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Format change: WAEI-FM is now classic hits WBAK (which I'm sure has *nothing* at all to do with WABK-FM…); I've sent all the 97.1 stuff to WBFB and make this article firmly about 104.7 (though CHR WWFX was all there was before "The Bear").
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{{for|the television station in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States formerly known as WBAK-TV|WAWV-TV}}
{{Infobox Radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WAEI-FM
|name = WBAK
| image =
|image =
| city = [[Belfast, Maine]]
| area = [[Penobscot County, Maine]]
|city = [[Belfast, Maine]]
|area = [[Penobscot County, Maine]]
| branding = ''Fox Sports Maine 104.7''
|branding = B104.7
| slogan =
|slogan =
| airdate = March 15, 1961
| frequency = 104.7 [[MHz]]
|frequency = {{Frequency|104.7|MHz}}
|translator =
| format = [[Sports radio]]
|repeater =
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| erp = 10,000 [[watt]]s
|airdate = {{Start date|1986|03|07}}<ref name=by1999>{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999|year=1999|page=D-198|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-AL-NE-BC-YB-1999..pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=February 6, 2012}}</ref>
| haat = 335 meters
|share =
| class = B
|share as of =
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| facility_id = 25411
|share source =
| callsign_meaning = Similar to [[WEEI]] (former affiliation) and WABI
|format = [[Classic hits]]
| former_callsigns = WABI-FM (1961–1973)<br>WBGW (1973–1986)<br>WYOU (1986)<br>WYOU-FM (1986–1995)<br>WWBX (1995–2008)<br>WAEI (2008–2009)
|language =
| affiliations = [[Fox Sports Radio]], [[Black Bear Sports Network]]
|power =
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| owner = [[Blueberry Broadcasting]]
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|erp = 10,000 [[watt]]s
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| sister_stations = [[WAEI (AM)|WAEI]], [[WVOM]], [[WBFB]], [[WLKE]], [[WKSQ]]
|haat = {{convert|335|m|ft|sp=us}}
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| webcast =
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| website =
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|facility_id = 25411
|coordinates = {{coord|44|34|51.00|N|68|53|51.00|W|region:US-ME_type:landmark|name=WBAK}}
|callsign_meaning = similar to [[WABK-FM]] (sister station in [[Gardiner, Maine|Gardiner]])
|former_callsigns = WWFX (1986–1997)<br>[[WBFB]] (1997–2011)<br>[[WAEI (AM)|WAEI-FM]] (2011–2012)
|former_frequencies =
|affiliations =
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|owner = [[Blueberry Broadcasting]]
|licensee =
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'''WAEI-FM''' (104.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]; "Fox Sports Maine 104.7") is an [[United States|American]] [[radio broadcasting|radio station]] licensed to, and with studios located in, [[Bangor, Maine]]. It is owned by [[Blueberry Broadcasting]]. The station's branding is similar to sister station [[Fox Sports Maine]] based out of [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]].
