WAEI

Infobox Radio station
name = WAEI


city = Bangor, Maine
area = Penobscot County, Maine
branding =
slogan =
airdate =
frequency = 97.1
format = Sports radio
power = 8.1 killowaats
erp = 6 kilowatts
class =
callsign_meaning = Similar to WEEI and WABI
former_callsigns = WABI-FM (to the 1980s)
WBGW (1980s-1986)
WYOU (1986)
WYOU-FM (1986-1995)
WWBX (1995-2008)
owner = Blueberry Broadcasting
webcast =
website =
affiliations = WEEI Sports Radio Network, Fox Sports Radio
sister_stations =

WAEI is an American radio station licensed to, and with studios located in, Bangor, Maine. It is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting.

History

The 97.1 frequency has a long history in Bangor, starting WABI-FM, sister station to WABI-TV and WABI (AM). The radio stations were sold off in the 1980s and call letters were changed to WBGW and it was a country formatted station under the WBGW and WYOU calls until a switch to the current call letters, and a modern rock format under the WWBX calls in 1995. The station eventually changed to a Hot AC format and then to Top 40 in the late 1990s, a competitor to Cumulus owned WBZN.

On September 1, 2008, WWBX dropped the top 40 format in favor of sports talk provided by Boston's WEEI, in a simulcast with WABI; the call letters were changed to WAEI.cite press release |title=WEEI Sports Radio Network Expands to Portland, Bangor & Keene |publisher=Entercom Communications |date=2008-08-20 |url=http://imgsrv.weei.com/image/weei/UserFiles/WEEINorthNetworkPressRelease81908.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-08-20 ]

References

External links

*FM station data|WAEI