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Imagine_Gravity_0007 t1_j4grzyp wrote

It’s the blimp Frank ! It’s the blimp!

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spatzelface t1_j4guswy wrote

a reference to a phone conversation made between a recording session of Captain Beefhart and their albums owner, Frank Zappa about their new song…. The Blimp.

WBLM always seemed to have a love of all things Zappa.

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Mikerm3 OP t1_j4gj3ut wrote

someone had asked about WBLM before 102.9 yesterday. according to wikipedia, they changed to 102.9 in 1989.

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maineguy74 t1_j4hect4 wrote

107 was my locker in elementary school, I scratched in .5 at the end. If it's still there, it's just a frank locker now.

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spatzelface t1_j4gv9sr wrote

I remember this, so confusing at the time. They switched with WTHT which up to then was a soft rock/easy listening station. They (WTHT) changed formats and went pop. They also became known as Thunder 107 and had a real douche of a DJ.

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spatzelface t1_j4gui5b wrote

fun fact, their original broadcast location was on danforth hill in litchfied from a doublewide trailer.

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ZoraC8 t1_j4hm010 wrote

Here is the first broadcast of WBLM in 1973. The first song was "The story in your eyes" by the Moody Blues. https://wblm.com/listen-to-this-amazing-moment-of-history-when-wblm-was-officially-born/ Also a commercial from 2008...https://wblm.com/do-you-remember-this-classic-wblm-tv-commercial/

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IamSauerKraut t1_j4j8bdm wrote

BLM and TOS was all I listened to when I lived in New Gloucester. We strong some speaker wire across the roof and it all came in real clear. Sometimes we could even get the Colby student station. Those were the days.

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wartsnall1985 t1_j4hm8dd wrote

i had that shirt...40 years ago. what a blast from the past,.

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Idigressthereforeiam t1_j4hr6g5 wrote

I'm old enough to remember when WBLM billed themselves as 108 FM. It was close enough for analog tuning dials, but at some point when digital tuners became common it was time to update their merch.

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Mainah888 t1_j4ifnyb wrote

Then it was 107 1/2. It wasn't 107.5 for long before they made the move.

There is actually a similar bumper sticker to the one I posted only with 108 instead.

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kittehs4eva t1_j4iit0z wrote

ITS THE BLIMP FRANK ITS THE BLIMP!!!

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nitelotion t1_j4hfxky wrote

I can hear this shirt! 107.5 was the best when I was a teen in ME. Plus Celeste lived on the same street as me, growing up.

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nitelotion t1_j4hg1bu wrote

And man it sucked when they ran Frenchie off the show….

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every1getslaid t1_j4gnnz9 wrote

This was a staple on the school bus ride in the 90s

I always enjoyed the game

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VermontSkier1 t1_j4ipdga wrote

Yes! on my presets in the late 90's at UMF.

Any love for TOS?

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rkleine3 t1_j4kxlaj wrote

I had a BLM t like that ... many moons ago ... anyone else?

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eljefino t1_j4iiups wrote

They tiptoed around making any connection, positive or negative.

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