WHXR

WHXR
Scarborough, Maine; United States;
Broadcast area	Portland, Maine
Frequency	106.3MHz
Branding	106.3 The Bone
Programming
Format	Active rock
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Binnie Media; (WBIN Media Co., Inc.);
Sister stations	WBQQ,WFNK,WTHT
History
First air date	1974(as WJBQ-FM)
Former call signs	WJBQ-FM (1974–1981); WDCS (1981–1988); WPKM (1988–1998); WBQW (1998–2008); WHXQ (2008–2010);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73885
Class	A
ERP	3,000watts
HAAT	91 meters
Transmitter coordinates	43°35′22.3″N70°22′19.2″W/ 43.589528°N 70.372000°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	1063thebone

WHXR(106.3FM;"The Bone" ) is anactive rock radio stationlicensed to serveScarborough, Maine,with studios inPortland.^[2]Established in 1974, the station is owned by Binnie Media.

History[edit]

WHXR signed on the air in 1974 astop 40station WJBQ-FM (no relation to the currentWJBQin Portland); in 1981, the station swapped formats and call signs with 97.9 FM, becomingclassical musicstation WDCS. It became WPKM in 1988, and in 1998 joined theWBACHnetwork as WBQW. On October 2, 2008, the station switched call signs and programming with 104.7 (which operated with the WBACH classical music programming as WBQW until 2012, when it becametop 40stationWHTP).

On April 13, 2004, WHXQ originally began broadcasting on 104.7 as aclassic rockstation branded as "The Bone", shifting to active rock in 2006 and moving to 106.3 on October 2, 2008. Prior to April 9, 2010, WHXQ was simulcast on WHXR (106.7 FM); on August 3, 2010, WHXQ took the WHXR call letters abandoned by 106.7, which had becomeWXTP.

WHXR, along with 16 other stations in northern New England formerly owned byNassau Broadcasting Partners,was purchased at bankruptcy auction by WBIN Media Company, a company controlled byBill Binnie,on May 22, 2012. Binnie already ownedWBIN-TVinDerry, New Hampshire.^[3]^[4]The deal was completed on November 30, 2012;^[5]on that day, WHXR rebranded from "106.3 The Bone" to "Rock 106.3". On August 30, 2019, WHXR returned to the "106.3 The Bone" branding.^[6]

References[edit]

^"Facility Technical Data for WHXR".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
^"Login to All Access | Breaking Radio News and Free New Music".
^"Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations".All Access.May 22, 2012.RetrievedMay 22,2012.
^"WBIN Media acquires 17 N.E. radio stations".New Hampshire Union Leader.May 23, 2012.RetrievedMay 24,2012.
^Kitch, Michael (December 1, 2012)."Binnie closes on purchase of WLNH".Laconia Daily Sun.RetrievedDecember 1,2012.
^WHXR Goes Back to the BoneRadioinsight - August 30, 2019

External links[edit]

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 73885 (WHXR)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
WHXRinNielsen Audio's FM station database

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WHXR".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "Login to All Access | Breaking Radio News and Free New Music".

[aa-saletobinnie-3] "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations".All Access.May 22, 2012.RetrievedMay 22,2012.

[nhul-saletowbin-4] "WBIN Media acquires 17 N.E. radio stations".New Hampshire Union Leader.May 23, 2012.RetrievedMay 24,2012.

[lds-salecomplete-5] Kitch, Michael (December 1, 2012)."Binnie closes on purchase of WLNH".Laconia Daily Sun.RetrievedDecember 1,2012.

[6] WHXR Goes Back to the BoneRadioinsight - August 30, 2019

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