WBCI (105.9 FM) is a

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licensed to

Bath, Maine Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. Bath is included in the Brunswick, Maine, Brunswick Micropolitan statistical area, micropolitan area. Bath has a 2024 population of 8,870. It is also the county seat of Sagadahoc County ...

, United States, the station serves the

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Lewiston–Auburn Lewiston–Auburn (L–A) are twin cities in Androscoggin County, Maine, USA. Together, they have a population of 61,182 in a combined . The cities are commonly called "Cities of the Androscoggin," as they are seated along the banks of the Andro ...

, and Augusta- Waterville areas. The station is owned by Blount Communications.

History

Originally on 95.3 MHz, WJTO-FM began in June 1971. WJTO-FM was co-owned with

WJTO WJTO (750 AM) is an adult standards and oldies station licensed to Bath, Maine. WJTO is owned by Blue Jey Broadcasting Co. (Estate of Bob Bittner: 100% stockholder) The station switched to a frequency of 750 kHz from 730 kHz on August 25, 2024. ...

(730 AM). WJTO-FM later became WIGY with a

contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio (CHR, also known as contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top ...

format. Later the station changed formats and calls to

classic rock Classic rock is a radio format that developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, it comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the early-1990s, primarily focusing on comm ...

WKRH on January 10, 1991. WKRH eventually went silent and was purchased by Blount Communications; on May 1, 1995, the station changed its call sign to the current WBCI.

References

*1992 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook

External links

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