WKTJ-FM
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WKTJ-FM is an American
FM radio station licenced to Farmington, Maine and on air as Big Hits 99-3 KTJ. The station has been on the air since 1973 but an AM station (co-owned and off the air since the early 1990s) with the same call letters dates back to 1959. WKTJ is the only commercial radio station located in Franklin County, Maine (Non-Commercial radio stations WRGY
in Rangeley and University of Maine at Farmington
's WUMF also originate from the county). With it being the only local radio station in the Farmington area, the station is widely listened to in the community, with live DJs throughout the day, local features and local sports during the Fall and Winter months.
baseball and sports from local high schools. Beginning September 2011, Big Hits 99-3 KTJ began playing current charting hit songs that fit the Adult Hits format audience for Franklin County.
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FM radio station licenced to Farmington, Maine and on air as Big Hits 99-3 KTJ. The station has been on the air since 1973 but an AM station (co-owned and off the air since the early 1990s) with the same call letters dates back to 1959. WKTJ is the only commercial radio station located in Franklin County, Maine (Non-Commercial radio stations WRGY
WRGY
WRGY is a radio station licensed to Rangeley, Maine, USA. The station is currently owned by Tranet, a non-profit organization operated by Bill and Margaret Ellis. The station has studios located in Rangeley with a transmitter on top of Saddleback Mountain....
in Rangeley and University of Maine at Farmington
University of Maine at Farmington
The University of Maine at Farmington, established in 1864 as Maine’s first public institution of higher education, is a public liberal arts college, and a founding member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges offering programs in teacher education, human services and arts and sciences as...
's WUMF also originate from the county). With it being the only local radio station in the Farmington area, the station is widely listened to in the community, with live DJs throughout the day, local features and local sports during the Fall and Winter months.
Programming
The Phone Mart is a daily call in flea market. It provides listeners a chance to hear items that are to be bought and sold by callers. It is open to all non-businesses. It airs three times daily Monday through Friday at 8:50 Am 11:50 Am and 4:50 PM. It goes on for approximatively ten minuets.Programming History
WKTJ features Big Hits. In January 2005 the station relaunched as "Big Hits 99-3 KTJ" and still with local shows such as The General Store Variety Hour and The Maine Music Hour. The station also carries Boston Red SoxBoston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
baseball and sports from local high schools. Beginning September 2011, Big Hits 99-3 KTJ began playing current charting hit songs that fit the Adult Hits format audience for Franklin County.