'''WBAK''' (104.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]; "B104.7") is an [[United States|American]] [[radio broadcasting|radio station]] licensed to [[Belfast, Maine]], with studios located in [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]]. It is owned by [[Blueberry Broadcasting]], and broadcasts a [[classic hits]] format. The station's call sign is similar to a similarly-formatted sister station in [[Gardiner, Maine|Gardiner]], [[WABK-FM]]; however, WBAK is operated separately.<ref name=ri-waeifmtowbak>{{cite news|title=Bangor, Maine's WAEI-FM flips sports for adult hits; AM maintains Fox Sports|url=http://www.radio-info.com/news/bangor-maines-waei-fm-flips-sports-for-adult-hits-am-maintains-fox-sports|accessdate=February 6, 2012|newspaper=Radio-Info.com|date=February 6, 2012}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
WBAK came on the air March 7, 1986<ref name=by1999/> as '''WWFX''', a [[contemporary hit radio]] station known as "The Fox" and owned by Sunnie Silverman, who sold the station to Bruce Mittman, owner of [[WBZS (AM)|WICE]] in [[Pawtucket, Rhode Island]], that December.<ref name=billboard-startandsaletomittman>{{cite news|title=Newsline|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=tiQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA12&ots=rt7yQ1z3RY&dq=WWFX%20%22hot%20hits%22&pg=PA12#v=onepage&q=WWFX%20%22hot%20hits%22&f=false|page=12|accessdate=February 6, 2012|newspaper=[[Billboard (magazine){{!}}Billboard]]|date=December 27, 1986}}</ref><ref name=fcc-saletomittman>{{cite web|title=Application Search Details (1)|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=93972|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|accessdate=February 6, 2012}}</ref> The station was taken over in 1991 by Union Financial Services,<ref name=fcc-wwfxufs>{{cite web|title=Application Search Details (2)|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=161521|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=February 6, 2012}}</ref> which sold the station to Group H Radio on March 17, 1993.<ref name=fcc-saletogrouph>{{cite web|title=Application Search Details (3)|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=177089|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=February 6, 2012}}</ref>
The 97.1 frequency has a long history in Bangor, signing on March 15, 1961<ref name="by1981">{{cite book|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 1981|date=1981|page=C-103|url=http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC-YB/1981/Ca%20Facilities%20of%20Radio%201981%20A-M.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=March 13, 2010}}</ref> as '''WABI-FM''', owned by the Community Broadcasting Service along with WABI (now [[WAEI (AM)|WAEI]]) and [[WABI-TV]].<ref name="by1963">{{cite book|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 1963|date=1963|page=B-81|url=http://www.davidgleason.com/Broadcasting%201961.62%20Yearbook%20Page%20Range%20Guide_files/201-300%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201961-1962-4.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=March 13, 2010}}</ref> Initially a simulcast of WABI,<ref name="by1963"/> on March 1, 1973 the station became '''WBGW''', a [[Country music|country]] station.<ref name="by1974">{{cite book|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 1974|date=1974|page=B-93|url=http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC-YB/1974/B%201%201974%20YB.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=March 13, 2010}}</ref><ref name="bdn-wabifmtowbgw">{{cite news|title=Country-Western FM To Start March 1|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZWwzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YTgHAAAAIBAJ&dq=wabi-fm&pg=3432%2C4574205|accessdate=June 7, 2010|newspaper=[[Bangor Daily News]]|date=January 29, 1973}}</ref>


