WGAN----FM?

[chuckigo@maine.rr.com]

----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Drown <revdoug1@verizon.net>

> The old WGAN-FM 102.9, a "beautiful music" station, is now WBLM.  
> There's a
> long story there; I'll make it short: when Guy Gannett 
> Communications sold
> WGAN and WGAN-FM, the purchaser was Taylor Communications, which I 
> think was
> another Portland-based outfit.  The FM station was rechristened 
> WTHT and, if
> memory serves, the format was changed to Top 40 rock (this was in 
> the waning
> days of such).  WBLM up in Lewiston, which was at 107.5 mHz with a 
> weakersignal than WTHT's 100,000-watt blast, was anxious to move 
> into the Portland
> market.  It was (and still is) a progressive rock station and had 
> a sizeable
> and loyal listenership.  WBLM and WTHT worked out a trade.  WBLM 
> moved to
> Portland and to 102.9; WTHT moved to 107.5 and remained in 
> Portland.  It
> ultimately became a country station.  That's the tale in a 
> nutshell; I
> believe I've given it pretty accurately.
> 
> -Doug
> 

102.9 was bought by Taylor Communications (of Cape Cod) along with AM 
560 from Guy Gannett in 1983.  Taylor ran WGAN-FM 102.9 as a CHR 
Flamethrower for a few years.  The WTHT change came later in 1987 when 
Taylor sold WGAN-AM to Saga with Saga keeping the WGAN call letters 
for the AM.  along the way, WTHT was CHR, then Oldies then Country. 
then came the frequency flip with Fuller-Jeffries for 107.5 moving 
WBLM to 102.9 and WTHT (country - still is - now Nassau's The Wolf) 
shifting to 107.5

- - Chuck (changed the Shulke reels on WGAN-FM too many times to 
count) Igo