WHTP-FM
Rhythmic contemporary hit radio | |
Ownership | |
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Owner | Mainestream Media, LLC |
WHTP, WHZP | |
History | |
First air date | December 1, 1994 (as WQEZ)[1] |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Hot Portland" |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 69855 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 87 meters (285 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°24′16.3″N 70°26′13.1″W / 43.404528°N 70.436972°W |
Repeater(s) | |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | hotradiomaine |
WHTP-FM (104.7
WHTP-FM is simulcast in the
History
WHTP-FM began broadcasting December 1, 1994, as WQEZ, an
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/W-BACH_logo.png/220px-W-BACH_logo.png)
WHXQ swapped formats and call signs with WBQW (106.3 FM, now the current
Mainestream Media dropped WBACH's programming at 5 p.m. on September 13, 2012,
WHTP began simulcasting on WJYE (1280 AM and 100.3 FM) in Gardiner and WCYR (1400 AM and 102.9 FM) in Veazie on January 13, 2020; to reflect its expanded reach, the station rebranded as "Hot Radio Maine".[4] The station added the "-FM" suffix to its call sign on March 6, 2020.[21]
References
- ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1995 (PDF). 1995. p. B-182. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHTP-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b "WBQW Lights Up Top 40 'Hot 104.7'". All Access. September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ a b Venta, Lance (January 13, 2020). "Hot 104.7 Portland Expands To Bangor & Lewiston". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ Fybush, Scott. "Maine Radio History, 1971–1996". Archives @ BostonRadio.org. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-199. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- Sun Journal. Associated Press. December 12, 2003. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Stern's The "Maine Man" For Nassau". FMQB. April 14, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ Whitehouse, Randy (October 23, 2007). "Boston's WEEI coming to Maine". Sun Journal.
- ^ "Entercom-Nassau Deal Falls Through". Radio Ink. January 4, 2008. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Atlantic Coast, Nassau Shake Up Maine". August 25, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ^ MPBN Going Commercial? Al Diamon, Downeast.com, April 23, 2012
- ^ Nassau’s Maine Stations Split Up Al Diamon, Downeast.com, May 4, 2012
- ^ Venta, Lance (May 22, 2012). "Nassau Broadcasting Auction Results". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 14, 2012. (updated May 23, 2012)
- ^ "104.7 WBQW Portland to Launch New Format".
- ^ "104.7 Change of Ownership". wbachradio.com. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ^ "Southern Maine radio station to stop airing classical music". Portland Press Herald. September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ^ "Radio's first all-Christmas station arrives". Inside Radio. September 13, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Hot 104.7 Debuts in Southern Maine".
- ^ "WBQW Becomes Hot 104.7". September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Call Sign History (WHTP-FM)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- WHTP in the FCC FM station database
- WHTP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database