Community Broadcasting Service merged with Journal Publications in 1971 to form [[Diversified Communications]]<ref name="bdn-diversified">{{cite news|title=Publication Firm, TV Unit Merge|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0SE0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ceEIAAAAIBAJ&dq=community-broadcasting-service&pg=5881%2C1583138|accessdate=June 3, 2010|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=January 21, 1971}}</ref>; the company's broadcasting division retained the Community Broadcasting Service name until 1982, when WBGW was transferred to Diversified directly.<ref name="fcc-transfertodiversified">{{cite news|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=37784|title=Application Search Details (1)|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|accessdate=June 7, 2010}}</ref> The call letters were changed to '''WYOU-FM''' in 1986.<ref name="fcc-callsigns">{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=3671&Callsign=WAEI-FM |title=(WAEI-FM) Call Sign History |accessdate=February 24, 2009 |work=CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission}}</ref>
Group H announced on September 18, 1996 that it would sell WWFX to Star Broadcasting, a company owned by Mark Osborne and Natalie Knox (current owners of [[WNSX]]) that already owned [[WKSQ]] and [[WLKE]].<ref name=bdn-saletostar>{{cite news|last=Nessell|first=Doug|title=Kiss 94.5 a winner in Fox hunt|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lSpfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ek8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5600%2C684841|page=A4|accessdate=February 6, 2012|newspaper=[[Bangor Daily News]]|date=September 19, 1996}}</ref> To minimize playlist overlap with WKSQ,<ref name=bdn-saletostar/> on September 20, Star changed the station's format to [[country music]] as "The Bear"<ref name=nerw-foxtobear>{{cite news|last=Fybush|first=Scott|authorlink=Scott Fybush|title=Meet the New 'FNX...|url=http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-961009.html|accessdate=February 6, 2012|newspaper=New England RadioWatch|date=October 9, 1996}}</ref><ref name=nerw-wwfxformat>{{cite news|last=Fybush|first=Scott|title=Kidstar Débuts!|url=http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-961018.html|accessdate=February 6, 2012|newspaper=New England RadioWatch|date=October 18, 1996}}</ref> the first song was "[[Gone Country (song)|Gone Country]]" by [[Alan Jackson]]. The change gave rival [[WQCB]] its first competition since WYOU-FM became [[modern rock]] station WWBX a year earlier.<ref name=nerw-foxtobear/> The WWFX call letters were replaced with '''WBFB''' on April 25, 1997 after the station attempted to obtain the WEBR call sign.<ref name=nerw-wwfxtowbfb>{{cite news|last=Fybush|first=Scott|title=Changes in the Morning|url=http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-970515.html|accessdate=February 6, 2012|newspaper=North East RadioWatch|date=May 15, 1997}}</ref><ref name=fcc-callsigns>{{cite web|title=Call Sign History|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=25411&Callsign=WBAK|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=February 7, 2012}}</ref>


