WHCF

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WHCF
City of license	Bangor, Maine
Broadcast area	Northern and Downeast Maine area
Slogan	88.5 WHCF - Maine's Harbor of Hope
Frequency	105.7 MHz
First air date	1981-08-10
Format	Contemporary Christian
ERP	100,000 watts
Class	C2
Owner	Bangor Baptist Church
Sister stations	WHMX
Website	WHCFfm.com

WHCF (88.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. WHCF was the first full-time Christian Radio station in Maine, and continues to broadcast today. WHCF is located on Outer Broadway in Bangor and is owned by the Bangor Baptist Church. WHCF's sister station is WHMX. Licensed to Bangor, Maine, USA, the station serves the Northern, Central, and Downeast Maine area. The station is currently owned by Bangor Baptist Church.^[1]

[edit] History & Programming

The station went on the air on 1981-08-10 as the current WHCF,^[2] The station has been known as playing a mix of Southern Gospel and Inspirational music, mixed in with 30-minute talk programs. In June 1989, the station helped put their sister station WHMX on the air. The station is heard on several broadcast translators:

Station	Frequency	City	Power
W274AF	102.7	Presque Isle	13 watts
W229AT	93.7	Hodgdon	10 watts

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WHCF
• Radio Locator information on WHCF
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WHCF

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v • d • e Radio stations in the Bangor, Maine market (Arbitron #220) (R&R info) By FM frequency WHCF - 88.5 · WHSN - 89.3 · WERU - 89.9 · WMEH - 90.9 · W218BJ - 91.5 · WMEB - 91.9 · WEZQ - 92.9 · W227BE - 93.3 · WKSQ - 94.5 · WWMJ - 95.7 · WWBX - 97.1 · WJCX - 99.5 · WKIT - 100.3 · WFZX - 101.7 · WGUY - 102.1 · WDME-FM - 103.1 · WVOM - 103.9 · WBFB - 104.7 · WHMX - 105.7 · WQCB - 106.5 · WBZN - 107.3 · WBQI 107.7 By AM frequency WZON - 620 · WABI - 910 · WNZS - 1340 · WWNZ - 1400 · WFGO - 1530 Maine Radio Markets: Augusta-Waterville • Bangor • Lewiston-Auburn • Portland Other Maine Radio Regions: Northern & Downeast Maine See also: List of radio stations in Maine