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WHCF

Bangor, Maine United States
Broadcast area	Maine Highlands and Down East
Frequency	88.5 MHz
Programming
Format	Christian radio
Ownership
Owner	Lighthouse Radio Network, Inc.
Sister stations	WHMX
History
First air date	August 10, 1981; 43 years ago (1981-08-10)
Call sign meaning	"Where He Comes First"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	3665
Class	C
ERP	35,000 watts
HAAT	494 meters (1,621 ft)
Translator(s)	102.7 W274AF (Presque Isle) 93.7 W229AT (Hodgdon) 101.9 W270BD (Calais)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.whcffm.com

WHCF (88.5 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station broadcasting a Christian radio music. WHCF has studios on Outer Broadway in Bangor and is owned by Lighthouse Radio Network, Inc. WHCF's sister station is 105.7 WHMX. Licensed to Bangor, WHCF serves Northern Maine and Downeast Maine.

WHCF is a Class C station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 35,000 watts. Its transmitter is about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Bangor, in Burlington, Maine. WHCF is also heard on several FM translators around Northern Maine.

Programming

In morning and afternoon drive time, WHCF airs Christian adult contemporary music with local DJs. In middays, evenings and early mornings, the station airs Christian talk and teaching shows.

National religious leaders heard on WHCF include Jim Daly, James Dobson, Chuck Swindoll, June Hunt, David Jeremiah, Greg Laurie, Alistair Begg, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, John MacArthur and J. Vernon McGee.

History

WHCF signed on the air on August 10, 1981. WHCF was the first full-time Christian radio station in Maine.

The station originally played a mix of southern gospel and inspirational music, mixed with 30-minute talk and teaching programs. In June 1989, the management of WHCF was able to add a sister station. WHMX broadcasts at 105.7 MHz and specializes in a more youthful Contemporary Christian music sound.

Translators

WHCF is heard on several FM translators:

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WHCF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "WHCF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. Radio-Locator.com/WHCF
4. "WHCF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 3665 (WHCF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WHCF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

45°07′48″N 68°21′25″W / 45.130°N 68.357°W / 45.130; -68.357

• Radio stations established in 1981
• 1981 establishments in Maine
• Moody Radio affiliate stations
• Radio stations in Bangor, Maine
• Christian radio stations in Maine
• Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States