Frank FM
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Frank FM is the branding used by Nassau Broadcasting Partners for their adult rock/variety hits radio stations. Some of these stations lean toward more of a classic hits
format. The Frank format is similar to the Jack FM
format in that these stations play over 1000 songs in regular rotation at any time as opposed to the average amount of 300 to 600 songs heard regularly on a radio station.
The Frank stations with a classic hits lean include (WFNK
-FM Lewiston
, WBYA
-FM Islesboro
), New Hampshire (WFNQ
-FM Nashua
), and Vermont (WORK
-FM Barre).
Nassau also employs the branding on a variety hits simulcast on Cape Cod
in Massachusetts (WFRQ-FM Mashpee
, WFQR
-FM Harwichport
). This format is also similar to the pioneering Jack FM
, running semi-jockless and playing a wide selection of music from the 60s through current with an emphasis on 1980's material. Unlike the Classic Hits leaning Franks, these stations play a couple new songs per hour.
FM, Reading/Boyertown
) went off the air after three years. That station is owned by a Christian broadcaster, WDAC Inc. Nassau never owned that station but managed it from the fall of 2005 to the spring of 2009. Its owner took back the station and reverted to the WBYN-FM calls and Christian music, preaching, and teaching programming due to Nassau's unwillingness to finance the LMA or purchase the station outright for the amount of money that WDAC Inc. wanted.
On April 27, 2009 a corporate reorganization occurred that required Nassau to divest two stations in the Concord-Lakes Region and those two were WWHQ and WNNH
. They had been transferred to a divestiture trust. This caused the Frank FM simulcast of WNNH
-FM Henniker
and WLKZ
-FM Wolfeboro
to end on November 4, 2009. WNNH and WWHQ are now simulcasting their Maine classical stations after almost a year of silence. It appears the proposed sale to Great Eastern Radio has collapsed.
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
format. The Frank format is similar to the Jack FM
Jack FM
JACK FM is the alternative name and on-air brand of 60 radio stations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Jack stations play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack's slogan "playing what we want" can also be...
format in that these stations play over 1000 songs in regular rotation at any time as opposed to the average amount of 300 to 600 songs heard regularly on a radio station.
The Frank stations with a classic hits lean include (WFNK
WFNK
WFNK is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format, known on air as Frank FM. Licensed to Lewiston, Maine, USA, the station serves the Portland, Maine area. The station is currently owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners....
-FM Lewiston
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...
, WBYA
WBYA
WBYA is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Hits format. Licensed to Islesboro, Maine, USA, the station serves the Bangor area. The station is currently owned by Nassau Broadcasting Iii, LLC and features programing from Jones Radio Network....
-FM Islesboro
Islesboro, Maine
Islesboro is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 603 at the 2000 census. It is a well-known summer colony accessible by ferry from Lincolnville Beach 3 miles to the west, or by air taxi service...
), New Hampshire (WFNQ
WFNQ
WFNQ is a radio station in Nashua, New Hampshire, serving the Nashua area with a classic hits format. It is currently owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners...
-FM Nashua
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...
), and Vermont (WORK
WORK (FM)
WORK is a radio station licensed to serve Barre, Vermont. The station is owned by Nassau Broadcasting III, LLC. It airs a Classic Hits format....
-FM Barre).
Nassau also employs the branding on a variety hits simulcast on Cape Cod
Cape Cod
Cape Cod, often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States...
in Massachusetts (WFRQ-FM Mashpee
Mashpee, Massachusetts
Mashpee is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,006 as of 2010.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Mashpee, please see the articles on Mashpee Neck, Monomoscoy Island, New Seabury, Popponesset, Popponesset Island,...
, WFQR
WFQR
WFQR and WFRQ are a pair of FM radio stations licensed to Harwich Port and Mashpee, Massachusetts respectively. They serve the Cape Cod market...
-FM Harwichport
Harwich, Massachusetts
Harwich is a New England town on Cape Cod, in Barnstable County in the state of Massachusetts in the United States. Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The town is a popular vacation spot, located near the Cape Cod National Seashore. Harwich's beaches are on "the Sound side" of Cape...
). This format is also similar to the pioneering Jack FM
Jack FM
JACK FM is the alternative name and on-air brand of 60 radio stations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Jack stations play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack's slogan "playing what we want" can also be...
, running semi-jockless and playing a wide selection of music from the 60s through current with an emphasis on 1980's material. Unlike the Classic Hits leaning Franks, these stations play a couple new songs per hour.
Former Frank FMs
In March 2009, former Pennsylvania (WFKBWFKB
WBYN-FM is a Christian radio station that currently plays Contemporary Praise and Worship Christian music along with Christian feature programs and church services. The station is licensed to Boyertown, Pennsylvania and serves the Reading area. The station is under ownership of WDAC radio company....
FM, Reading/Boyertown
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...
) went off the air after three years. That station is owned by a Christian broadcaster, WDAC Inc. Nassau never owned that station but managed it from the fall of 2005 to the spring of 2009. Its owner took back the station and reverted to the WBYN-FM calls and Christian music, preaching, and teaching programming due to Nassau's unwillingness to finance the LMA or purchase the station outright for the amount of money that WDAC Inc. wanted.
On April 27, 2009 a corporate reorganization occurred that required Nassau to divest two stations in the Concord-Lakes Region and those two were WWHQ and WNNH
WNNH
WNNH is an American radio station owned by Nassau Broadcasting and licensed to Henniker, New Hampshire. The station is currently airs a classical music format simulcasting co-owned Maine based WBACH.-History:...
. They had been transferred to a divestiture trust. This caused the Frank FM simulcast of WNNH
WNNH
WNNH is an American radio station owned by Nassau Broadcasting and licensed to Henniker, New Hampshire. The station is currently airs a classical music format simulcasting co-owned Maine based WBACH.-History:...
-FM Henniker
Henniker, New Hampshire
Henniker is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 4,836. Henniker is home to New England College, Ames State Forest and Craney Hill State Forest....
and WLKZ
WLKZ
WLKZ is an American licensed radio station in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, serving the Lakes Region. The station is owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners and carries a classic rock format, under the "104.9 The Hawk" branding.-History:...
-FM Wolfeboro
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Wolfeboro is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,269 at the 2010 census. A venerable resort area situated beside Lake Winnipesaukee, Wolfeboro includes the village of Wolfeboro Falls...
to end on November 4, 2009. WNNH and WWHQ are now simulcasting their Maine classical stations after almost a year of silence. It appears the proposed sale to Great Eastern Radio has collapsed.
External links
- Frank FM Classic Hits Radio Station in Barre, Vermont, USA
- Frank FM Classic Hits Radio Station in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Frank FM Classic Hits Radio Station Portland, Maine, USA
- Frank FM Classic Hits Radio Station Rockland, Maine, USA
- Frank FM Classic Hits Radio Station Hooksett, New Hampshire, USA
- Frank FM Variety Hits Radio Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
- Frank FM Classic Hits Radio Station in Henniker, New Hampshire, USA
- 107.5 Frank-FM Reading To Return To Christian: RadioInsight