WMCM
{{short description|Country music radio station in Rockland, Maine}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WMCM
| logo = WBFB.png
| logo_size = 200px
| above = Simulcasts WBFB, Bangor
| city = Rockland, Maine
| country = US
| area = Mid Coast
| branding = The Bear
| frequency = 103.3 MHz
| repeater =
| airdate = {{start date|1968}} (as WRKD-FM at 93.5)
| format = Country
| erp = 22,500 watts
| haat = {{convert|225|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = B
| facility_id = 57301
| licensing_authority = FCC
| coordinates = {{coord|44|7|36.9|N|69|8|26.3|W|region:US-ME_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = Mid Coast Maine
| former_callsigns = WRKD-FM (1968–1980)
| former_frequencies = 93.5 MHz (1968–1985)
| affiliations = {{ubl|Premiere Networks|Motor Racing Network}}
| owner = Blueberry Broadcasting
| licensee = Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC
| sister_stations = WABK-FM, WVQM, WQSS, WTOS-FM
| webcast = {{listenlive|https://player.amperwave.net/7391}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.971thebear.com/}}
}}
WMCM (103.3 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format simulcasting WBFB. Licensed to Rockland, Maine, United States, the station serves the Mid Coast Maine area. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WMCM |title=WMCM Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
History
The station signed on in 1968 as a Class A on 93.5 as WRKD-FM, sister to WRKD (1450 AM, later WVOM). WMCM upgraded to 20.6 kW and changed its frequency to 103.3 in the late 1980s. The station began its country music format on September 9, 1990, replacing a short lived classical music format,{{cite news |title=Radio station WMCM to introduce country format at special kick-off |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lKhJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HA4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4996%2C687580 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |work=Bangor Daily News |date=September 3, 1990 |page=6 Midcoast}} and subsequently branded as "Real Country 103.3". As of September 28, 2009, WMCM became part of a three-station country network based out of Blueberry's Bangor office, simulcasting WBFB and also heard on WLKE (now WBFE, formerly branded as "Lucky 99.1").{{cite web|url=http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2009/090928/nerw.html#me|title=NorthEast Radio Watch by Scott Fybush|website=www.fybush.com}}http://knox.villagesoup.com/Community/story.cfm?StoryID=177087 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
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References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.971thebear.com }}
- {{FM station data|57301|WMCM}}
{{Mid-Coast Maine Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Maine}}
{{Blueberry Broadcasting}}
Category:Country radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1968
Category:1968 establishments in Maine
Category:Blueberry Broadcasting radio stations
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