WXME

WXME (780 AM) is a radio station located in Monticello, Maine, United States serving the Northern Maine market and broadcasts a news/talk and rock music format. The station is owned and operated by Allan Weiner, who also owns the shortwave station WBCQ. WXME's broadcast facilities are co-located with WBCQ shortwave and WBCQ-FM 94.7.

WXME
CityMonticello, Maine
Broadcast areaAroostook County, Maine
Frequency780 kHz
Branding"98.3 WXME"[1]
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatTalk, Rock
AffiliationsUSA Radio Network, Genesis Communications Network
Ownership
OwnerAllan Weiner
Sister stationsWBCQ, WBCQ-FM
History
First air dateFebruary 2, 1981[2]
Former call signsWOZW (1981-1987)
WREM (1987-2007)
WCXH (2007-2008)
Former frequencies710 kHz (1981-2007)
Technical information
Facility ID17514
ClassD
Power5,000 watts (daytime)
60 watts (nighttime)
Transmitter coordinates46°20′30″N 67°49′4″W
Links
Webcast98.3 WXME
WebsiteWBCQ stations

History

WXME was formerly known as WCXH 780, WREM 710, and WOZW 710.

WREM broadcast a variety of formats ranging from classic rock and alternative rock to talk radio and religious programming. For a number of years, WREM simulcasted talk radio from WEGP.[3]

In the summer of 2007, the station moved to 780 kHz, increased power to 5,000 watts daytime non-directional and 60 watts nighttime non-directional, and changed its call sign to WCXH, simulcasting Channel X Radio from Caribou, Maine.[4]

By 2008, WCXH had dropped the Channel X Radio simulcast; on September 10, 2008, the station changed its call letters to WXME.[5] In 2009 the station carried a talk radio format largely from Fox News Radio. From March 2010 to July 2010 the station simulcasted Central Maine-based WSKW's oldies format before reverting to the previous News/Talk format. In February 2011 the station returned to a simulcast of WEGP. In the summer of 2014 WXME changed to an oldies/classic hits format before reverting to a News/Talk format in early 2015. In 2018, WXME obtained a license for an FM translator on 98.3 FM. Since then, the station has broadcast a news/talk format during the daylight hours and rock music at night.

Broadcast translators of WXME
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		ClassFCC info
W252DW98.3Monticello, Maine201363175DFCC
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gollark: Your variable names are worryingly long.

References
  1. The Official Logo Of 98.3 WXME
  2. Access To The Airwaves by Allan H. Weiner (ISBN 1-55950-163-4), p. 106.
  3. "North East Radio Watch by Scott Fybush". Fybush.com. 1981-11-03. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  4. "North East Radio Watch by Scott Fybush, July 30, 2007". Fybush.com. 2007-07-30. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  5. "North East Radio Watch by Scott Fybush, September 29, 2008". Fybush.com. Retrieved 2013-10-16.


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