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Country music radio station in Bar Harbor, Maine
WBFE
Simulcasts WBFB, Bangor
Broadcast areaMount Desert Island, Downeast Maine
Frequency99.1 MHz
BrandingThe Bear
Programming
FormatCountry
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Blueberry Broadcasting
  • (Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC)
History
First air dateJune 1992 (1992-06)
Former call signs
  • WPRG (1988–1992)
  • WLKE (1992–2013)
Call sign meaningsimilar to WBFB
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID62289
ClassB
ERP45,000 watts
HAAT121 meters (397 ft)
Transmitter coordinates44°26′41.3″N 68°1′20″W / 44.444806°N 68.02222°W / 44.444806; -68.02222
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.971thebear.com

WBFE (99.1 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format simulcasting WBFB. Licensed to Bar Harbor, Maine, United States, the station serves the Down East Maine area. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting. Under proper weather conditions, the station's signal can reach both southwestern New Brunswick and southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada.

History

The station was assigned call sign WPRG on March 24, 1988. On May 19, 1992, the station changed its call sign to WLKE; that June, it signed on. As of September 28, 2009, it became part of a three station country network based out of Blueberry's Bangor office, simulcasting WBFB and also heard on WMCM. On September 23, 2013, the station took its current WBFE call sign. Prior to September 28, 2009, the station was branded as "Lucky 99.1".

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WBFE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WBFE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WBFE Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. Harbour, Kathy (June 16, 1992). "New radio station to broadcast country music". Bangor Daily News. p. 6 Hancock. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  5. "NorthEast Radio Watch by Scott Fybush". www.fybush.com.

External links

Radio stations in Northern and Downeast Maine
This area includes the Presque Isle area (Aroostook County) and Washington County.
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Nearby regions –  U.S.
Augusta-Waterville
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 Canada
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Northern New Brunswick
Saint John
See also
List of radio stations in Maine
Country radio stations serving the state of Maine
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By community of license
See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Maine
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