WHCF

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WHCF
Broadcast areaMaine Highlands and Down East
Frequency88.5 MHz
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
Ownership
OwnerLighthouse Radio Network, Inc.
WHMX
History
First air date
August 10, 1981 (1981-08-10)
Call sign meaning
"Where He Comes First"
Technical information
ClassC
ERP35,000 watts
HAAT494 meters (1,621 ft)
Links
WebsiteWHCFfm.com

WHCF (88.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. WHCF was the first full-time Christian radio station in Maine, and continues to broadcast today. WHCF is located on Outer Broadway in Bangor and is owned by Lighthouse Radio Network, Inc. WHCF's sister station is WHMX. Licensed to Bangor, Maine, United States, the station serves the Northern, Central, and Downeast Maine area.[1]

History & programming[edit]

The station went on the air on August 10, 1981, as the current WHCF,[2] The station has been known as playing a mix of Southern Gospel and Inspirational music, mixed in with 30-minute talk programs. In June 1989, the station helped put their sister station WHMX on the air. The station is heard on several broadcast translators:

Station Frequency City Power
W274AF 102.7 Presque Isle 4 watts
W229AT 93.7 Hodgdon 13 watts

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WHCF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "WHCF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links[edit]

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