WBAN

For the Bangor, Maine television station that used the call sign WBAN from 1998 to 2016, see WABI-DT2.

Not to be confused with Women Boxing Archive Network.

Not to be confused with Wireless Body Area Network as defined in Body area network.

WBAN

Veazie, Maine
Broadcast area	Bangor area
Frequency	1340 kHz
Branding	94.1 The Wave
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary
Affiliations	ABC News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Port Broadcasting, LLC
Sister stations	WGUY
History
First air date	September 2002 (2002-09) (as WNZS)
Former call signs	WNZS (2001–2016)
Call sign meaning	Bangor
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	128808
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts day 630 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	44°51′10″N 68°40′44″W
Translator(s)	94.1 W231CH (Bangor) 95.1 W236DP (Bald Mountain)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	941thewave.com

WBAN (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Veazie, Maine, United States, the station serves the Bangor area. The station is owned by Port Broadcasting, LLC, and features programming from ABC News Radio, Compass Media Networks, and Premiere Networks.

History

WBAN originally signed on in 2002 as WNZS, initially simulcasting CNN Headline News but gradually adding talk shows, primarily from the Salem Radio Network. Programs included Bill Bennett's Morning in America, The Laura Ingraham Show, Mike Gallagher and Michael Medved. In 2011, co-owned WGUY signed on the air and began simulcasting WNZS. In March 2012, the station began simulcasting on FM translator W231CH 94.1, which had previously simulcasted WWNZ. The FM translator switched to a simulcast of WGUY in May 2012, when that station flipped formats to oldies. In late 2014, the Salem Radio Network programming moved to WWNZ, with WNZS picking up WWNZ's Fox News Radio programming. As a talk station it also rebroadcast the newscasts from Bangor's ABC affiliate WVII.

In the summer of 2015, the station added an FM translator on 106.1, W291CO, however in early 2016 the translator was sold to Maine Public Broadcasting Network. The station changed its call sign to the current WBAN on July 27, 2016. In December 2016, Pine Tree Broadcasting announced that its stations would be sold to Port Broadcasting (owners of WWSF, WNBP and WXEX-FM/WXEX) with WBAN inheriting the soft AC format from WGUY and WGUY reverting to back to its oldies format it had carried previous to Pine Tree Broadcasting's ownership. W231CH, which had rebroadcast WGUY and its soft AC format, began rebroadcasting WBAN. NASCAR programming moved to WCYR.

Logo before 95.1 translator sign on

Broadcast translators for WBAN

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W231CH	94.1 FM	Bangor, Maine	85386	250	D	LMS
W236DP	95.1 FM	Bald Mountain, Maine	201411	215	D	LMS

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 128808 (WBAN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WBAN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 85386 (W231CH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W231CH at FCCdata.org
• Facility details for Facility ID 201411 (W236DP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W236DP at FCCdata.org