WHMX
WHMX (105.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Lincoln, Maine, United States, the station serves the Northern and Downeast Maine area. The station is currently owned by Lighthouse Radio Network, Inc.[1]
City | Lincoln, Maine |
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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 |
Former call signs | WLKN-FM (1975–1987) WGUY (1987–1989) |
Owner | Lighthouse Radio Network, Inc. |
Sister stations | WHCF |
Website | www.solutionfm.com |
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 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. They play a mix of songs from Christian CHR (Christian Hit Radio) and Christian Rock 24/7.
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