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Overview
Licensed to Bangor, Maine, WBFB is a country station broadcasting on 97.1 FM. On air it goes by “97.1 The Bear.” The station has been on the air since 1961.
Station details
- Call sign
- WBFB
- Frequency
- 97.1 FM
- Format
- Country
- On-air name
- 97.1 The Bear
- City of license
- Bangor, ME
- Market
- Bangor, ME
- Licensee
- Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC
- Power
- 6,500 watts
- Station class
- B
- First on air
- 1961
- FCC facility ID
- 3671
- Website
- 971thebear.com
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Wikipedia
- Read the article
Its lineup draws on Premiere Networks. Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC holds the station’s FCC license. It has used the WBFB call letters since September 2011.
Its website is 971thebear.com. Bangor is in the Bangor, ME market, where local newspapers include Bangor Daily News and The Maine Edge. Its sister stations are WBAK, WBFE, WKSQ, WTOS and WVOM-FM.
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WBFB at a glance
- Frequency
- 97.1 FM
- On air as
- 97.1 The Bear
- Format
- Country
- Licensed to
- Bangor, ME
- Market
- Bangor, ME






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