WBAE

WBAE
Broadcast areaPortland, Maine, metropolitan area
Frequency1490 kHz
BrandingThe Bay 107.1/93.5
Programming
FormatSoft adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Saga Communications of New England, LLC)
WCLZ, WGAN, WMGX, WPOR, WYNZ, WZAN
History
First air date
March 1946; 78 years ago (1946-03) (as WMTW)
Former call signs
  • WMTW (1946–1951)
  • WPOR (1951–1999)
Call sign meaning
Sounds like "bay" (station branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49983
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
43°39′48.29″N 70°16′15.18″W / 43.6634139°N 70.2708833°W / 43.6634139; -70.2708833
Translator(s)107.1 W296CZ (Portland)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitebayfavorites.com
Simulcast
WVAE
Broadcast areaYork County, Maine
Frequency1400 kHz
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Saga Communications of New England, LLC)
History
Former call signs
  • WIDE (1949–2003)
  • WVAE (2003–2013)
  • WGIN (2013–2018)
Call sign meaning
Disambiguation of WBAE
Technical information[2]
Facility ID73088
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
43°28′54.3″N 70°29′9.19″W / 43.481750°N 70.4858861°W / 43.481750; -70.4858861 (WVAE)
Translator(s)93.5 W228EE (Biddeford)
Links
Public license information

WBAE (1490 kHz, "The Bay 107.1/93.5") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Portland, Maine. Owned by Saga Communications, it broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format. Its studios and offices are located on Western Avenue in South Portland, and its transmitter is off Forest Avenue in Portland. The Bay primarily features music from soft rock artists and music of the 1970s and 80s, with a few newer titles mixed in.

WBAE can also be heard in the Portland area on its FM translator, W296CZ 107.1 MHz.[3] The station is simulcast in York County, Maine on 1400 WVAE in Biddeford, Maine, which has its own FM translator, W228EE 93.5; the station's current branding is derived from these FM feeds.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBAE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVAE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "W296CZ-FM 107.1 MHz - Portland, ME". radio-locator.com. Retrieved October 21, 2022.