WLOB
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| City | Portland, Maine |
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| Broadcast area | Portland, Maine, metropolitan area |
| Branding | News/Talk WLOB |
| Frequency | 1310 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 100.5 W263BZ (Portland) |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts 250 watts (FM translator) |
| Class | B (WLOB) |
| Facility ID | 9202 (WLOB) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°41′22″N 70°20′6″W / 43.68944°N 70.33500°W |
| Callsign meaning | W LOBster (Lobster fishing is a major industry in Maine.) |
| Affiliations |
Fox News Radio Westwood One Network Salem Radio Network University of Maine Black Bears Network |
| Owner | Atlantic Coast Radio |
| Sister stations | WJJB, WPEI, WPPI, WRED |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WLOBRadio.com |
WLOB (1310 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Portland, Maine. The station is owned by Atlantic Coast Radio and airs a Talk radio format. The studios and transmitter are on Warren Avenue in Portland. WLOB operates at 5000 watts using a directional antenna to protect other stations on its frequency.
Programming on WLOB is also heard on FM translator W263BZ at 100.5 MHz.
Weekdays begin a local news and interview show, hosted by Ray Richardson, which is also carried on several other AM stations in Maine. The weekday schedule continues with Mike Gallagher, Herman Cain, Jonathan Brandmeier, Michael Savage, Tom Sullivan, John Gibson, Jim Bohannon and "America Overnight" with Jon Grayson. Sports programming includes University of Maine Black Bear football and ice hockey, and Portland Pirates ice hockey.
A portion of The Ray Richardson Show was simulcast on Portland's MyNetworkTV network affiliate, WPME, from September 2009 to June 2013. Until March 2009, the entire program (as The Fox Morning News) was simulcast on Portland's Fox affiliate, WPFO.
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