WLKE
Encyclopedia
WLKE is an American radio station
broadcasting a country music
format. Licensed to Bar Harbor, Maine
, USA, the station serves the Northern and Downeast Maine area. The station is currently owned by Blueberry Broadcasting
and features programing from Premiere Radio Networks
.
WPRG on March 24, 1988. On May 19, 1992, the station changed its call sign to the current WLKE. As of September 28th, 2009, it became part of a three station country network based out of Blueberry's Bangor office, simulcasting WBFB
and also heard on WMCM
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format. Licensed to Bar Harbor, Maine
Bar Harbor, Maine
Bar Harbor is a town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 5,235. Bar Harbor is a famous summer colony in the Down East region of Maine. It is home to the College of the Atlantic, Jackson Laboratory and Mount Desert Island...
, USA, the station serves the Northern and Downeast Maine area. The station is currently owned by Blueberry Broadcasting
Blueberry Broadcasting
Bluberry Broadcasting is a Kennebunkport, Maine based media company owning 17 radio stations throughout the state of Maine. The company is headed by Bruce Biette, vice president and CEO, and Louis Vitali, President. Studios are located in Augusta and Bangor....
and features programing from Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
.
History
The station was assigned call signCall sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
WPRG on March 24, 1988. On May 19, 1992, the station changed its call sign to the current WLKE. As of September 28th, 2009, it became part of a three station country network based out of Blueberry's Bangor office, simulcasting WBFB
WBFB
WBFB also known as 97-1 The Bear is an FM broadcast station licensed to Belfast, Maine with studios in Bangor, Maine. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting and is a country formatted radio station simulcasting on co-owned WMCM and WLKE....
and also heard on WMCM
WMCM
WMCM is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format simulcasting WBFB. Licensed to Rockland, Maine, USA, the station serves the Mid Coast Maine area...
.