verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message wxex fm city sanford maine broadcast area seacoast new hampshire southern maine branding classic rock 92.1 slogan your classic rock station frequency 92.1 mhz first air date october 10 1975 1 as wsme fm format classic rock wxex simulcast erp 1 800 watts equivalent effective radiated power 6 000 watts haat 156 meters 512 ft class a facility id 74067 transmitter coordinates 43 25 11 n 70 48 9 w 43.41972 n 70.80250 w 43.41972 ; 70.80250 coordinates 43 25 11 n 70 48 9 w 43.41972 n 70.80250 w 43.41972 ; 70.80250 callsign meaning taken from sister am station wxex based out of exeter former callsigns wsme fm 1975 1983 webi 1983 1986 wcdq 1986 1999 wphx fm 1999 2011 owner aruba capital holdings llc operated by port broadcasting llc under a local marketing agreement sister stations wxex webcast listen live website wxexradio.com wxex fm 92.1 fm is a radio station licensed to sanford maine usa the station serves the seacoast new hampshire southern maine area . the station is currently licensed to seacoast based aruba capital holdings 2 and currently simulcasts with wxex 1540 am from exeter . contents 1 history 2 former djs 3 references 4 external links history edit wcdq s logo from their website c. 1998 the station originally went on the air october 10 1975 1 as wsme fm with an automated drake chenault adult contemporary oldies hybrid format . later in 1986 wsme fm became wcdq well known for its on air staff as well as creative programming . one such program was dead tracks an all grateful dead program broadcast on thursday nights at 10 pm . another program was blue monday featuring all blues music hosted by the first lady of mt. rialto sharon small . two other groundbreaking programs were mt. rialto redemption a reggae music show and local chords an opportunity for local unsigned bands to get their material played on the radio hosted by steve biron who also did afternoons . the show would later be hosted by pete casper the friendly dj . the station claimed that it broadcast from the summit of mt. rialto a reference to the common name for movie theaters popular in the 1930s through the 50s . it was sometimes called mt. rialto radio . another fictional locale often referenced by the station was the elegante ballroom a cavernous hall from which the station s lunch time show was supposedly broadcast . the ruse of the station s broadcast locale was so well done complete with summit ski and weather reports that occasionally students from the university of new hampshire would travel to sanford with the intent of hiking the fictitious mountain . the weekend s arrival was heralded every friday at 5 pm by playing switchin to glide by the kings . the secondary tag line for the radio station was the theater of the mind . this was based on the fact that wcdq produced its own original radio plays similar to the shadow and the lone ranger radio shows from the 1930s and 1940s before televisions were a common household item . wcdq staff wrote original plays together with original music and performed them on the air . radio plays included a christmas story entitled the miracle of mt. rialto a 1950s high school drama called young lust and a soap opera style story called the web of fate . logo used between august 2011 until august 20 2015 the station was owned by donald crown who sold the station to phoenix media communications group . it became wphx fm and began simulcasting wfnx from the boston massachusetts radio market in the summer of 1999 . phoenix media communications group announced a sale of the station to aruba capital holdings licensee of wxex in exeter new hampshire in may 2011 . 2 in august 2011 aruba capital holdings took over the station and switched it to its current simulcast with wxex . on april 14 2015 port broadcasting llc owner of wwsf in sanford me and wnbp in newburyport ma and their respective fm translators began operating wxex and its am simulcast partner in exeter under a local marketing agreement . 3 on august 20 2015 wxex fm and its sister am station shifted their format from classic hits to classic rock branded as classic rock 92.1 . 4 on august 31 2015 the wxex stations merged with the port broadcasting stations and garrison city broadcasting s wtsn and wbyy to form coastal radio partners with port broadcasting assuming immediate oversight of all stations in the partnership . 5 former djs edit eric ej the dj johnson co host of morning on the mountain jonathan smith co host of morning on the mountain and daily bone head award presenter sharon small steven biron katina kageleiry tommy record kenny ridley heather salisbury pete the friendly dj casper russell dumont freddie dee becky brown kimberly rowe andy austin kenny wallace roy lawrence rocky bergeron keith taylor paul dupuis carl lindemann daniel dangerous dan mcglincey kelly brown jimmy the weather dog weather and flea and tick alerts two photographs from the end of days of mount rialto http www.timepassagesnostalgia.com rontoth wcdqparty1.jpg http www.timepassagesnostalgia.com rontoth wcdqparty2.jpg references edit a b broadcasting & cable yearbook 1999 pdf . 1999 . p. d 201 . retrieved march 10 2015 . a b the boston phoenix regional network is about to shrink . radio info.com . may 9 2011 . retrieved may 9 2011 . port broadcasting to lma wxex am fm radioinsight april 14 2015 wxex shifts to classic rock local radio stations merge to form new broadcast group judi currie fosters daily democrat august 31 2015 external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wxex radio locator information on wxex query nielsen audio s fm station database for wxex v t e radio stations in the portland maine market by am frequency 560 730 780 870 900 970 1220 1310 1400 1440 1450 1490 by fm frequency 88.3 88.5 88.7 89.3 90.1 90.9 91.9 92.1 92.5 93.1 94.3 94.9 95.5 95.9 96.3 96.9 97.1 97.9 98.9 99.3 99.9 100.5 100.9 101.9 102.9 103.7 104.7 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.5 107.9 by callsign w223bh w245aa w263bz wbae wbci wblm wbqq wclz wcme wcyy wfnk wgan wgin whom whtp whxr wjbq wjjb fm wjto wjzf lp wjzp lp wlob wlvp wmea wmgx wmpg wmsj woxo wpei wpkq wpor wppi wred wrkj wsew wtht wtme wwsf wxex fm wxtp wyar wyfp wynz wzan maine radio markets augusta waterville bangor portland other maine radio regions northern & downeast maine lewiston auburn see also list of radio stations in maine portsmouth lakes region northeast kingdom v t e classic rock radio stations in the state of maine by frequency 1400 92.1 95.7 101.9 102.9 by callsign wblm wjzn wozi wwmj wxex fm by city augusta ellsworth bangor portland presque isle sanford see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in maine see also active rock classic rock mainstream 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