WTUX

{{for|the radio station in Madison, Wisconsin, licensed as WTUX from 2001 to 2009|WHIT}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WTUX

| above = Simulcasting WTOS-FM Skowhegan

| logo = WTOS 105 logo.gif

| logo_size =

| city = Gouldsboro, Maine

| area = Ellsworth, Maine

| branding = 105 & 101 TOS

| frequency = 101.1 MHz

| airdate = {{start date and age|2010|6}}

| format = Mainstream rock

| erp = 17,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|121.1|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = B1

| facility_id = 165949

| licensing_authority = FCC

| coordinates = {{coord|44|44|8|N|67|30|11|W|region:US-ME_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning = similar to WTOS

| former_callsigns = WLEK (2009–2010, CP)

| affiliations =

| owner = Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC

| licensee =

| sister_stations = WBFE, WKSQ

| webcast = {{listenlive|https://player.amperwave.net/7194}}

| website = {{URL|https://www.wtosfm.com/}}

}}

WTUX (101.1 FM) is an American mainstream rock radio station licensed to Gouldsboro, Maine, United States. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC and simulcasts co-owned WTOS-FM.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WTUX |title=WTUX Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP10&band=fm&callLetter=WTUX|title=WTUX Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron}}

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on May 25, 2006.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BNPH-20060306BBR) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1117289 |date=May 25, 2006}} The new station was assigned the WLEK call sign by the FCC on April 30, 2009.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=165949&Callsign=WLEK |publisher=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |accessdate=May 21, 2009}}

In April 2008, permit holder Louis Vitali filed an application with the FCC to transfer the permit to a company he controlled, Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC. The transfer was approved by the FCC on April 30, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on June 4, 2008.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAPH-20080410ABC) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1242855 |date=June 4, 2008}}

On January 7, 2009, WLEK applied to change its community of license to Gouldsboro, Maine.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BPH-20090107AED) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1283725 |date=January 8, 2009}} {{As of|2009|05|20|df=US}}, the FCC has accepted this application for filing but has taken no further action on the request. WLEK received its license to cover with Machias as its community of license from the FCC on May 13, 2009.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BLH-20090512ABB) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1310977 |date=May 13, 2009}}

WLEK changed its call letters to WTUX on May 20, 2010, and in June 2010 signed on the air, simulcasting Augusta-based WTOS-FM.

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.wtosfm.com/}}
{{FM station data|165949|WTUX}}

TUX

Category:Radio stations established in 2010

Category:2010 establishments in Maine

Category:Album-oriented rock radio stations in the United States

Category:Mass media in Hancock County, Maine

Category:Blueberry Broadcasting radio stations