WBAE
Soft adult contemporary radio station in Portland, Maine, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WBAE (1490 kHz, "The Bay 107.1/93.5") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Portland, Maine. Owned by Saga Communications, it broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format. Its studios and offices are located on Western Avenue in South Portland, and its transmitter is off Forest Avenue in Portland. The Bay primarily features music from soft rock artists and music of the 1970s and 80s, with a few newer titles mixed in.
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Broadcast area | Portland, Maine, metropolitan area |
Frequency | 1490 kHz |
Branding | The Bay 107.1/93.5 |
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Format | Soft adult contemporary |
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WCLZ, WGAN, WMGX, WPOR, WYNZ, WZAN | |
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First air date | March 1946; 78 years ago (1946-03) (as WMTW) |
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Call sign meaning | Sounds like "bay" (station branding) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 49983 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°39′48.29″N 70°16′15.18″W |
Translator(s) | 107.1 W296CZ (Portland) |
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Webcast | Listen live |
Website | bayfavorites |
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WVAE | |
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Broadcast area | York County, Maine |
Frequency | 1400 kHz |
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Call sign meaning | Disambiguation of WBAE |
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Facility ID | 73088 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°28′54.3″N 70°29′9.19″W |
Translator(s) | 93.5 W228EE (Biddeford) |
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WBAE can also be heard in the Portland area on its FM translator, W296CZ 107.1 MHz.[3] The station is simulcast in York County, Maine on 1400 WVAE in Biddeford, Maine, which has its own FM translator, W228EE 93.5; the station's current branding is derived from these FM feeds.