WXME

WXME (780 AM) is a radio station located in Monticello, Maine, United States serving the Northern Maine market and broadcasts a Classic Country format. The station is owned and operated by Allan Weiner, who also owns the shortwave station WBCQ. WXME's broadcast facilities are co-located with WBCQ shortwave and WBCQ-FM 94.7.

History

WXME was formerly known as WCXH 780, WREM 710, and WOZW 710.

WREM broadcast a variety of formats ranging from classic rock and alternative rock to talk radio and religious programming. For a number of years, WREM simulcasted talk radio from WEGP.^[1]

In the summer of 2007, the station moved to 780 kHz, increased power to 5,000 watts daytime non-directional and 60 watts nighttime non-directional, and changed its call sign to WCXH, simulcasting Channel X Radio from Caribou, Maine.^[2]

By 2008, WCXH had dropped the Channel X Radio simulcast; on September 10, 2008, the station changed its call letters to WXME. ^[3] In 2009 the station carried a talk radio format largely from Fox News Radio. From March 2010 to July 2010 the station simulcasted Central Maine based WSKW's oldies format before reverting to the previous News/Talk format. In February 2011 the station returned to a simulcast of WEGP. As of July 15, 2014 WXME began to broadcast a Classic Hits/Oldies Format known as "780 the Ride" Operated by the Kixx-FM organization, Jason Hill is Program Director and Sales Manager for 22 hours per day, with 2 hours per day broadcasting local talk show "The Aroostook Watchmen" from 8AM To 10AM, Monday through Saturday. WXME also features News and weather at the top of the hour as well.

References

External links

• Query the FCC's AM station database for WXME
• Radio-Locator Information on WXME
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WXME