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| Broadcast area | Portland, Maine |
| Frequency | 106.3MHz |
| Branding | 106.3 The Bone |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Active rock |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
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| History | |
First air date | 1974 (1974) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73885 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 91 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°35′22.3″N70°22′19.2″W / 43.589528°N 70.372000°W /43.589528; -70.372000 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 1063thebone |
WHXR (106.3FM; "The Bone") is anactive rock radio station licensed to serveScarborough, Maine, with studios inPortland.[2] Established in 1974, the station is owned by Binnie Media.
WHXR signed on the air in 1974 astop 40 station WJBQ-FM; in 1981, the station swapped formats and call signs with 97.9 FM, becoming classical music station WDCS. It became WPKM in 1988, and in 1998 joined theWBACH network as WBQW. On October 2, 2008, the station switched call signs and programming with 104.7 (which operated with the WBACH classical music programming as WBQW until 2012, when it becametop 40 stationWHTP).
On April 13, 2004, WHXQ originally began broadcasting on 104.7 as aclassic rock station branded as "The Bone", shifting to active rock in 2006 and moving to 106.3 on October 2, 2008. Prior to April 9, 2010, WHXQ was simulcast on WHXR (106.7 FM); on August 3, 2010, WHXQ took the WHXR call letters abandoned by 106.7, which had becomeWXTP.
WHXR, along with 16 other stations in northern New England formerly owned byNassau Broadcasting Partners, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by WBIN Media Company, a company controlled byBill Binnie, on May 22, 2012. Binnie already ownedWBIN-TV inDerry, New Hampshire.[3][4] The deal was completed on November 30, 2012;[5] on that day, WHXR rebranded from "106.3 The Bone" to "Rock 106.3". On August 30, 2019, WHXR returned to the "106.3 The Bone" branding.[6]