Diversified announced in 1993 that it would put most of its broadcasting properties, including WYOU and WABI, up for sale<ref name="bdn-saletobrc">{{cite news|title=Upheaval in Bangor Radio, TV|first=Andrew|last=Kekacs|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0TszAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjgHAAAAIBAJ&dq=wabi%20sale&pg=2385%2C4202343|accessdate=June 3, 2010|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=December 15, 1993}}</ref>; while it would retain WABI-TV following the collapse of a deal to sell it to Vision Communications,<ref name="bdn-wabitvnosale">{{cite news|title=Hildreth heirs to keep WABI-TV|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qZ8zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kDgHAAAAIBAJ&pg=4834%2C4104140|accessdate=June 3, 2010|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=May 28, 1994}}</ref> the radio stations were sold to Bangor Radio Corporation.<ref name="bdn-saletobrc"/><ref name="fcc-salefromdiversified">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=190492|title=Application Search Details (2)|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=March 13, 2010}}</ref> Two years later, the station adopted a [[modern rock]] format under the '''WWBX''' calls. The station eventually changed to a [[hot adult contemporary]] format. WWBX and WABI were sold to Gopher Hill Broadcasting in 1997.<ref name="nerw-saletogopherhill">{{cite news|last=Fybush|first=Scott|title=On and Off the Air|url=http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-970710.html|accessdate=June 4, 2010|newspaper=North East RadioWatch|date=July 10, 1997}}</ref>
Osborne and Knox sold WBFB, WKSQ, and WLKE to Communications Capital Managers in February 2000;<ref name=nerw-saletoccm>{{cite news|last=Fybush|first=Scott|title=Consolidating in Bangor|url=http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-000218.html|accessdate=February 6, 2012|newspaper=North East RadioWatch|date=February 18, 2000}}</ref> that July, CCM announced that it would sell the group (which through other purchases also included [[WKVV|WBYA]], [[WKVZ|WGUY]], and [[WVOM]]) to [[Clear Channel Communications]].<ref name=nerw-wbfbclearchannel>{{cite news|last=Fybush|first=Scott|title=An End to Jukebox's Legal Troubles|url=http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-000721.html|accessdate=February 6, 2012|newspaper=North East RadioWatch|date=July 21, 2000}}</ref> Clear Channel announced on November 16, 2006 that it would sell its Bangor stations after being bought by private equity firms,<ref name=nerw-forsale>{{cite news|url=http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2006/061120/nerw.html|title=Dark Days All Around|last=Fybush|first=Scott|date=November 20, 2006|work=NorthEast Radio Watch|accessdate=June 3, 2010}}</ref> resulting in a sale to Blueberry Broadcasting to 2008;<ref name=nerw-saletoblueberry>{{cite news|url=http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2008/080505/nerw.html|title=The Sales Market Heats Up|last=Fybush|first=Scott|date=May 5, 2008|work=NorthEast Radio Watch|accessdate=March 13, 2010}}</ref> on September 28, 2009, Blueberry began simulcasting WBFB on WLKE and [[WMCM]], replacing their separate country formats. The station swapped formats and call letters with [[WBFB|97.1 FM]] (the former WYOU-FM) on September 1, 2011 and became [[sports radio]] station '''WAEI-FM''', simulcasting with [[WAEI (AM)|WAEI]] (WLKE and WMCM continue to simulcast WBFB on its new frequency).<ref name=radioinsight-waeiwbfbswap>{{cite news|last=Venta|first=Lance|title=Bangor, ME Bear Moves|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/53177/bangor-me-bear-moves/|accessdate=February 6, 2012|newspaper=RadioInsight|date=August 18, 2011}}</ref> The call letters were changed to '''WBAK''' on February 5, 2012;<ref name=fcc-callsigns/> the next day, the format was changed to classic hits, leaving the sports format exclusively on WAEI's 910 AM frequency.<ref name=ri-waeifmtowbak/>

