WPEI
WPEI is a WEEI Sports Radio Network station serving the Portland, Maine, area. The station is owned by Atlantic Coast Radio.
History
On July 18, 1982, WPEI signed on as WPIG with a country format and the slogan "Southern Maine's Country: FM-96 WPIG". In 1984, it became hot adult contemporary WHYR with slogans "Your Stereo", and then "R-96". In July 1990, WHYR flipped to contemporary hit radio as "96-HYR". In 1995, WHYR changed calls to WRED, but kept the same format and was known on air as "Red Hot 95" with the slogan "Portland's Hot Hits". Some time later, WRED went rhythmic top 40 as "Red Hot 95.9" with the slogan "Maine's #1 for Blazin' Hot Hits".On August 31, 2008, at 6p.m., WRED dropped its rhythmic top 40 format after a farewell from station DJs. WRED and WJJB-FM then flipped to programming provided by Boston's WEEI, with the simulcast of The Big JAB moving to 96.3 FM.
Up until April 1, 2009, WEEI's programming was also heard on sister station WGEI, and the stations were known as WEEI on the 95's. As of April 2009, WGEI was simulcasting AM sister station WLOB, as WLOB-FM; that station eventually returned to simulcasting with WPEI in August 2011, and is now WPPI.