WXTP
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Facility ID | 59534 |
Class | A |
ERP | 810 watts |
HAAT | 190 meters (620 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°51′6″N 70°19′40″W / 43.85167°N 70.32778°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | relevantradio.com |
WXTP (106.7
History
The station signed on in 1996 as WVYH,[2] and featured an adult standards format known as "The Jewel". The station was simulcast on sister stations WLAM (870 AM; now WLVP) in Gorham and WZOU (1470 AM) in Lewiston. A few months after signing on, the station became WLAM-FM to match the Gorham station.[3] Portland radio legend Bud Sawyer was one of WLAM's morning hosts.
Original owner Wireless Talking Machine Company sold its stations to Harron Communications in late 1999.[4] Harron also owned WMTW-TV, and in May 2001, the station's format changed to news/talk. The call letters of WLAM-FM became WMTW-FM, with WLAM becoming WMTW, and WZOU picking up the WLAM call letters and format for several months before reverting to a simulcast of WMTW-FM. The new station was initially known as "News/Talk WMTW"; however, soon after 1470 rejoined the simulcast, talk programming was removed from the stations in favor of an all-news format, mainly from the Associated Press's All-News Radio service.[5] At that point, the station was rebranded to "Newsradio WMTW".
Despite advertising campaigns on WMTW-TV, the all-news format on WMTW-FM suffered low ratings. In late 2003, Harron sold its radio stations to
In April 2004, "Newsradio WMTW" was discontinued. Nassau also introduced three separate formats to the stations,[6] with WMTW-FM gaining a new simulcast partner in York County's WQEZ (104.7 FM), and both stations relaunched as classic rock-formatted "104.7/106.7 The Bone". WMTW-FM became WHXR, with WQEZ becoming WHXQ. The station attempted to go head-to-head with existing classic rock station WBLM, and added The Howard Stern Show during the mornings.
However, with Stern's decision to leave
WHXR and WHXQ had planned to switch to
On April 27, 2009, Nassau Broadcasting revealed to employees that WHXR would be placed in trust and divested due to a change in the corporate structure of the company. The change ended Nassau's grandfathered status regarding how many stations in the Portland market it could own. WHXQ, by then relocated to 106.3 in a frequency swap with
In 2018, The Presence Radio Network's stations were sold to Immaculate Heart Radio for $750,000, and on May 21, the stations became affiliates of Relevant Radio.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXTP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Wollman, Garett (May 28, 1996). "New England RadioWatch". Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (October 9, 1996). "Meet the New 'FNX..." New England RadioWatch. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (November 19, 1999). "TV Duopoly Arrives in N.Y." North East RadioWatch. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (December 31, 2001). "2001: The Year in Review". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (April 12, 2004). "Nassau Shakeup in Maine". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
- Lewiston Sun Journal. Archived from the originalon October 20, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
- ^ "Entercom-Nassau Deal Falls Through". Radio Ink. January 4, 2008. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
- ^ "Call Sign History (WXTP)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
- ^ "Making Moves: Monday, June 14, 2010". Radio-Info.com. June 14, 2010. Archived from the original on June 21, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ^ Routhier, Ray (July 2, 2010). "Maine to get Catholic radio station". Portland Press Herald. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ^ "CCM+E Paying $30 Million For WOR". All Access. August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ Jacobson, Adam. "Presence Gone, But Stations Now Relevant", Radio & Television Business Report. May 18, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ Kettner, Lindsey. "The Presence Radio Network joins Relevant Radio", Relevant Radio. May 21, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
External links
- Official website
- WXTP in the FCC FM station database
- WXTP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database