WXME

WXME
City	Monticello, Maine
Broadcast area	Aroostook County, Maine
Frequency	780 kHz
First air date	February 2, 1981^[1]
Format	Classic Country
Language(s)	English
Power	5,000 watts (daytime) 60 watts (nighttime)
Class	D
Facility ID	17514
Transmitter coordinates	46°20′30″N 67°49′4″W / 46.34167°N 67.81778°W / 46.34167; -67.81778
Former callsigns	WOZW (1981-1987) WREM (1987-2007) WCXH (2007-2008)
Former frequencies	710 kHz (1981-2007)
Affiliations	Salem Radio Network, genesis Communications Network
Owner	Allan Weiner
Sister stations	WBCQ, WBCQ-FM
Website	WXME's page on WBCQ.com

WXME (780 AM) is a radio station located in Monticello, Maine, United States serving the Northern Maine market and broadcasts a Classic Country format. The station is owned and operated by Allan Weiner, who also owns the shortwave station WBCQ. WXME's broadcast facilities are co-located with WBCQ shortwave and WBCQ-FM 94.7.

History

WXME was formerly known as WCXH 780, WREM 710, and WOZW 710.

WREM broadcast a variety of formats ranging from classic rock and alternative rock to talk radio and religious programming. For a number of years, WREM simulcasted talk radio from WEGP.^[2]

In the summer of 2007, the station moved to 780 kHz, increased power to 5,000 watts daytime non-directional and 60 watts nighttime non-directional, and changed its call sign to WCXH, simulcasting Channel X Radio from Caribou, Maine.^[3]

By 2008, WCXH had dropped the Channel X Radio simulcast; on September 10, 2008, the station changed its call letters to WXME. ^[4] In 2009 the station carried a talk radio format largely from Fox News Radio. From March 2010 to July 2010 the station simulcasted Central Maine based WSKW's oldies format before reverting to the previous News/Talk format. In February 2011 the station returned to a simulcast of WEGP. In the summer of 2014 WXME changed to an oldies/classic hits format before reverting to a News/Talk format in early 2015.

References

↑ Access To The Airwaves by Allan H. Weiner (ISBN 1-55950-163-4), p. 106.
↑ "North East Radio Watch by Scott Fybush". Fybush.com. 1981-11-03. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
↑ "North East Radio Watch by Scott Fybush, July 30, 2007". Fybush.com. 2007-07-30. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
↑ "North East Radio Watch by Scott Fybush, September 29, 2008". Fybush.com. Retrieved 2013-10-16.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WXME

Radio-Locator Information on WXME

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WXME

Radio stations in the Northern Maine/Downeast Maine market

By AM frequency	600 780 1240 1370 1390

By SW frequency	5.13, 7.49, 9.33, 15.42

By FM frequency	89.3 89.7 90.5 91.1 91.7 Eastport 91.7 Ellsworth 92.1 92.7 93.7 94.7 94.9 95.3 96.1 96.9 97.7 Caribou 97.7 Winter Harbor 98.1 99.1 100.1 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9 103.1 105.7 106.1 106.5

By callsign	WALZ WBCQ WBCQ-FM WBFE WBPW WCRQ WCXU/WCXV/WCXX/W276AY WDEA WEGP WFST WHOU-FM WHMX WMED WMEF WMEM WNSX WOZI WQDY-FM WQHR WRMO WRNM WRPB WSHD WSYY WSYY-FM WTUX WUMM WUPI WWLN WXME

Defunct	WAGM/950 WQDY/1230 WHOU/1340 WRNE/89.1 WXMN/89.5 WUFK/92.1

Maine radio markets Augusta–Waterville Bangor Portland Other Maine radio regions Northern & Downeast Maine Lewiston–Auburn See also List of radio stations in Maine Northern New Brunswick Radio Fredericton Radio Saint John Radio Bas-Saint-Laurent Radio

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Maine

Stations	WBAN – Veazie WGAN – Portland WGIN – Biddeford WLOB – Portland WMDR – Augusta WVOM-FM – Howland WVQM – Augusta WXME – Monticello WZAN – Portland WZON – Bangor

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Maine

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