WHMX

WHMX
City of license	Lincoln, Maine
Broadcast area	Northern and Downeast Maine area
Slogan	105.7 Solution FM
Frequency	105.7 MHz
First air date	April 1, 1975 (as WLKN-FM)
Format	Contemporary Christian
ERP	48,000 watts
HAAT	142.0 meters
Class	C2
Facility ID	49690
Transmitter coordinates	45°20′38″N 68°30′24″W / 45.34389°N 68.50667°W / 45.34389; -68.50667
Former callsigns	WLKN-FM (1975–1987) WGUY (1987–1989)
Owner	Lighthouse Radio Network, Inc.
Sister stations	WHCF
Website	www.solutionfm.com

WHMX (105.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Lincoln, Maine, USA, the station serves the Northern and Downeast Maine area. The station is currently owned by Lighthouse Radio Network, Inc.^[1]

History

The station went on the air as WLKN-FM on April 1, 1975. On September 3, 1987, the station changed its call sign to WGUY, and on June 8, 1989 it became the current WHMX.^[2] The station for much of the 1990s was known as Hot Mix 106 but fell silent and in 1997 was bought out by Bangor Baptist church and paired with WHCF. In May 2005, the station changed slogans from 105-7 The X to Solution FM .

On September 28, 2012, the sale of WHMX and WHCF, along with translators W274AF, W221BO, W227BE, W229AT, and W270BD, to Lighthouse Radio Network, Inc. was consummated at a price of $100.

The station is heard on several broadcast translators:

Station	Frequency	City	Power
W227BE	93.3	Orono	27 watts
W270BD	101.9	Calais	19 watts
W221BO	92.1	Ellsworth	10 watts

Programming

Solution FM is a non-denominational, non-profit, listener-supporter radio network. Behind the great music, fun on-air personalities and contests, there is a foundation of ministry. They play a mix of songs from Christian CHR (Christian Hit Radio) and Christian Rock 24/7. The current on-air line-up is as follows:

TimeSlot	On-Air Host
6am-10am	The Wally Show (from Way-FM)
10am-2pm	Melody Miller
2pm-7pm	Mike Couchman
7pm-10pm	Tim Collins

References

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

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WHMX

Radio-Locator information on WHMX

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WHMX

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

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 WHSN WJCX WKIT-FM WKSQ WKVV WKVZ WMEB-FM WMEH WNZS WQCB WVOM-FM WWMJ WWNZ WXBP WZLO WZON

Defunct stations	WHRA

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

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