WTOS (AM)

WTOS (910 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Bangor, Maine, United States. The station is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting. WTOS broadcasts a mainstream rock format, simulcast with WTOS-FM (105.1 FM) in Skowhegan and WTUX (101.1 FM) in Gouldsboro.

WTOS
Simulcasting WTOS-FM Skowhegan
Broadcast areaBangor
Frequency910 kHz
Branding105 & 101 TOS
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
Ownership
Owner
  • Blueberry Broadcasting
  • (Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC)
WBAK, WBFB, WBFE, WKSQ, WVOM-FM
History
First air date
January 1924 (1924-01)
Former call signs
  • WABI (1924–2009)
  • WAEI (2009–2016)
  • WABK (2016–2019)
Call sign meaning
Top of Sugarloaf (transmitter location for WTOS-FM)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID3670
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 210 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
44°46′51″N 68°44′54″W
Translator(s)105.3 W287DM (Bangor)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wtosfm.com

WTOS's studios and offices are on Target Industrial Circle in Bangor. The transmitter is off Wilson Street in Brewer. The station broadcasts at 5,000 watts during the day. To protect other radio stations on AM 910 at night, it reduces power to 210 watts. The station uses a non-directional antenna at all times.

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