WBFE

WBFE
Simulcasts WBFB, Bangor
Broadcast areaMount Desert Island, Downeast Maine
Frequency99.1 MHz
BrandingThe Bear
Programming
FormatCountry
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Blueberry Broadcasting
  • (Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC)
History
First air date
June 1992 (1992-06)
Former call signs
  • WPRG (1988–1992)
  • WLKE (1992–2013)
Call sign meaning
similar to WBFB
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID62289
ClassB
ERP45,000 watts
HAAT121 meters (397 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°26′41.3″N 68°1′20″W / 44.444806°N 68.02222°W / 44.444806; -68.02222
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.971thebear.com

WBFE (99.1 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format simulcasting WBFB. Licensed to Bar Harbor, Maine, United States, the station serves the Down East Maine area. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting.[2] Under proper weather conditions, the station's signal can reach both southwestern New Brunswick and southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBFE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WBFE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.