Logo as 106.3 The Bone, used from October 2, 2008 until December 1, 2012
WHXR signed on the air in 1974 as top 40 station WJBQ-FM (no relation to the current WJBQ in Portland); 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.[2][3] The deal was completed on November 30, 2012;[4] 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.[5]
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^"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. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
^"WBIN Media acquires 17 N.E. radio stations". New Hampshire Union Leader. May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
^Kitch, Michael (December 1, 2012). "Binnie closes on purchase of WLNH". Laconia Daily Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
^WHXR Goes Back to the Bone Radioinsight - August 30, 2019
whxr, bone, active, rock, radio, station, licensed, serve, scarborough, maine, with, studios, portland, established, 1974, station, owned, binnie, media, scarborough, mainebroadcast, areaportland, mainefrequency106, mhzbranding106, boneprogrammingformatactive,. WHXR 106 3 FM The Bone is an active rock radio station licensed to serve Scarborough Maine with studios in Portland 1 Established in 1974 the station is owned by Binnie Media WHXRScarborough MaineBroadcast areaPortland MaineFrequency106 3 MHzBranding106 3 The BoneProgrammingFormatActive rockAffiliationsCompass Media NetworksOwnershipOwnerBinnie Media WBIN Media Co Inc Sister stationsWBQQ WFNK WTHTHistoryFirst air date1974 1974 as WJBQ FM Former call signsWJBQ FM 1974 1981 WDCS 1981 1988 WPKM 1988 1998 WBQW 1998 2008 WHXQ 2008 2010 Technical informationFacility ID73885ClassAERP3 000 wattsHAAT91 metersTransmitter coordinates43 35 22 N 70 22 21 W 43 58944 N 70 37250 W 43 58944 70 37250LinksWebcastListen liveWebsite1063thebone wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Previous logo 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Logo as 106 3 The Bone used from October 2 2008 until December 1 2012WHXR signed on the air in 1974 as top 40 station WJBQ FM no relation to the current WJBQ in Portland 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 2 3 The deal was completed on November 30 2012 4 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 5 Previous logo edit nbsp References edit 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 Retrieved May 22 2012 WBIN Media acquires 17 N E radio stations New Hampshire Union Leader May 23 2012 Retrieved May 24 2012 Kitch Michael December 1 2012 Binnie closes on purchase of WLNH Laconia Daily Sun Retrieved December 1 2012 WHXR Goes Back to the Bone Radioinsight August 30 2019External links editOfficial website WHXR in the FCC FM station database WHXR in Nielsen Audio s FM station database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WHXR amp oldid 1156850711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