WWBX was instrumental in storm coverage during the [[North American ice storm of 1998]]. It was Michael W. Hale who made the decision to suspend the music format and allow open phones and dialogue to help those with no power and to provide home-based entertainment. The station allowed listeners from all over central and eastern Maine to call in and share stories of prior storms, survival tips, and even just to let people know they were still waiting for power. Michael W. Hale (the morning host at the time) was so inundated with calls, the station effectively became a [[Talk radio|talk]] station for a time. The announcers, Les Newsome, Cindy Michaels (now at [[WVII-TV]]), Ted Wallace, Dave Glidden and Rob "On The Radio" Rosewall kept people all over eastern and central Maine informed. Inbound calls for help and assistance were so many, volunteers came to the station to take calls and nearby states. The station than returned to its regular format after the power was restored.

In September 1998, the format was again changed to [[top 40]], with an on air [[slogan]] of "B97". The station was an overnight success, giving cross-town rival [[WBZN]] the competition needed to spice the small market. Although the ratings were often close, jocks from both stations demonstrated the skills to provide Bangor with large market sounds.

[[Image:WAEIWABI.jpg|thumb|left|WAEI logo from September 1, 2008 to January 12, 2010, reflecting its affiliation with WEEI.]]
[[Clear Channel Communications]] signed a [[local marketing agreement]] with Gopher Hill in early 2001<ref name="nerw-lmatocc">{{cite news|last=Fybush|first=Scott|title=Take Me Out to the Ban Game|url=http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-010404.html|accessdate=June 4, 2010|newspaper=New England RadioWatch|date=April 4, 2001}}</ref>; a few weeks later, it bought WWBX and WABI.<ref name="nerw-saletocc">{{cite news|url=http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-010416.html|title=Clear Channel Buys Two in Maine|last=Fybush|first=Scott|authorlink=Scott Fybush|date=April 16, 2001|work=North East RadioWatch|accessdate=March 13, 2010}}</ref> The company announced on November 16, 2006 that it would sell its Bangor stations after being bought by private equity firms,<ref name="nerw-forsale">{{cite news|url=http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2006/061120/nerw.html|title=Dark Days All Around|last=Fybush|first=Scott|date=November 20, 2006|work=NorthEast Radio Watch|accessdate=June 3, 2010}}</ref> resulting in a sale to Blueberry Broadcasting to 2008.<ref name="nerw-saletoblueberry">{{cite news|url=http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2008/080505/nerw.html|title=The Sales Market Heats Up|last=Fybush|first=Scott|date=May 5, 2008|work=NorthEast Radio Watch|accessdate=March 13, 2010}}</ref> On September 1, 2008, WWBX dropped the top 40 format in favor of [[sports radio|sports talk]] provided by [[Boston]]'s [[WEEI]], in a simulcast with WABI; the call letters were changed to '''WAEI'''.<ref name="weei-wabiweei">{{cite press release |title=WEEI Sports Radio Network Expands to Portland, Bangor & Keene |publisher=[[Entercom Communications]] |date=August 20, 2008 |url=http://imgsrv.weei.com/image/weei/UserFiles/WEEINorthNetworkPressRelease81908.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=August 20, 2008 }}</ref> The call letters were modified to WAEI-FM in February 2009<ref name="fcc-callsigns"/> in order to install the WAEI call letters on WABI.<ref name="fcc-wabitowaei">{{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=3670&Callsign=WAEI |title=(WAEI) Call Sign History |accessdate=February 24, 2009 |work=CDBS Public Access |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]}}</ref> Though WAEI carried WEEI's talk shows, most game broadcasts were not aired on the station. Blueberry Broadcasting ended WAEI's affiliation with WEEI on January 11, 2010,<ref name="bh-waeiexit">{{cite news|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/business/media/view.bg?articleid=1225484&format=text|title=Lawrence pastor ‘proud’ of Conan O’Brien|last=Heslam|first=Jessica|date=January 14, 2010|work=[[Boston Herald]]|accessdate=January 14, 2010|quote=“Unfortunately, our affiliate in Bangor chose to end its contract with us (Tuesday),” said WEEI program director Jason Wolfe.}}</ref><ref name="bdn-breachofcontract">{{cite news|url=http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/134878.html|title=Bangor stations drop WEEI|last=Neff|first=Andrew|date=January 16, 2010|work=[[Bangor Daily News]]|accessdate=January 17, 2010}}</ref> replacing it with [[Fox Sports Radio]] programming<ref name="bdn-breachofcontract"/><ref name="aa-waeiallfsr">{{cite news|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/69228/bangor-affiliates-drop-weei-programming|title=Bangor Affiliates Drop WEEI Programming|date=January 14, 2010|work=All Access|accessdate=January 14, 2010}}</ref>; Blueberry cited a breach of contract.<ref name="bdn-breachofcontract"/>
On September 1st WBFB swapped frequencies with 97.1 WAEI.

== Programming ==
Currently, WAEI's programming is largely sourced from Fox Sports Radio; it also carries ''[[Imus in the Morning]]''<ref name="ri-waeiimus">{{cite news|url=http://www.radio-info.com/news/sports-round-up--6|title=Sports Round up|date=February 1, 2010|work=Radio-Info.com|accessdate=February 1, 2010}}</ref> and ''[[The Jim Rome Show]]''.<ref name="bdn-breachofcontract"/> Beginning with the 2008 [[Maine Black Bears]] hockey season, WAEI became the flagship station for [[University of Maine]] sports[http://www.learfieldsports.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=8A3DE4DA-B958-A7A2-3CD32A2114BF0BCF].

==Previous Logo==
[[File:WAEI971.png|WAEI logo]] (WAEI-FM's logo under previous 97.1 frequency)


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{FM station data|WAEI}}
*{{FM station data|WBAK}}


{{Bangor Radio}}
{{Bangor Radio}}
{{Sports Radio Stations in Maine}}
{{Classic Hits Radio Stations in Maine}}
{{Fox Sports Radio stations}}
{{Blueberry Broadcasting}}
{{Blueberry Broadcasting}}


[[Category:Radio stations in Maine|AEI-FM]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Maine|BAK]]
[[Category:Bangor, Maine]]
[[Category:Bangor, Maine]]
[[Category:Sports radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Classic hits radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1961]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1986]]

