WEZR (AM)
Appearance
File:WTME logo.PNG | |
Broadcast area | Portland, Maine |
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Frequency | 780 kHz |
Branding | 780 WTME |
Programming | |
Format | Christian/Talk |
Affiliations | Portland Pirates ice hockey, Portland Sea Dogs baseball |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WEZR, WEZR-FM, WOXO, WOXO-FM | |
History | |
First air date | August 21, 1953[1] |
Former call signs | WRUM (1953–1997) WLLB (1997–2001)[2] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 9209 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts (day) 18 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°30′53″N 70°31′01″W / 44.51472°N 70.51694°W |
Links | |
Website | wtme.com |
WTME (780 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Rumford, Maine. The station is owned by Gleason Radio Group and licensed to Mountain Valley Broadcasting, Inc. The station airs a Christian radio format, as well as talk shows, Portland Pirates hockey, and Portland Sea Dogs baseball.[3]
The station was assigned the WTME call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 11, 2001.[2]
WTME's programming was previously simulcast with WCNM (1240 AM) in Lewiston and WKTQ (1450 AM) in South Paris.[4] WCNM switched to CNN Headline News in July 2001[5] and is now hot adult contemporary station WEZR, while WKTQ became country music station WOXO in August 2016.[6]
References
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-201. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (February 5, 2001). "River Flows to New Home". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (July 16, 2001). "CTV Adds Montreal to O&O Roster". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ Venta, Lance (July 29, 2016). "WEZR & WOXO Lewiston On The Move". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- WTME in the FCC AM station database
- WTME in Nielsen Audio's AM station database