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WVQM

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WVQM
Simulcasting WVOM-FM Bangor
Broadcast areaKennebec and Somerset County, Maine
Frequency101.3 MHz
Programming
FormatTalk
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Fox News Radio
University of Maine Black Bears Football Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Blueberry Broadcasting
  • (Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC)
WABK-FM, WQSK, WMCM, WVOM-FM, WQSS, WTOS-FM
History
First air date
July 1961; 61 years ago (1961-07) (as WFAU-FM)
Former call signs
WFAU-FM (1961–1982)
WKCG (1982–2009)
Call sign meaning
similar to WVOM
Technical information
Facility ID68660
ClassB
ERP41,000 watts
HAAT113 meters (371 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°18′36″N 69°49′51″W / 44.31000°N 69.83083°W / 44.31000; -69.83083
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewvomfm.com

WVQM (101.3 FM) is a commercial radio station in Augusta, Maine. It simulcasts a talk radio format with 103.9 WVOM-FM in Bangor. The stations are owned by Blueberry Broadcasting.[1] The radio studios and offices are on Target Industrial Circle in Bangor with additional studios at Community Drive in Augusta.

WVQM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 41,000 watts. The transmitter is on Winthrop Street in Hallowell, Maine.[2]

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Augusta, Maine

Augusta, Maine

Augusta is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Kennebec County.

Simulcast

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Talk radio

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Radio format

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WVOM-FM

WVOM-FM

WVOM-FM is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Howland, Maine and serving Central and Down East Maine, including Bangor. It airs a talk radio format and is owned by Maine-based Blueberry Broadcasting which is headed by Louis Vitale and Bruce Biette. WVOM-FM is known as "The Voice of Maine News/Talk Network."

Bangor, Maine

Bangor, Maine

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Effective radiated power

Effective radiated power

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Watt

Watt

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Hallowell, Maine

Hallowell, Maine

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Programming

Weekdays on WVQM and WVOM-FM begin with a local news and information show hosted by George Hale and Ric Tyler. The rest of the weekday schedule is from nationally syndicated conservative talk shows: Glenn Beck, Clay Travis & Buck Sexton, Howie Carr, Sean Hannity, "Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis" and "Coast to Coast AM with George Noory."

Weekends feature shows on health, money, technology, the outdoors, food, real estate, cars, senior citizens and repeats of weekday shows. Weekend hosts include Kim Komando, "Somewhere in Time with Art Bell" and "The Car Doctor with Ron Ananian." WVQM and WVOM carry University of Maine Black Bears Football. Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio.

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Howie Carr

Howie Carr

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Sean Hannity

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George Noory

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Kim Komando

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University of Maine

University of Maine

The University of Maine is a public land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".

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History

In July 1961; 61 years ago (1961-07), the station signed on as WFAU-FM, the FM counterpart to WFAU 1340 AM (now WMDR). It largely simulcast the AM's programming.

On July 5, 1982, the station changed its call sign to WKCG.[3] Until 1999, WKCG played country music. But that changed on March 1 when the station adopted the adult contemporary format vacated by then sister station WCTB. [1]

On January 5, 2009, the station dropped the Star 101 imaging and the adult contemporary format for a simulcast of talk radio WVOM. WCME picked up the adult contemporary format and the Star imaging before switching several months later to a simulcast of WTOS-FM. In February 2009, WKCG switched call signs to WVQM, similar to its simulcast partner WVOM.

Former logo
Former logo

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WMDR (AM)

WMDR (AM)

WMDR 1340 AM is an American AM radio station licensed to Augusta, Maine. It is owned by Light of Life Ministries and carries Salem Radio Network news and talk radio programming.

Simulcast

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WCTB

WCTB

WCTB is an FM radio broadcast station licensed to Fairfield, Maine, USA, with studios in Skowhegan. It broadcasts on 93.5 MHz with a classic country format.

Talk radio

Talk radio

Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. They may feature monologues, dialogues between the hosts, interviews with guests, and/or listener participation which may be live conversations between the host and listeners who "call in" or via voice mail. Listener contributions are usually screened by a show's producers to maximize audience interest and, in the case of commercial talk radio, to attract advertisers.

WVOM-FM

WVOM-FM

WVOM-FM is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Howland, Maine and serving Central and Down East Maine, including Bangor. It airs a talk radio format and is owned by Maine-based Blueberry Broadcasting which is headed by Louis Vitale and Bruce Biette. WVOM-FM is known as "The Voice of Maine News/Talk Network."

WBQA

WBQA

WBQA is a non-commercial FM classical music radio station located at 96.7, owned by Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation and licensed to Boothbay Harbor, Maine. The station serves Mid Coast Maine with studios in Portland, Lewiston and Bangor. WBQA operates as part of the Maine Public Classical network.

WTOS-FM

WTOS-FM

WTOS-FM, known as "The Mountain of Pure Rock", is a commercial mainstream rock radio station licensed to Skowhegan, Maine whose studios are located in Augusta.

Source: "WVQM", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, December 11th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WVQM.

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References
  1. ^ "WVQM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WVQM
  3. ^ "WKCG Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
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