Revision as of 00:19, 7 February 2012

For the television station in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States formerly known as WBAK-TV, see WAWV-TV.
WBAK
Broadcast areaPenobscot County, Maine
Frequency104.7 MHz
BrandingB104.7
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerBlueberry Broadcasting
WAEI, WBFB, WKSQ, WLKE, WVOM
History
First air date
March 7, 1986 (1986-03-07)[1]
Former call signs
WWFX (1986–1997)
WBFB (1997–2011)
WAEI-FM (2011–2012)
Call sign meaning
similar to WABK-FM (sister station in Gardiner)
Technical information
Facility ID25411
ClassB
ERP10,000 watts
HAAT335 meters (1,099 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°34′51.00″N 68°53′51.00″W / 44.5808333°N 68.8975000°W / 44.5808333; -68.8975000 (WBAK)

WBAK (104.7 FM; "B104.7") is an American radio station licensed to Belfast, Maine, with studios located in Bangor. It is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting, and broadcasts a classic hits format. The station's call sign is similar to a similarly-formatted sister station in Gardiner, WABK-FM; however, WBAK is operated separately.[2]

History

WBAK came on the air March 7, 1986[1] as WWFX, a contemporary hit radio station known as "The Fox" and owned by Sunnie Silverman, who sold the station to Bruce Mittman, owner of WICE in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, that December.[3][4] The station was taken over in 1991 by Union Financial Services,[5] which sold the station to Group H Radio on March 17, 1993.[6]

Group H announced on September 18, 1996 that it would sell WWFX to Star Broadcasting, a company owned by Mark Osborne and Natalie Knox (current owners of WNSX) that already owned WKSQ and WLKE.[7] To minimize playlist overlap with WKSQ,[7] on September 20, Star changed the station's format to country music as "The Bear"[8][9] the first song was "Gone Country" by Alan Jackson. The change gave rival WQCB its first competition since WYOU-FM became modern rock station WWBX a year earlier.[8] The WWFX call letters were replaced with WBFB on April 25, 1997 after the station attempted to obtain the WEBR call sign.[10][11]

Osborne and Knox sold WBFB, WKSQ, and WLKE to Communications Capital Managers in February 2000;[12] that July, CCM announced that it would sell the group (which through other purchases also included WBYA, WGUY, and WVOM) to Clear Channel Communications.[13] Clear Channel announced on November 16, 2006 that it would sell its Bangor stations after being bought by private equity firms,[14] resulting in a sale to Blueberry Broadcasting to 2008;[15] on September 28, 2009, Blueberry began simulcasting WBFB on WLKE and WMCM, replacing their separate country formats. The station swapped formats and call letters with 97.1 FM (the former WYOU-FM) on September 1, 2011 and became sports radio station WAEI-FM, simulcasting with WAEI (WLKE and WMCM continue to simulcast WBFB on its new frequency).[16] The call letters were changed to WBAK on February 5, 2012;[11] the next day, the format was changed to classic hits, leaving the sports format exclusively on WAEI's 910 AM frequency.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-198. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Bangor, Maine's WAEI-FM flips sports for adult hits; AM maintains Fox Sports". Radio-Info.com. February 6, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Newsline". Billboard. December 27, 1986. p. 12. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Application Search Details (1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "Application Search Details (2)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  6. ^ "Application Search Details (3)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  7. ^ a b Nessell, Doug (September 19, 1996). "Kiss 94.5 a winner in Fox hunt". Bangor Daily News. p. A4. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  8. ^ a b Fybush, Scott (October 9, 1996). "Meet the New 'FNX..." New England RadioWatch. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  9. ^ Fybush, Scott (October 18, 1996). "Kidstar Débuts!". New England RadioWatch. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  10. ^ Fybush, Scott (May 15, 1997). "Changes in the Morning". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  12. ^ Fybush, Scott (February 18, 2000). "Consolidating in Bangor". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  13. ^ Fybush, Scott (July 21, 2000). "An End to Jukebox's Legal Troubles". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  14. ^ Fybush, Scott (November 20, 2006). "Dark Days All Around". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  15. ^ Fybush, Scott (May 5, 2008). "The Sales Market Heats Up". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  16. ^ Venta, Lance (August 18, 2011). "Bangor, ME Bear Moves". RadioInsight. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
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