WFNK is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a classic hits

Classic hits

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 format, known on air as Frank FM

Frank FM

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...

. Licensed to Lewiston, Maine

Lewiston, Maine

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, USA, the station serves the Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine

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 area. The station is currently owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners

Nassau Broadcasting Partners

Nassau Broadcasting Partners LP is a company based in Princeton, New Jersey that owns radio stations in New England and the Mid-Atlantic United States. Nassau's stations, which include both AM and FM frequencies, are located in Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey,...

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Several times a year WFNK has a 500 song countdown made up of the greatest songs ever made. It usuaully happens on Memorial Day Weekend, 4th of July and Labor Day Weekend.

History

In March 1973 107.5 launched as rocker WBLM

WBLM

WBLM 102.9 FM is a classic rock radio station servicing the southern Maine and southeastern New Hampshire listening areas from Portland, Maine. The station has a studio in One City Center, along with WJBQ and WHOM...

 and by 1989 switched calls and frequencies with 102.9 WTHT and became Thunder 107 playing contemporary hit radio

Contemporary hit radio

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. WTHT's next format was oldies

Oldies

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 and a few years later went country

Country

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first as New Country WTHT 107-point-5 and then 1075 The Wolf. On Tuesday April 6th, 2004 WTHT began running a repeating loop telling you that 1075 The Wolf has moved to 99.9. A week later WTHT became current WFNK.

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