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WTME
File:WTME logo.PNG
Broadcast areaPortland, Maine
Frequency780 kHz
Branding780 WTME
Programming
FormatChristian/Talk
AffiliationsPortland Pirates ice hockey, Portland Sea Dogs baseball
Ownership
Owner
  • Gleason Radio Group
  • (Mountain Valley Broadcasting, Inc.)
WEZR, WEZR-FM, WOXO, WOXO-FM
History
First air date
August 21, 1953 (1953-08-21)[1]
Former call signs
WRUM (1953–1997)
WLLB (1997–2001)[2]
Technical information
Facility ID9209
ClassD
Power1,000 watts (day)
18 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
44°30′53″N 70°31′01″W / 44.51472°N 70.51694°W / 44.51472; -70.51694
Links
Websitewtme.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

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-201. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ Fybush, Scott (February 5, 2001). "River Flows to New Home". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  5. ^ Fybush, Scott (July 16, 2001). "CTV Adds Montreal to O&O Roster". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  6. ^ Venta, Lance (July 29, 2016). "WEZR & WOXO Lewiston On The Move". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

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