Maine Public Broadcasting Network

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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network (abbreviated MPBN) is a television and radio broadcasting network located in the state of Maine in the United States. It was previously known as Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation.

MPBN shows a block of PBS Kids, PBS and PBS Kids GO! shows as well as many documentaries including nature programs and other science programs.

MPBN's television and radio signals reach virtually all of the populated portions of Maine and adjoining parts of New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New Brunswick. MPBN's television network is also carried on cable in most of New Brunswick.

History

Maine had two public broadcasting organizations for several years: WCBB-TV in Augusta and Portland, a combined venture of Colby College, Bates College and Bowdoin College and the original MPBN television and radio network broadcasting from the University of Maine in Orono (near Bangor).

In 1992 they merged their operations to form the Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation, using the on-air names Maine Public Television (later Maine PBS) and Maine Public Radio. In 2005 the stations returned to using the MPBN name. WMEA Channel 26 was the flagship station for the now-defunct Maine Public Television Plus, a secondary PBS service launched in the mid-1990's.

Television stations

MPBN operates 5 television transmitters:

Station	Analog Channel	Digital Channel	City	Founded
WCBB-TV	10	17	Augusta-Lewiston-Portland	November 13, 1961
WMEM-TV	10	20	Presque Isle	February 17, 1964
WMEB-TV	12	9	Orono-Bangor	September 23, 1963
WMEA-TV	26	45	Biddeford-Portland	June 6, 1984
WMED-TV	13	10	Calais	September 15, 1965

MPBN also operates 4 translator stations:

Station	Analog Channel	City
W04BH	4	Allagash
W04BS	4	Bethel
W03AM	3	Harrison
W04AY	4	St. Francais

Note -- The "ME" in most of the callsigns is the postal code for Maine. WCBB stands for "Colby, Bates and Bowdoin Colleges".

Radio stations

MPBN operates 7 radio transmitters:

Station	Frequency	City
WMEA-FM	90.1	Portland
WMEP-FM	90.5	Camden
WMEW-FM	91.3	Waterville
WMEH-FM	90.9	Bangor
WMED-FM	89.7	Calais
WMEM-FM	106.1	Presque Isle
WMEF-FM	106.5	Fort Kent

External links

• Maine Public Broadcasting's main site
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• WMEA in the FCC FM station database
• WMEP in the FCC FM station database
• WMEW in the FCC FM station database
• WMEH in the FCC FM station database
• WMED in the FCC FM station database
• WMEM in the FCC FM station database
• WMEF in the FCC FM station database