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	88.5 MHz
First air date	1981-08-10
Format	Contemporary Christian
ERP	35,000 watts
HAAT	494 meters
Class	C
Owner	Lighthouse Radio Network, Inc.
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 Lighthouse Radio Network, Inc. WHCF's sister station is WHMX. Licensed to Bangor, Maine, USA, the station serves the Northern, Central, and Downeast Maine area.^[1]

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	4 watts
W229AT	93.7	Hodgdon	13 watts

References

↑ "WHCF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "WHCF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WHCF

Radio-Locator information on WHCF

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WHCF

v t e Radio stations in the Northern Maine/Downeast Maine market

By AM frequency	600 780 1240 1370 1390

By SW frequency	5.11, 7.49, 9.33, 15.42

By FM frequency	89.3 89.7 90.5 91.7 Eastport 91.7 Machias 91.7 Ellsworth 92.1 92.7 93.7 94.7 94.9 95.3 96.1 96.9 97.7 Caribou 97.7 Winter Harbor 98.1 99.1 100.1 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9 103.1 105.7 106.1 106.5

By callsign	WALZ WBCQ WBCQ-FM WBFE WBPW WCRQ WCXU/WCXV/WCXX/W276AY WDEA WEGP WFST WHOU-FM WHMX WMED WMEF WMEM WNSX WOZI WQDY-FM WQHR WRMO WRNM WRPB WSHD WSYY WSYY-FM WTUX WUMM WUPI WWLN WXME

Defunct	WAGM/950 WQDY/1230 WHOU/1340 WRNE/89.1 WXMN/89.5 WUFK/92.1

Maine radio markets Augusta-Waterville Bangor Portland Other Maine radio regions Northern & Downeast Maine Lewiston-Auburn See also List of radio stations in Maine Northern New Brunswick Radio Fredericton Radio Saint John Radio Bas-Saint-Laurent Radio

v t e Radio stations in the Bangor, Maine market

By AM frequency	620 910 1230 1340 1400

By FM frequency	88.5 89.3 89.9 90.3 90.9 91.9 92.9 94.1 94.5 95.7 97.1 99.5 100.3 101.7 102.1 103.1 103.9 104.7 105.5 105.7 106.5 107.3 107.7

By call sign	W227BE W231CH WAEI WBAK WBFB WBQI WBZN WERU-FM WEZQ WGUY WHCF WHMX WHRA-SW WHSN WJCX WKIT-FM WKSQ WKVV WKVZ WMEB-FM WMEH WNZS WQCB WVOM-FM WWMJ WWNZ WXBP WZLO WZON

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 Religious Radio Stations in the state of Maine

Stations:	WBCI - Bath WFST - Caribou WFYB - Fryeburg WHCF - Bangor WJCX - Pittsfield WKTQ - South Paris WMDR - Augusta WMDR-FM - Oakland WMEK - Kennebunkport WMEY - Bowdoin WMSJ - Freeport WRKJ - Westbrook WRPB - Benedicta WRNM - Ellsworth WSEW - Sanford WTBP - Bath WWLN - Lincoln WWTP - Augusta WWWA - Winslow WXBP - Corinth WXTP - North Windham WYFP - Harpswell

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 Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

Coordinates: 45°07′48″N 68°21′25″W / 45.130°N 68.357°W / 45.130; -68.357

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