WBFE

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WBFE (99.1 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format simulcasting WBFB. Licensed to Bar Harbor, Maine, United States, the station serves the Down East Maine area. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting.^[2] Under proper weather conditions, the station's signal can reach both southwestern New Brunswick and southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada.

WBFE

Simulcasts WBFB, Bangor
Bar Harbor, Maine United States
Broadcast area	Mount Desert Island, Downeast Maine
Frequency	99.1 MHz
Branding	The Bear
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Motor Racing Network Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Blueberry Broadcasting (Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC)
History
First air date	June 1992 (1992-06)
Former call signs	WPRG (1988–1992) WLKE (1992–2013)
Call sign meaning	similar to WBFB
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	62289
Class	B
ERP	45,000 watts
HAAT	121 meters (397 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°26′41.3″N 68°1′20″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.971thebear.com

History

The station was assigned call sign WPRG on March 24, 1988. On May 19, 1992, the station changed its call sign to WLKE;^[3] that June, it signed on.^[4] As of September 28, 2009, it became part of a three station country network based out of Blueberry's Bangor office, simulcasting WBFB and also heard on WMCM.^[5] On September 23, 2013, the station took its current WBFE call sign.^[3] Prior to September 28, 2009, the station was branded as "Lucky 99.1".