WBLM

WBLM
Broadcast area
Frequency102.9 MHz
Branding102.9 WBLM
Programming
FormatClassic rock
AffiliationsNew England Patriots Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
WCYY, WHOM, WJBQ, WPKQ
History
First air date
February 1967 (1967-02)
Former call signs
  • WGAN-FM (1967–1987)
  • WTHT (1987–1989)
Call sign meaning
"Blimp"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID22878
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT435 meters (1,427 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
43°55′30″N 70°29′28″W / 43.925°N 70.491°W / 43.925; -70.491
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wblm.com

WBLM (102.9 FM) is a classic rock radio station licensed to Portland, Maine. The station has a studio in One City Center, along with co-owned Townsquare Media stations WJBQ, WCYY and WHOM. The station also serves as the Portland market affiliate for the New England Patriots Radio Network. WBLM is one of only a few FM Stations in New England licensed to operate at 100,000 watts, meaning that the station can be received from almost anywhere within a 90-mile radius of its transmitter. WBLM broadcasts from a tower near Route 121 in Raymond that is the second tallest man-made structure in Maine (second only to the tower for WMTW TV 8).

In the movie City Slickers, Billy Crystal's character claimed to have been a sales executive for the fictional station "WBLM Radio".

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBLM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.