WMEB-FM

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WMEB-FM
City of license	Orono, Maine
Broadcast area	Penobscot County, Maine
Slogan	Redefining the Alternative
Frequency	91.9 FM
First air date	January 1964
Format	college radio
ERP	10,000 watts
HAAT	52 meters
Class	B1
Owner	University of Maine
Webcast
Website

WMEB-FM is a non-commercial American radio station owned and operated by the University of Maine.

WMEB became an official radio station in January 1964 when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensed the station to operate on the frequency of 91.9 MHz FM, and its callsign became WMEB-FM.

Originally broadcasting between 4-10pm, WMEB was a "mix of music, news, and informational programming." The station remained with this format throughout most of the 1960s.

In the 1970s, the station became more progressive rock-based in its format as more and more artists were releasing on vinyl records.

There was still a place for news and public service announcements, but by the 1980s, WMEB had joined many other college radio stations in helping little-known bands make it onto the charts.

In 2009 the station boosted its power to 10,000 watts.

Slogans

Over the years WMEB has had a number of slogans:

"The Radio Voice of the University of Maine" (mid-late 1960s)
"Radio Free Orono"
"Maine's Progressive Rock Station"
"Where Diversity Rules the Airwaves"
"Redefining the Alternative"
"Turn to the Left"
"College Radio In A Class By Itself" (Current)

References

Official Web Site

Query the FCC's FM station database for WMEB

Radio-Locator information on WMEB

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WMEB

v t e University of Maine

UMaine	Notable people Orono Collins Center for the Arts Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation Fogler Library Hudson Museum Maynard F. Jordan Observatory Page Farm & Home Museum Museum of Art University of Maine system

Student media	The Maine Campus Ubris WMEB-FM

Sports	Maine Black Bears Black Bear Sports Network Men's ice hockey Alfond Arena Alfond Stadium Baseball Mahaney Diamond Memorial Gymnasium

Organizations and Greek	Francis Crowe Society The Senior Skull Honor Society Phi Eta Kappa

Affiliates	Jackson Laboratory Maine Public Broadcasting Network

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 Maine college radio stations

WBOR (Bowdoin College) WHSN (Husson College) WMEB-FM (University of Maine) WMHB (Colby College) WMPG (University of Southern Maine) WRBC (Bates College) WUMF (University of Maine-Farmington) WUMM (University of Maine-Machias) WUPI (University of Maine-Presque Isle)

defunct	WRNE (Ricker College) WUFK (University of Maine-Fort Kent)

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

Coordinates: 44°55′08″N 68°39′58″W / 44.919°N 68.666°W / 44.919; -68.666

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