WBAK

WBAK
Simulcasts WABK-FM Gardiner
Broadcast areaMid CoastBangor, Maine
Frequency104.7 MHz
BrandingBig 104 FM
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerBlueberry Broadcasting, LLC
WBFB, WBFE, WKSQ, WTOS, WVOM-FM
History
First air date
March 7, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-03-07)
Former call signs
  • WWFX (1986–1997)
  • WBFB (1997–2011)
  • WAEI-FM (2011–2012)
Call sign meaning
similar to WABK-FM (sister station in Gardiner)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25411
ClassB
ERP10,000 watts
HAAT335 meters (1,099 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°34′51″N 68°53′51″W / 44.58083°N 68.89750°W / 44.58083; -68.89750 (WBAK)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.big104fm.com
Simulcast
WBKA
Broadcast areaDown East
Frequency107.7 MHz
Ownership
OwnerBlueberry Broadcasting, LLC
History
First air date
May 6, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-05-06)[2]
Former call signs
  • WEJS (1993–1994)
  • WMDI (1994–2001)
  • WBQI (2001–2013)
Call sign meaning
similar to WABK-FM (sister station in Gardiner)
Technical information[3]
Facility ID40925
ClassB1
ERP11,500 watts
HAAT149 meters (489 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°33′13″N 68°5′40″W / 44.55361°N 68.09444°W / 44.55361; -68.09444 (WBKA)
Links
Public license information

WBAK (104.7 MHz "Big 104 FM") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Belfast, Maine. It is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting, and broadcasts a classic hits radio format.[4] Its programming is also simulcast on WBKA (107.7 FM) in Bar Harbor, as well as WABK-FM (104.3 FM) in Gardiner (serving Augusta).[5]

Studios and offices are on Target Industrial Circle in Bangor.[6] WBAK's transmitter is off Murray Lane in Frankfort.[7] WBKA's transmitter is off Tunk Lake Road in Sullivan.[8] WBAK's competitor is WBQX in Thomaston. WBKA's competitors are cross-town station WNSX in Winter Harbor and WWMJ in Ellsworth.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBAK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. pp. D-197–8. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBKA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "Bangor, Maine's WAEI-FM flips sports for adult hits; AM maintains Fox Sports". Radio-Info.com. February 6, 2012. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  5. ^ Trotter, Bill (January 2, 2013). "Blueberry Broadcasting completes purchase of MDI radio station". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  6. ^ Big104FM.com/contact-us
  7. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WBAK
  8. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WBKA