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WMME-FM
WMME-FM logo.png
Broadcast areaSouth-Central Maine
Frequency92.3 MHz
Branding92 Moose
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
WEBB, WJZN, WTVL
History
First air date
January 14, 1981 (1981-01-14)[1]
Former call signs
WSCL (1981–1983)
WRDO-FM (1983–1987)
Former frequencies
92.1 MHz (1981–1982)
Call sign meaning
Moose MainE
Technical information
Facility ID52605
ClassB
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT152 meters (499 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°20′06″N 69°40′59″W / 44.335°N 69.683°W / 44.335; -69.683Coordinates: 44°20′06″N 69°40′59″W / 44.335°N 69.683°W / 44.335; -69.683
Links
WebcastListen live
Website92moose.fm

WMME-FM (92.3 MHz), known as "92 Moose", is a radio station located in Augusta, Maine. The station airs a Top 40 format. The station has an Effective Radiated Power of 50,000 watts, meaning that the station can be heard across much of Central, Western, and Mid-Coast Maine. WMME's transmitter is located on U.S. Route 202, about 6 Miles Northeast of Downtown Augusta. On weekday mornings, the station airs the "Moose Morning Show", a popular morning program in Central Maine. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. On air personalities include Renee Nelson, Cooper Fox, Brittany Rose, Kayla Thomas and Matt James.

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Augusta, Maine

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Top 40

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U.S. Route 202

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U.S. Route 202 (US 202) is a spur route of US 2. It follows a northeasterly and southwesterly direction stretching from Delaware in the south to Maine in the north and traveling through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The highway has borne the number 202 since at least 1936. Before this, sections of the highway were designated U.S. Route 122, as it intersected US 22 in New Jersey. Its current designation is based on its intersection with I-395 and SR 15 near US 2 in Maine. Although it does not have a direct connection with US 2, it does intersect US 302 in Windham, Maine.

Townsquare Media

Townsquare Media

Townsquare Media, Inc. is an American radio network and media company based in Purchase, New York. The company started in radio and expanded into digital media toward the end of the 2000s, starting with the acquisition of the MOG Music Network. As of 2019, Townsquare was the third-largest AM–FM operator in the country, owning over 321 radio stations in 67 markets.

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Source: "WMME-FM", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 3rd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMME-FM.

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References
  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-197. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
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