WSKW
Encyclopedia
WSKW is a U.S.
AM
radio station
licensed to Skowhegan, Maine
carrying an sports radio
format
from ESPN Radio
. The station also carries local high school sports, along with co-owned WCTB
.
along with an automated classic country
format for several years, eventually changing call letters again to WQMR. In the late 1980s as a country music
formatted station, the station reverted back to WSKW, changed dial positions to AM 1160 and upgraded their signal to 10,000 watts of power. The station switched to sports talk in the mid 1990's originally carriying One on One Sports but later switched to ESPN Radio
carrying Boston Red Sox
baseball. For a time the sports format was simulcasted on co-owned WHQO (now WFMX
). WSKW also carried New York Yankees
, Boston Red Sox
and Portland Sea Dogs
baseball, as well as NASCAR
from the Motor Racing Network
and local sports. In September 2009 the station dropped all sports programming except for local high school sports in favor of an oldies
music format, focusing on the 1960s. For several months WSKW was carried on Northern Maine based WXME
as The Legacy Radio Network/The Great 78 and Legacy 1160 before WXME reverted back to its previous News/Talk format in the summer of 2010. In December 2010 co-owned WCTB
flipped to oldies, with WSKW changing to a simulcast of WCTB in January 2011 before reverting back to the sports radio format and ESPN Radio
it had held previous to September 2009.
United States
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AM
Amplitude modulation
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radio station
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...
licensed to Skowhegan, Maine
Skowhegan, Maine
Skowhegan is the county seat of Somerset County, Maine, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 8,824. Every August, Skowhegan hosts the annual Skowhegan State Fair, the oldest continuous state fair in the United States...
carrying an sports radio
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
format
Radio format
A radio format or programming format not to be confused with broadcast programming describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve...
from ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
. The station also carries local high school sports, along with co-owned WCTB
WCTB
WCTB is an FM radio broadcast station licensed to Fairfield, Maine, with studios in Skowhegan. It broadcasts on 93.5 MHz with an oldies format, largely simulcasting Scott Shannon's The True Oldies Channel.- History :...
.
History
WSKW went on the air March 17, 1956 on AM 1150 with the call letters WGHM. In the 1970s the station changed to a Top 40 format with the WSKW call letters, they would then change the call letters to WQMR in the late 1970s and simulcast co-owned WTOS-FMWTOS-FM
WTOS-FM , known as "The Mountain of Pure Rock", is an FM radio station licensed to Skowhegan, Maine whose studios are located in Augusta.-History:...
along with an automated classic country
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
format for several years, eventually changing call letters again to WQMR. In the late 1980s as 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...
formatted station, the station reverted back to WSKW, changed dial positions to AM 1160 and upgraded their signal to 10,000 watts of power. The station switched to sports talk in the mid 1990's originally carriying One on One Sports but later switched to ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
carrying Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
baseball. For a time the sports format was simulcasted on co-owned WHQO (now WFMX
WFMX
WMKS, "105.7 NOW" is a Rhythmic-leaning top 40 outlet serving the Piedmont Triad region. The station is a part of Clear Channel's cluster in the Greensboro/Winston-Salem market and is licensed to Clemmons, North Carolina.-History as WFMX:...
). WSKW also carried New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
, Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
and Portland Sea Dogs
Portland Sea Dogs
The Portland Sea Dogs are the Double-A minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Established in 1994 and based in Portland, Maine, the Sea Dogs play in the Northern Division of the Eastern League....
baseball, as well as NASCAR
NASCAR
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from the Motor Racing Network
Motor Racing Network
The Motor Racing Network is the principal radio broadcasting operation of NASCAR, promoting themselves as "The Voice of NASCAR." It broadcasts coverage of most major NASCAR races at the top three levels of NASCAR at tracks owned by International Speedway Corporation as well as Dover International...
and local sports. In September 2009 the station dropped all sports programming except for local high school sports in favor of an oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
music format, focusing on the 1960s. For several months WSKW was carried on Northern Maine based WXME
WXME
WXME is a radio station located in Monticello, Maine, United States serving the Northern Maine market and broadcasts a News/Talk format simulcasting Presque Isle based WEGP. The station is owned and operated by Allan Weiner, who also owns the shortwave station WBCQ...
as The Legacy Radio Network/The Great 78 and Legacy 1160 before WXME reverted back to its previous News/Talk format in the summer of 2010. In December 2010 co-owned WCTB
WCTB
WCTB is an FM radio broadcast station licensed to Fairfield, Maine, with studios in Skowhegan. It broadcasts on 93.5 MHz with an oldies format, largely simulcasting Scott Shannon's The True Oldies Channel.- History :...
flipped to oldies, with WSKW changing to a simulcast of WCTB in January 2011 before reverting back to the sports radio format and ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
it had held previous to September 2009.