WBFB

WBFB

Bangor, Maine
Broadcast area	Penobscot County, Maine
Frequency	97.1 MHz
Branding	97.1 The Bear
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Premiere Networks Motor Racing Network
Ownership
Owner	Blueberry Broadcasting (Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC)
Sister stations	WBAK, WBFE, WKSQ, WTOS, WVOM-FM
History
First air date	March 15, 1961; 63 years ago (1961-03-15)
Former call signs	WABI-FM (1961–1973) WBGW (1973–1986) WYOU-FM (1986–1995) WWBX (1995–2008) WAEI (2008–2009) WAEI-FM (2009–2011)
Call sign meaning	Belfast Bear (format originally started on 104.7 FM, licensed to Belfast)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	3671
Class	B
ERP	6,500 watts
HAAT	375 meters (1,230 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°42′12″N 69°4′47″W / 44.70333°N 69.07972°W / 44.70333; -69.07972 (WBFB)
Repeater(s)	99.1 WBFE (Bar Harbor) 103.3 WMCM (Rockland)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.971thebear.com

WBFB (97.1 FM, "97-1 The Bear") is a commercial radio station in Bangor, Maine. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting and airs a country music radio format, simulcast on sister stations WBFE in Bar Harbor and WMCM in Rockland.

The transmitter is off Maine State Route 9 in Dixmont, Maine, using the same tower as WABI-TV.^[2] The studios and offices are on Target Industrial Circle in Bangor.^[3]

WBFB begins each weekday with the syndicated, Nashville-based Bobby Bones Show from Premiere Networks. Local disc jockeys handle the other hours of the day. On Sunday mornings, Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40 is heard. Car races from the Motor Racing Network are heard on some weekends. After the Bobby Bones Show wraps up, WBFB promises to play nine songs in a row without commercial interruption, throughout the day. It also uses an electronic female voice to list the artist and title of every song when they conclude.