maine Black Bears
The Maine Black Bears are the athletic teams which represent the University of Maine. They compete in NCAA Division I athletics, with the majority of the teams playing in the America East Conference...

 sports
WBFB
WBFB
WBFB also known as 97-1 The Bear is an FM broadcast station licensed to Belfast, Maine with studios in Bangor, Maine. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting and is a country formatted radio station simulcasting on co-owned WMCM and WLKE....

104.7 Belfast, Maine
Belfast, Maine
Belfast is a city in Waldo County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,668. Located at the mouth of the Passagassawakeag River on Penobscot Bay, Belfast is the county seat of Waldo County...

Country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

10 kw
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...

Carries The Lia Show
The Lia Show
The Lia Show, formerly known as Neon Nights, is a nationally syndicated country music and entertainment radio program hosted by Lia Knight . The program airs nightly from 7 pm to midnight locally across the United States...

, Trimulcast with WLKE
WLKE
WLKE is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Bar Harbor, Maine, USA, the station serves the Northern and Downeast Maine area. The station is currently owned by Blueberry Broadcasting and features programing from Premiere Radio Networks.-History:The station...

 and WMCM
WMCM
WMCM is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format simulcasting WBFB. Licensed to Rockland, Maine, USA, the station serves the Mid Coast Maine area...

WKSQ
WKSQ
WKSQ is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Ellsworth, Maine, USA, the station serves the Bangor area. The station is currently owned by Blueberry Broadcasting. The station used to air The John Tesh Radio Show up to June 2009.-External links:...

94.5 Ellsworth, Maine
Ellsworth, Maine
Ellsworth is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Maine, United States. The 2010 Census determined it had a population of 7,741. Ellsworth was Maine's fastest growing city from 2000-2010 with a growth rate of nearly 20 percent...

Adult Contemporary 11.5 kw
Watt
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Mike & Mike in the moring
WLKE
WLKE
WLKE is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Bar Harbor, Maine, USA, the station serves the Northern and Downeast Maine area. The station is currently owned by Blueberry Broadcasting and features programing from Premiere Radio Networks.-History:The station...

99.1 Bar Harbor, Maine
Bar Harbor, Maine
Bar Harbor is a town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 5,235. Bar Harbor is a famous summer colony in the Down East region of Maine. It is home to the College of the Atlantic, Jackson Laboratory and Mount Desert Island...

Country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

45 kw
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...

Carries The Lia Show
The Lia Show
The Lia Show, formerly known as Neon Nights, is a nationally syndicated country music and entertainment radio program hosted by Lia Knight . The program airs nightly from 7 pm to midnight locally across the United States...

, Trimulcast with WBFB
WBFB
WBFB also known as 97-1 The Bear is an FM broadcast station licensed to Belfast, Maine with studios in Bangor, Maine. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting and is a country formatted radio station simulcasting on co-owned WMCM and WLKE....

 and WMCM
WMCM
WMCM is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format simulcasting WBFB. Licensed to Rockland, Maine, USA, the station serves the Mid Coast Maine area...

WTUX
WTUX
WHIT is a radio station based in Madison, Wisconsin and broadcasting an oldies format. The station is currently owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting....

101.1 Gouldsboro, Maine
Gouldsboro, Maine
Gouldsboro is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States on the Schoodic Peninsula. The town was named for Robert Gould, a landholder in the town. The town has many historically separate fishing and summer visitor villages, including Birch Harbor, Prospect Harbor, and Corea...

Active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...

17 kw
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...

Simulcast of WTOS

Mid Coast Maine
Mid Coast
The Mid Coast is a region of Maine that includes the many small coastal towns of Lincoln, Knox, Waldo, Sagadahoc, and the northern coastal portion of Cumberland counties...

Call Letters
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...

Frequency City Format Power Other Info
WMCM
WMCM
WMCM is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format simulcasting WBFB. Licensed to Rockland, Maine, USA, the station serves the Mid Coast Maine area...

103.3 Rockland, Maine
Rockland, Maine
Rockland is a city in Knox County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,297. It is the county seat of Knox County. The city is a popular tourist destination...

Country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

16 kw
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...

Carries The Lia Show
The Lia Show
The Lia Show, formerly known as Neon Nights, is a nationally syndicated country music and entertainment radio program hosted by Lia Knight . The program airs nightly from 7 pm to midnight locally across the United States...

, Trimulcast with WBFB
WBFB
WBFB also known as 97-1 The Bear is an FM broadcast station licensed to Belfast, Maine with studios in Bangor, Maine. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting and is a country formatted radio station simulcasting on co-owned WMCM and WLKE....

 and WLKE
WLKE
WLKE is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Bar Harbor, Maine, USA, the station serves the Northern and Downeast Maine area. The station is currently owned by Blueberry Broadcasting and features programing from Premiere Radio Networks.-History:The station...

WRKD
WRKD
Fox Sports Maine is a network of sports/talk stations owned by Blueberry Broadcasting carrying Fox Sports Radio. Located in Central Maine, it comprises WFAU AM 1280 Gardiner, Maine, WRKD AM 1450 Rockland, Maine, and WIGY Madison, Maine FM 97.5...

1450 Rockland, Maine
Rockland, Maine
Rockland is a city in Knox County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,297. It is the county seat of Knox County. The city is a popular tourist destination...

Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...

1 kw
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...

Trimulcast with WIGY and WFAU
WTQX 96.7 Boothbay Harbor, Maine Active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...

15.5 kw
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...

Simulcast of WTOS
WTOS-FM
WTOS-FM , known as "The Mountain of Pure Rock", is an FM radio station licensed to Skowhegan, Maine whose studios are located in Augusta.-History:...

WQSS
WQSS
WQSS, better known as Midcoast 102.5 is an FM broadcast station licensed to Camden, Maine with studios in Augusta, Maine. Previous to December 26, 2008 the station was known as "102-5 The Peak" playing a classic hits format. For many years it was known as "Coast 102.5" and an Adult contemporary...

102.5 Camden, Maine
Camden, Maine
Camden is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,254 at the 2000 census. The population of the town more than triples during the summer months, due to tourists and summer residents. Camden is a famous summer colony in the Mid-Coast region of Maine...

AC
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....

25 kw
Watt
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