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WVQM - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 44°18′36.2″N 69°49′49.2″W / 44.310056°N 69.830333°W

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WVQM
Simulcasting WVOM-FM, Howland–Bangor

Augusta, Maine United States
Broadcast area	Kennebec and Somerset County, Maine
Frequency	101.3 MHz
Branding	VOM, The Voice of Maine
Programming
Format	Talk
Affiliations	Premiere Networks Fox News Radio University of Maine Black Bears Football Network
Ownership
Owner	Blueberry Broadcasting (Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC)
Sister stations	WABK-FM, WQSK, WMCM, WVOM-FM, WQSS, WTOS-FM
History
First air date	July 1961; 63 years ago (1961-07) (as WFAU-FM)
Former call signs	WFAU-FM (1961–1982) WKCG (1982–2009)
Call sign meaning	similar to WVOM
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	68660
Class	B
ERP	41,000 watts
HAAT	113 meters (371 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°18′36.2″N 69°49′49.2″W / 44.310056°N 69.830333°W / 44.310056; -69.830333
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wvomfm.com

WVQM (101.3 FM) is a commercial radio station in Augusta, Maine. It simulcasts a talk radio format with 103.9 WVOM-FM in Bangor. The stations are owned by Blueberry Broadcasting.^[2] The radio studios and offices are on Target Industrial Circle in Bangor with additional studios at Community Drive in Augusta.

WVQM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 41,000 watts. The transmitter is on Winthrop Street in Hallowell, Maine.^[3]

Programming

Weekdays on WVQM and WVOM-FM begin with a local news and information show hosted by George Hale and Ric Tyler. The rest of the weekday schedule is from nationally syndicated conservative talk shows: Glenn Beck, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Howie Carr, Sean Hannity, Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.

Weekends feature shows on health, money, technology, the outdoors, food, real estate, cars, senior citizens and repeats of weekday shows. Weekend hosts include Kim Komando, Somewhere in Time with Art Bell and The Car Doctor with Ron Ananian. WVQM and WVOM carry University of Maine Black Bears Football. Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio.

History

In July 1961, the station signed on as WFAU-FM, the FM counterpart to WFAU 1340 AM (now WMDR). It largely simulcast the AM's programming.

On July 5, 1982, the station changed its call sign to WKCG.^[4] WKCG played country music until March 1, 1999, when the station adopted the adult contemporary format vacated by then sister station WCTB.^[5]

On January 5, 2009, the station dropped the Star 101 imaging and the adult contemporary format for a simulcast of talk radio station WVOM. WCME picked up the adult contemporary format and the Star imaging before switching several months later to a simulcast of WTOS-FM. In February 2009, WKCG switched call signs to WVQM, similar to its simulcast partner WVOM.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WVQM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WVQM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "WVQM-FM 101.3 MHz - Augusta, ME". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
^ "WKCG Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "North East RadioWatch: March 5, 1999". www.bostonradio.org. Retrieved 2024-10-22.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 68660 (WVQM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WVQM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

v t e Radio stations in the Augusta/Waterville, Maine area
This area also includes the following communities: Farmington Skowhegan
By AM frequency	1160 1280 1340 1400
By FM frequency	88.9 89.5 89.7 91.3 91.5 92.3 93.5 94.7 95.3 97.5 98.1 98.5 99.3 100.3 100.9 101.3 102.9 104.3 105.1 107.5 107.9
By call sign	W234DQ W262DP W265DP WABK-FM WBLM WCTB WEBB WFMX WFNK WHTP WJZN WKTJ-FM WMDR WMDR-FM WMEW WMHB WMME-FM WQSK WSKW WTOS-FM WUMF WVQM WWTP WWWA WXNZ-LP
Defunct	WTBF WTVL (1490 AM)
Nearby regions Bangor Lewiston-Auburn Mid Coast Maine North Conway/Fryeburg Northeast Kingdom and Northern New Hampshire Northern and Downeast Maine Portland See also List of radio stations in Maine

v t e News/Talk radio stations in the state of Maine
Stations	WGAN – Portland WLOB – Portland WMDR – Augusta WSYY – Millinocket WVOM-FM – Howland/Bangor WVQM – Augusta WXME – Monticello
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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