WPPI
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| City of license | Topsham, Maine |
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| Broadcast area | Portland, Maine |
| Branding | 95.5 and 95.9 WPEI |
| Slogan | Southern Maine's Home for the WEEI Sports Radio Network |
| Frequency | 95.5 MHz |
| First air date | 1993 |
| Format | Sports Talk |
| Power | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 139 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 12160 |
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| Callsign meaning | similar to WPEI (simulcast partner) |
| Former callsigns | WLLB (1989–1993) WPME (1993–1994) WXGL-FM (1994–2000) WCLZ (2000–2001) WJJB-FM (2001–2008) WUEI (2008) WGEI (2008–2009) WLOB-FM (2009-2011) |
| Affiliations | WEEI Sports Radio Network ESPN Radio Fox Sports Radio University of Maine Black Bears |
| Owner | Atlantic Coast Radio |
| Sister stations | WJJB, WPEI, WLOB |
| Website | weei.com |
WPPI (95.5 FM) is a sports talk radio stations in the Portland, Maine area. The current owner is Atlantic Coast Radio.
The station mostly carries the same programs as WEEI-FM from Boston. Some local commercials take the place of Boston commercials. And some WEEI-FM game broadcasts are substituted with Fox Sports Radio. WPPI also carries University of Maine Black Bear football and ice hockey,[1] and Portland Pirates ice hockey.[2]
History
The 95.5 frequency began operations in 1993 as WPME, simulcasting a country music format with 96.7 WCME from Boothbay Harbor (now WTQX).[3] A year later, the station converted to an oldies format as WXGL-FM.[3] Atlantic Coast Radio purchased the station in 1999,[4] and in January 2000, the station switched to an adult album alternative format as WCLZ.[5] A few months later, WCLZ adopted a sports talk format, initially as a simulcast of WJAE (the descendant of WJAB);[6] the next year, the station took the call letters WJJB-FM.[7]
On August 25, 2008, WLOB-FM was converted to a simulcast of WJJB (which WJAE had become by that time), resulting in WLOB's programming being heard only on the AM signal. This was part of a shuffle of Atlantic Coast Radio's FM stations as a result of the conversion of two of its stations, including WJJB-FM, on September 1, 2008 to simulcasts of WEEI.[8] Shortly after the completion of these format changes, 95.5's call letters were changed to WGEI (it had initially planned to use the WTEI call sign,[9] and for a week in September 2008 used the WUEI call letters[10]).
On April 1, 2009, WGEI converted to a simulcast of WLOB; it became WLOB-FM a few days later.[10] In August 2011, WLOB-FM returned to simulcasting WEEI. On September 7, 2011, WLOB-FM changed their call letters to WPPI.
References
- ↑ of Maine Official Athletic Site
- ↑ Pirates Announce New Radio Home
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