WPPI

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Field	Value
name	WPPI
above	Simulcast of WPEI
logo	WEEI Sports Network logo.png
logo_size	200px
city	Topsham, Maine
country	US
area	Portland, Maine
branding	95.5 and 95.9 WPEI
frequency	95.5 MHz
airdate	(as WPME)
format	Sports
power	3,000 watts
haat	139 m
class	A
callsign_meaning	similar to WPEI
former_callsigns
facility_id	12160
licensing_authority	FCC
coordinates
affiliations
owner	Atlantic Coast Radio
sister_stations
website
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WPPI (95.5 FM) is a sports radio station in the Portland, Maine, area. The station is owned by Atlantic Coast Radio.

WPPI serves as a simulcast of WPEI (95.9 FM) in Saco. Both stations, in turn, mostly carry the same programs as WEEI-FM from Boston. Some local commercials take the place of Boston commercials, and some WEEI-FM game broadcasts are substituted with Fox Sports Radio. WPPI also carries University of Maine Black Bear football and ice hockey, and Portland Pirates ice hockey.

History

The 95.5 frequency began operations in 1993 as WPME, simulcasting a country music format with 96.7 WCME from Boothbay Harbor (now WBQA). A year later, the station converted to an oldies format as WXGL-FM. Atlantic Coast Radio purchased the station in 1999, and in January 2000, the station switched to an adult album alternative format as WCLZ. A few months later, WCLZ adopted a sports talk format, initially as a simulcast of WJAE; the next year, the station took the call letters WJJB-FM.

On August 25, 2008, 96.3 WLOB-FM was converted to a simulcast of WJJB (which WJAE had become by that time), resulting in WLOB's programming being heard only on the AM signal. This was part of a shuffle of Atlantic Coast Radio's FM stations as a result of the conversion of two of its stations, including WJJB-FM, on September 1, 2008 to simulcasts of WEEI. Shortly after the completion of these format changes, 95.5's call letters were changed to WGEI (it had initially planned to use the WTEI call sign, and for a week in September 2008 used the WUEI call letters).

On April 1, 2009, WGEI converted to a simulcast of WLOB; it became WLOB-FM a few days later. In August 2011, WLOB-FM returned to simulcasting WEEI. On September 7, 2011, WLOB-FM changed its call letters to WPPI.

References

[http://goblackbears.cstv.com/genrel/060407aaa.htmlUniversity of Maine Official Athletic Site]
[http://www.portlandpirates.com/newsarticle.asp?Id=1789 Pirates Announce New Radio Home]
Fybush, Scott. "Maine Radio History, 1971–1996". Archives @ BostonRadio.org.
Fybush, Scott. (August 27, 1999). "Maine Station Owner Dies in Plane Crash". North East RadioWatch.
Fybush, Scott. (January 28, 2000). "Welcome Back WMEX, and We Take On LPFM". North East RadioWatch.
Fybush, Scott. (October 10, 2000). "Spinning the Dial in Connecticut". North East RadioWatch.
Fybush, Scott. (September 3, 2001). "Labor Day Update". North East RadioWatch.
Routhier, Ray. (August 19, 2008). "WEEI to air in Maine Sept. 1". [[Portland Press Herald]].
(August 20, 2008). "WEEI Sports Radio Network Expands to Portland, Bangor & Keene". [[Entercom Communications]].
"Call Sign History". [[Federal Communications Commission]].

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