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Coordinates: 44°4442N 69°4131W / 44.745°N 69.692°W / 44.745; -69.692
 

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WCTB
Broadcast areaAugusta-Waterville, Maine
Frequency93.5 MHz
BrandingTrue Country 93.5
Programming
FormatClassic country
Ownership
OwnerJ. Hanson Company, Inc.

Sister stations

WFMX, WSKW
History

First air date

1993
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

FCC
Facility ID46353
ClassC3
ERP10,500 watts
HAAT152 meters (499 ft)
Links

Public license information

WebcastListen live
Websitetruecountry935.com

WCTB is an FM radio broadcast station licensed to Fairfield, Maine, United States, with studios in Skowhegan. It broadcasts on 93.5 MHz with a classic country format.

History

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WCTB originally signed on as an adult contemporary music station in 1993. In the late 1990s, the station went through several format changes, at times simulcasting the sports talk of WSKW and country music (both classic and current country) simulcasted on WCME (now WBQA).

In late 2003, when Clear Channel Broadcasting lost control of the station, WCTB began to stunt with Christmas music (as they had done every year from Thanksgiving to Christmas). In January 2004, the station began airing an eclectic mix of music, finally ending up with a classic hits format in April 2004.

With another ownership change in November 2004, WCTB changed to Christmas music again and after Christmas adopted a classic rock format that it kept until December 2010.

On December 27, 2018, WCTB changed its format from oldies to classic country, branded as "Cruisin' Country 93.5".[2]

On March 22, 2022, WCTB changed its branding to "True Country 93.5".[3]

Programming

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WCTB currently[when?] carries classic country with local programming and John Tesh nights. In January 2011, WSKW changed to a simulcast of WCTB, previously having simulcast the WSKW oldies format as Legacy 1160. WSKW changed to ESPN Radio the next month, which it had carried until September 2009.

Former on-air slogans

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  • The River 93.5 (1993–1999, 2004, 2005–2010): adult contemporary music (1993–1999), classic hits (2004) and classic rock (2005–2010)
  • The Score (1999): for a few months in 1999 when it simulcasted the sports programming of WSKW
  • Kicks Country (1999–2001): WCTB and WCME changed to country when Clear Channel bought the station, moving the adult contemporary music to WKCG
  • C-93 (2001–2003): classic country
  • Central Maine's Christmas Station (1993–2004): the station frequently used this on air slogan when it changed to Christmas music every year
  • 93.5 The Edge (2010): similar to The River but focused more on 1980s and 1990s rock
  • Cruisin' 93.5 (2010–2018): playing 1960s and 1970s oldies.
  • Cruisin' Country (2018–2022): classic country.

Affiliated stations

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  • WFMX "Mix 107.9"
  • WSKW "Legacy 1160"

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCTB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WCTB Cruises From Oldies to Classic Country", Radioinsight, December 27, 2018
  3. ^ "WCTB Rebrands As True Country". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
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