The Big JAB

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History

1440 History

The 1440 frequency first went on the air November 8, 1959 as WJAB, a (daytime-only) top 40 music station, giving major competition to cross-town WLOB. WJAB immediately became the top rated station in Portland, a position it held until 1965, when a resurgent WLOB, after having obtained night power, retook the top spot.[2] WJAB launched a similarly-formatted FM sister station, WJBQ-FM (106.3) in 1974;[2] the WJBQ callsign was eventually implemented on the AM station as well.[3] WJBQ-FM relocated to 97.9 in 1980, in a frequency swap with WDCS (a predecessor to WBACH; 106.3 is now occupied by WHXR); in the intervening years, the AM station would attempt several formats, including all-news (as WMER), a simulcast of what had become WWGT-FM (as WWGT), and hard rock and heavy metal via the Z Rock network (as WLPZ).[3] In the mid-1990s, the station settled on its current sports format; initially retaining the WLPZ callsign,[3] it became WJAE in 1997 in an attempt to restore the WJAB identity to the station despite that callsign's assignment to another station.[4][5] (Then-owners Bob Fuller and J. J. Jeffrey had previously worked at WJAB during the 1960s;[2] Jeffrey retained WJAE by way of Atlantic Coast Radio upon the sale of Fuller-Jeffrey's FM stations to Citadel Broadcasting in 1999.[6])

96.3 History

The 96.3 frequency debuted in 1975 as WRUM-FM from its former city of license, Rumford. In 1981, the call letters were changed to WWMR, and by 1983 the format was a high-energy top 40/AOR hybrid with live DJs and the branding "96 WMR"; additionally, the station's power was boosted significantly, giving it regional coverage. In 1987, WWMR-FM was sold to Carter Broadcasting,[7] and the station adopted a religious format.[3] Carter eventually consolidated the operations of WWMR with that of sister station WLOB, and in 1997 the callsign was changed to WLOB-FM.[8] After WLOB and WLOB-FM were sold to Atlantic Coast Radio in 2000, the religious programming was discontinued in favor of a news-talk format. In 2006, WLOB-FM relocated its transmitter from western Maine to South Paris to provide a clearer signal to the Portland area. Following the transmitter move, in 2008 WLOB-FM changed its city of license from Rumford to Gray. On August 25, 2008, WLOB-FM converted from the WLOB simulcast to a simulcast of The Big JAB.

From 1999[9] to 2008, The Big JAB's programming was also heard on 900 AM (WJJB, licensed to Brunswick). On April 25, 2008, that frequency (which became WWBK on March 18, 2008; the WJJB calls subsequently moved to WJAE[10]) was sold to Bob Bittner (owner of WJIB and WJTO) for $27,000.[11] Additionally, from 2000[12] to September 1, 2008, The Big JAB's FM frequency was on 95.5; initially, the station continued to broadcast under its previous WCLZ call letters[13]); on that date, it began airing programming from Boston's WEEI in a simulcast with WPEI[14] under the call letters WGEI.[15]

Stations

Callsign Frequency City of license Power/ERP Class HAAT Facility ID Former Callsigns Transmitter Coordinates
WRED 1440 kHz Westbrook, Maine 5,000 watts B 3140 WJJB (2008)
WJAE (1997-2008)
WLPZ (1990-1997)
WWGT (1986-1990)
WMER (1980-1986)
WJBQ (1974-1980)
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WJJB-FM 96.3 MHz Gray, Maine 40,000 watts C1 430 meters 9180 WLOB-FM (1997-2008)
WWMR-FM (1983-1997)
WWMR (1981-1983)
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Programming

  • The Morning JAB with David "Shoe" Schumacher and Joe Palmieri
  • The PM JAB with Javier Gorriti and Russ Thompson
  • The Saturday Morning Jab with Mike Antonellis (Jeff Mannix hosting from April-September)
  • Boston Red Sox baseball, from the Red Sox Radio Network
  • Jim Rome
  • Fox Sports Radio (however Yahoo Sports is still carried for sports updates during local programming)
  • Maine Red Claws basketball
  • Maine State Championship football--the tradition continues!

Former hosts/shows

Co-owned stations

References

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External links

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