WGAM and WGHM (900 AM) are simulcasting radio station

Radio station

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s broadcasting a sports talk format. WGAM is licensed to Manchester, New Hampshire

Manchester, New Hampshire

Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...

, WGHM to Nashua, New Hampshire

Nashua, New Hampshire

-Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 86,494 people, 35,044 households, and 21,876 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,719.9 people per square mile . There were 37,168 housing units at an average density of 1,202.8 per square mile...

, USA. The stations serve southern New Hampshire. The stations are locally owned by Absolute Broadcasting, LLC and feature ESPN Radio

ESPN Radio

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 programming, along with The Dan Patrick Show

The Dan Patrick Show

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and some local programming; the station also airs Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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 games, New England Patriots

New England Patriots

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 games, Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

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 games, Manchester Monarchs

Manchester Monarchs

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 games, Boston College

Boston College

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 games and Westwood One

Westwood One

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 sports programming.

WGAM

WGAM was previously known as WKBR, which had been a popular Top 40 music station http://www.manfrommars.com/wkbr.html in earlier decades, then switched to carrying One on One Sports and a country music

Country music

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 format then finally satellite delivered oldies.http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-990910.html. On March 20, 2006 the current sports format debuted. Slogan is New Hampshire Sports Radio, WGAM, The Game. http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060317/BUSINESS/103170115/-1/XML08

Initially affiliated with Fox Sports Radio

Fox Sports Radio

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, the station switched to ESPN Radio in October 2009.

WGHM

In the late 1990s and early 2000s the station flipped formats several times, including oldies, both on their own and simulcasting WMEX

WNHI

WNHI is a Christian Contemporary formatted radio station. Licensed to Farmington, New Hampshire, the station's transmitter is located in New Durham, and studios are located in Rochester. The station serves the Portsmouth area, and is currently owned by Educational Media Foundation.The station...

 from Farmington, New Hampshire

Farmington, New Hampshire

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 http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2004/040809/nerw.html. In 2004 the station carried Nashua Pride

Nashua Pride

The Nashua Pride were a professional baseball team based in Nashua, New Hampshire, in the United States, not affiliated with Major League Baseball. They played home games at Holman Stadium from 1998 through 2008, when they were sold and renamed the American Defenders of New Hampshire. In 2010 that...

 baseball games http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3017866. Previous to the simulcast with WGAM, the station held the WGAM calls and carried ESPN Radio, however the network changed to Fox Sports Radio in 2006 and Absolute moved the WGAM calls to the more powerful 1250 frequency. Previous to the ESPN format, the station's call letters were WSNH. Other call signs held are WMVU and WOTW.
WGHM were originally the call letters of 1150 AM in 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...

 (Currently WSKW

WSKW

WSKW is a U.S. AM radio station licensed to Skowhegan, Maine carrying an sports radio format from ESPN Radio. The station also carries local high school sports, along with co-owned WCTB.- History :...

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