WFNK

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WFNK

City of license	Lewiston, Maine
Broadcast area	Portland, Maine
Branding	107.5 Frank FM
Slogan	"Maine's Classic Hits Station!"
Frequency	107.5 MHz
First air date	March 1973 (as WBLM)
Format	Classic hits
Audience share	10.3 (Fa'07, R&R^[1])
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	283 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	65675
Transmitter coordinates	44°0′12.00″N 70°25′24.00″W / 44.0033333°N 70.4233333°W / 44.0033333; -70.4233333
Callsign meaning	W FraNK
Former callsigns	WBLM (1973–1989) WTHT (1989–2004)
Owner	Binnie Media (WBIN Media Co., Inc.)
Sister stations	WBQQ, WHXR, WLAM, WLVP, WTHT
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1075frankfm.com

WFNK (107.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format, known on air as Frank FM. Licensed to Lewiston, Maine, USA, the station serves the Portland, Maine area. The station is currently owned by Binnie Media.^[2]

Once a year WFNK has a 1000 song countdown of the greatest Frank FM songs, ending with the #1 song on Memorial Day. The station also plays its classic hits library from A to Z every September. WFNK is also known for its long-running campaigns in support of Portland's Barbara Bush Children's Hospital and Maine's Make-a-Wish chapter.

History

In March 1973 107.5 launched as rocker WBLM and by 1989 switched calls and frequencies with 102.9 WTHT and became Thunder 107 playing contemporary hit radio. WTHT's next format was oldies and a few years later went country first as New Country WTHT 107-point-5 and then 1075 The Wolf. On Tuesday April 6, 2004 WTHT began running a repeating loop telling one that 1075 The Wolf has moved to 99.9. A week later WTHT became current WFNK.

WFNK, along with 16 other stations in northern New England formerly owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by WBIN Media Company, a company controlled by Bill Binnie, on May 22, 2012. Binnie already owns WBIN-TV in Derry, New Hampshire.^[3]^[4] The deal was completed on November 30, 2012.^[5]

Weekday Personalities

On-air staff	Time
Andy Austin	12:00 AM–6:00 AM
Stan, Heidi and Joe	6:00 AM–9:00 AM
Amy Ryan	9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Leif Erickson	2:00 PM–7:00 PM
Nick Carpinelli	7:00 PM–12:00 AM

References

↑ "Ratings". Radio and Records. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
↑ "WFNK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
↑ "WBIN Media acquires 17 N.E. radio stations". New Hampshire Union Leader. May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
↑ Kitch, Michael (December 1, 2012). "Binnie closes on purchase of WLNH". Laconia Daily Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2012.

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WFNK

Radio-Locator information on WFNK

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WFNK

v t e Radio stations in the Portland, Maine market

By AM frequency	560 730 780 870 900 970 1310 1400 1440 1450 1490

By FM frequency	88.3 88.5 88.7 89.3 90.1 90.9 91.9 92.1 92.5 93.1 94.3 94.9 95.5 95.9 96.3 96.9 97.1 97.9 98.9 99.3 99.9 100.5 100.9 101.9 102.9 103.7 104.7 105.1 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.5

By callsign	W223BH W245AA W263BZ WBAE WBCI WBLM WBQQ WCLZ WCME WCYY WFNK WGAN WGIN WHOM WHTP WHXR WJBQ WJJB-FM WJTO WJZF-LP WJZP-LP WKTQ WLOB WLVP WMEA WMGX WMPG WMSJ WPEI WPKQ WPOR WPPI WRED WRKJ WSEW WTHT WTME WXEX-FM WXTP WYAR WYFP WYNZ WZAN

Maine radio markets Augusta-Waterville Bangor Portland Other Maine radio regions Northern & Downeast Maine Lewiston-Auburn See also List of radio stations in Maine

v t e Radio stations in the Augusta-Waterville, ME market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.5 89.7 90.5 91.3 91.5 92.3 93.3 93.5 93.9 95.3 96.7 97.5 98.5 99.3 100.5 101.3 102.5 102.9 103.3 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.9 107.5 107.9

By AM frequency	1160 1280 1340 1400 1450 1490

By callsign	W263AS WABK WARX WBCI WBLM WBQX WCTB WEBB WFAU WFMX WFNK WIGY WJZN WKTJ-FM WMCM WMDR WMDR-FM WMEP WMEW WMEY WMHB WMME-FM WQSS WRFR-LP WSKW WTOS-FM WTQX WTVL WUMF WVOM WVQM WWTP WWWA

Maine radio markets Augusta-Waterville Bangor Portland Other Maine radio regions Northern & Downeast Maine Lewiston-Auburn See also List of radio stations in Maine

v t e Classic Hits radio stations in Maine

By frequency	92.7 95.3 95.7 99.3 100.9 104.3 104.7 105.3 105.5 107.5 107.7

By callsign	WABK WALZ WBAK WBKA WBYA WFNK WKTJ-FM WQDY WSHK WYNZ WWMJ

By city	Bar Harbor Belfast Calais Ellsworth Farmington Gardiner Islesboro Kittery Lewiston Machias South Portland

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Maine See also Oldies Classic Hits

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