WHCF explained

WHCF
City:Bangor, Maine
Country:US
Area:Maine Highlands and Down East
Frequency:88.5 MHz
Format:Christian radio
Erp:35,000 watts
Haat:494m (1,621feet)
Class:C
Facility Id:3665
Licensing Authority:FCC
Owner:Lighthouse Radio Network, Inc.
Callsign Meaning:"Where He Comes First"
Sister Stations:WHMX

WHCF (88.5 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station broadcasting a Christian radio music. WHCF has studios on Outer Broadway in Bangor and is owned by Lighthouse Radio Network, Inc. WHCF's sister station is 105.7 WHMX. Licensed to Bangor, WHCF serves Northern Maine and Downeast Maine.[1]

WHCF is a Class C station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 35,000 watts. Its transmitter is about 30miles northeast of Bangor, in Burlington, Maine.Radio-Locator.com/WHCF WHCF is also heard on several FM translators around Northern Maine.

Programming

In morning and afternoon drive time, WHCF airs Christian adult contemporary music with local DJs. In middays, evenings and early mornings, the station airs Christian talk and teaching shows.

National religious leaders heard on WHCF include Jim Daly, James Dobson, Chuck Swindoll, June Hunt, David Jeremiah, Greg Laurie, Alistair Begg, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, John MacArthur and J. Vernon McGee.

History

WHCF signed on the air on August 10, 1981.[2] WHCF was the first full-time Christian radio station in Maine.

The station originally played a mix of southern gospel and inspirational music, mixed with 30-minute talk and teaching programs. In June 1989, the management of WHCF was able to add a sister station. WHMX broadcasts at 105.7 MHz and specializes in a more youthful Contemporary Christian music sound.

Translators

WHCF is heard on several FM translators:

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: WHCF Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. Web site: WHCF Call Sign History . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .