WHXR

WHXR (106.3 FM; "The Bone") is an active rock radio station licensed to serve Scarborough, Maine, with studios in Portland.^[2] Established in 1974, the station is owned by Binnie Media.

WHXR

Scarborough, Maine United States
Broadcast area	Portland, Maine
Frequency	106.3 MHz
Branding	106.3 The Bone
Programming
Languages	English
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; 51 years ago (1974)
Former call signs	WJBQ-FM (1974–1981) WDCS (1981–1988) WPKM (1988–1998) WBQW (1998–2008) WHXQ (2008–2010)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73885
Class	A
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	91 meters
Transmitter coordinates	43°35′22.3″N 70°22′19.2″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	1063thebone.com

History

WHXR signed on the air in 1974 as top 40 station WJBQ-FM; in 1981, the station swapped formats and call signs with 97.9 FM, becoming classical music station WDCS. It became WPKM in 1988, and in 1998 joined the WBACH network 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 became top 40 station WHTP).

On April 13, 2004, WHXQ originally began broadcasting on 104.7 as a classic rock station 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 become WXTP.

WHXR, along with 16 other stations in northern New England formerly owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by WBIN Media Company, a company controlled by Bill Binnie, on May 22, 2012. Binnie already owned WBIN-TV in Derry, 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]