WXME (780 AM) is a

radio station Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based rad ...

located in

Monticello, Maine Monticello is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States on the northern branch of the Meduxnekeag River. The population was 737 at the 2020 census. History History Originally known as Wellington Township, Monticello was settled in 183 ...

, United States, serving the Northern Maine market and broadcasts an

oldies Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as well as for a radio format playing this music. Since 2 ...

format. The station is owned and operated by Allan Weiner, who also owns the shortwave station WBCQ. WXME's broadcast facilities are co-located with WBCQ shortwave and

WBCQ-FM WBCQ-FM (94.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Monticello, Maine, United States. The station currently broadcasts a locally originated classic country format with news and weather at the top of the hour. WBCQ-FM resumed full-time as of October ...

94.7.

History

WXME was formerly known as WCXH 780, WREM 710, and WOZW 710. WREM broadcast a variety of formats ranging from

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 ...

and

alternative rock Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...

talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. They may feature monologues, dialogues between the hosts, Interview (jo ...

and religious programming. For a number of years, WREM simulcasted talk radio from

WEGP WEGP (1390 AM) is a radio station in Presque Isle, Maine. The station airs a Catholic talk format as an affiliate of Relevant Radio, and is owned by Relevant Radio, Inc. WEGP's transmitter is off Chapman Road in Presque Isle. It is the most p ...

. In the summer of 2007, the station moved to 780

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, increased power to 5,000

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s daytime non-directional and 60 watts nighttime non-directional, and changed its call sign to WCXH, simulcasting

Channel X Radio Channel X Radio is a network of radio stations in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. With studios in Caribou, the stations are heard through various transmitters throughout Aroostook County and broadcast a Classic hits format. History T ...

from

Caribou, Maine Caribou is the second largest city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. Its population was 7,396 at the 2020 census. The city is a service center for the agricultural and tourism industries, and the location of a National Weather Servic ...

. By 2008, WCXH had dropped the Channel X Radio simulcast; on September 10, 2008, the station changed its call letters to WXME. In 2009 the station carried a

format largely from

Fox News Radio Fox News Radio is an American radio network owned by Fox News. It is syndicated to over 500 AM and FM radio stations across the United States. It also supplies programming for three channels on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. History In 2003, ...

. From March 2010 to July 2010 the station simulcasted Central Maine-based

WSKW WSKW (1160 Hertz, kHz) is a commercial radio, commercial amplitude modulation, AM radio station licensed to Skowhegan, Maine. It is owned by J. Hanson Company and it carries a radio format of sports radio, sports from Infinity Sports Network. T ...

format before reverting to the previous

News/Talk Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. They may feature monologues, dialogues between the hosts, interviews ...

format. In February 2011 the station returned to a simulcast of

. In the summer of 2014 WXME changed to an

/ classic hits format before reverting to a News/Talk format in early 2015. Later, in 2018, WXME obtained a license for an

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on 98.3 FM. Since then, the station has broadcast a news/talk format during the daylight hours and rock music at night. On May 15, 2025, WXME changed their format from talk/rock to oldies, branded as "98.3 The Ride".WXME Rides to Oldies
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* * XME Mass media in Aroostook County, Maine Oldies radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1981 {{Maine-radio-station-stub Monticello, Maine