WVQM

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BrandingVOM, The Voice of Maine
WVQM
Simulcasting WVOM-FM, HowlandBangor
Broadcast areaKennebec and Somerset County, Maine
Frequency101.3 MHz
BrandingVOM, The Voice of Maine
Programming
FormatTalk
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerBlueberry Broadcasting, LLC
History
First air date
July 1961 (1961-07)
Former call signs
  • WFAU-FM (1961–1982)
  • WKCG (1982–2009)
Call sign meaning
similar to WVOM
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68660
ClassB
ERP41,000 watts
HAAT113 meters (371 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°18′36.2″N 69°49′49.2″W / 44.310056°N 69.830333°W / 44.310056; -69.830333
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wvomfm.com

WVQM (101.3 FM) is a commercial radio station in Augusta, Maine, United States. It simulcasts a talk radio format with 103.9 WVOM-FM in Bangor. The stations are owned by Blueberry Broadcasting.[2] The studios and offices are on Target Industrial Circle in Bangor with additional studios at Community Drive in Augusta.

WVQM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 41,000 watts. The transmitter is on Winthrop Street in Hallowell, Maine.[3]

Weekdays on WVQM and WVOM-FM begin with a local news and information show hosted by George Hale and Ric Tyler. The rest of the weekday schedule is from nationally syndicated conservative talk shows: Glenn Beck, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Howie Carr, Sean Hannity, Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.

Weekends feature shows on health, money, technology, the outdoors, food, real estate, cars, senior citizens and repeats of weekday shows. Weekend hosts include Kim Komando, Somewhere in Time with Art Bell and The Car Doctor with Ron Ananian. WVQM and WVOM carry University of Maine Black Bears Football. Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio.

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