WMCM
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WMCM is an American radio station
broadcasting a country music
format simulcasting WBFB
. Licensed to Rockland, Maine
, USA, the station serves the Mid Coast
Maine area. The station is currently owned by Blueberry Broadcasting
.
format, the station signed on as a Class A on 93.5 as WRKD, sister to WRKD
AM 1450, that now carries Fox Sports Radio
. WMCM upgraded to 20.6 kw
and a frequency change to 103.3 in the late 1980s. 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 WLKE
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Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format simulcasting WBFB
WBFB
WBFB also known as 97-1 The Bear is an FM broadcast station licensed to Belfast, Maine with studios in Bangor, Maine. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting and is a country formatted radio station simulcasting on co-owned WMCM and WLKE....
. Licensed to Rockland, Maine
Rockland, Maine
Rockland is a city in Knox County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,297. It is the county seat of Knox County. The city is a popular tourist destination...
, USA, the station serves the Mid Coast
Mid Coast
The Mid Coast is a region of Maine that includes the many small coastal towns of Lincoln, Knox, Waldo, Sagadahoc, and the northern coastal portion of Cumberland counties...
Maine area. The station is currently owned by Blueberry Broadcasting
Blueberry Broadcasting
Bluberry Broadcasting is a Kennebunkport, Maine based media company owning 17 radio stations throughout the state of Maine. The company is headed by Bruce Biette, vice president and CEO, and Louis Vitali, President. Studios are located in Augusta and Bangor....
.
Programming
Previous to its country music format, the station was a short lived classical musicClassical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
format, the station signed on as a Class A on 93.5 as WRKD, sister to WRKD
WRKD
Fox Sports Maine is a network of sports/talk stations owned by Blueberry Broadcasting carrying Fox Sports Radio. Located in Central Maine, it comprises WFAU AM 1280 Gardiner, Maine, WRKD AM 1450 Rockland, Maine, and WIGY Madison, Maine FM 97.5...
AM 1450, that now carries Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
. WMCM upgraded to 20.6 kw
Watt
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and a frequency change to 103.3 in the late 1980s. As of September 28, 2009, it became part of a three-station country network based out of Blueberry's Bangor office, simulcasting WBFB
WBFB
WBFB also known as 97-1 The Bear is an FM broadcast station licensed to Belfast, Maine with studios in Bangor, Maine. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting and is a country formatted radio station simulcasting on co-owned WMCM and WLKE....
and also heard on WLKE
WLKE
WLKE is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Bar Harbor, Maine, USA, the station serves the Northern and Downeast Maine area. The station is currently owned by Blueberry Broadcasting and features programing from Premiere Radio Networks.-History:The station...
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