WFNK

WFNK

City	Lewiston, Maine
Broadcast area	Portland, Maine
Branding	107.5 Frank FM
Slogan	"Maine's Classic Hits Station!"
Frequency	107.5 MHz
First air date	March 1973 (as WBLM)
Format	Classic hits
Audience share	10.3 (Fa'07, R&R^[1])
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	283 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	65675
Transmitter coordinates	44°0′12″N 70°25′24″W / 44.00333°N 70.42333°W / 44.00333; -70.42333
Callsign meaning	W FraNK
Former callsigns	WBLM (1973–1989) WTHT (1989–2004)
Owner	Binnie Media (WBIN Media Co., Inc.)
Sister stations	WBQQ, WHXR, WLAM, WLVP, WTHT
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.1075frankfm.com

WFNK (107.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format, known on air as Frank FM. Licensed to Lewiston, Maine, USA, the station serves the Portland, Maine area. The station is currently owned by Binnie Media.^[2]

WFNK is classified as a Classic Hits station but it leans more toward classic rock. Artists played include The Eagles, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and Bruce Springsteen but not Michael Jackson, Madonna or Prince, which are popular on the more pop-leaning Classic Hits stations. Once a year WFNK has a 1000 song countdown of the greatest Frank FM songs, ending with the #1 song on Memorial Day. The station also plays its classic hits library from A to Z every September. WFNK is also known for its long-running campaigns in support of Portland's Barbara Bush Children's Hospital and Maine's Make-a-Wish chapter. WFNK operates at 100,000 watts from a transmitter in Poland, Maine, making it among the highest powered FM stations in New England.

History

In March 1973, 107.5 launched as rocker WBLM, and by 1989, switched calls and frequencies with 102.9 WTHT and became "Thunder 107", airing a Top 40/CHR format. WTHT's next format was oldies, and a few years later, went country, first as "New Country WTHT 107.5", and then "107-5 The Wolf." On April 6, 2004, WTHT began running a loop directing listeners to 99.9 FM, where "The Wolf" was relocated to. A week later, WTHT became current WFNK.

WFNK, along with 16 other stations in northern New England formerly owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by WBIN Media Company, a company controlled by Bill Binnie, on May 22, 2012. Binnie already owns WBIN-TV in Derry, New Hampshire.^[3]^[4] The deal was completed on November 30, 2012.^[5]

Weekday Personalities

On-air staff	Time
Andy Austin	12:00 AM–6:00 AM
Stan, Heidi & Rick	6:00 AM–9:00 AM
Holly Nunan	9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Leif Erickson	2:00 PM–7:00 PM
Rick Johnson	7:00 PM–12:00 AM

References

↑ "Ratings". Radio and Records. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
↑ "WFNK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
↑ "WBIN Media acquires 17 N.E. radio stations". New Hampshire Union Leader. May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
↑ Kitch, Michael (December 1, 2012). "Binnie closes on purchase of WLNH". Laconia Daily Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2012.

External links

Official website

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Radio-Locator information on WFNK

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WFNK

Radio stations in the Portland, Maine market

By AM frequency	560 730 780 870 900 970 1220 1310 1400 1440 1450 1490

By FM frequency	88.3 88.5 88.7 89.3 90.1 90.9 91.9 92.1 92.5 93.1 94.3 94.9 95.5 95.9 96.3 96.9 97.1 97.9 98.9 99.3 99.9 100.5 100.9 101.9 102.9 103.7 104.7 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.5 107.9

By callsign	W223BH W245AA W263BZ WBAE WBCI WBLM WBQQ WCLZ WCME WCYY WFNK WGAN WGIN WHOM WHTP WHXR WJBQ WJJB-FM WJTO WJZF-LP WJZP-LP WLOB WLVP WMEA WMGX WMPG WMSJ WOXO WPEI WPKQ WPOR WPPI WRED WRKJ WSEW WTHT WTME WWSF WXEX-FM WXTP WYAR WYFP WYNZ WZAN

Nearby radio markets Augusta–Waterville Concord Lewiston–Auburn Sherbrooke-Estrie Northern New Hampshire Portsmouth–Dover–Rochester See also List of radio stations in Maine

Radio stations in the Augusta-Waterville, Maine market

By AM frequency	1160 1280 1340 1400 1450 1490

By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.5 89.7 90.5 91.3 91.5 92.3 93.3 93.5 93.9 95.3 96.7 97.5 98.5 99.3 100.5 101.3 102.5 102.9 103.3 104.3 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.9 107.5 107.9

By callsign	W263AS WABK-FM WARX WBCI WBLM WBQX WBYA WCTB WEBB WFMX WFNK WJYE WJZN WKTJ-FM WMCM WMDR WMDR-FM WMEP WMEW WMEY WMHB WMME-FM WQSK WQSS WRFR-LP WSKW WTOS-FM WTQX WTVL WUMF WVOM WVQM WWTP WWWA

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

Classic Hits radio stations in Maine

By frequency	910 92.7 95.3 99.3 100.9 104.3 104.7 105.3 105.5 107.5 107.7

By callsign	WABK WABK-FM WALZ WBAK WBKA WBYA WFNK WKTJ-FM WQDY WSHK WYNZ

By city	Bangor Bar Harbor Belfast Calais Farmington Gardiner Islesboro Kittery Lewiston Machias South Portland

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

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