WBAK
classic hits radio station in Belfast, Maine, United States
WBAK (104.7 MHz "Big 104 FM") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Belfast, Maine. It is owned by Blueberry Broadcasting, and broadcasts a classic hits radio format. Its programming is also simulcast on WBKA (107.7 FM) in Trenton, as well as WABK-FM 104.3 in Gardiner (serving Augusta).
Studios and offices are on Target Industrial Circle in Bangor. WBAK's transmitter is off Murray Lane in Frankfort. WBKA's transmitter is off Tunk Lake Road in Sullivan. WBAK's competitor is WBQX in Thomaston. WBKA's competitors are cross-town station WNSX in Winter Harbor and WWMJ in Ellsworth.
History
WBAK
WBAK signed on the air on March 7, 1986, as WWFX. It was a contemporary hit radio station known as "The Fox" and was owned by Sunnie Silverman. Silverman sold the station to Bruce Mittman, owner of WICE in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, that December.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “WBAK” as classic hits radio station in Belfast, Maine, United States. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as classic hits radio station in Belfast, Maine, United States. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7946966. Authority coordinates are 44.581, -68.898. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1986.
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How to read it
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “WBAK”, its source revision and the description used here.
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “WBAK” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.