The flagship station for University of Maine football, hockey and basketball is WAEI 97.1 FM and 910 AM in Bangor, Maine.
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Bob Lucy and Rich Kimball will continue to be the broadcast team for Black Bear football. In addition, Dan Hannigan will return for his 15th season calling Maine men's ice hockey alongside Larry Mahoney. Don Shields and Ron Lisnet handle the play-by-play action for women's basketball and men's basketball, respectively.
In addition to WAEI's broadcast signal, games are also simulcast free on the internet, reaching listeners across America and around the globe. Links to the broadcasts will be available through www.GoBlackBears.com.
The Black Bear Sports Network includes stations across Maine. These stations include:
| CITY | STATION | FREQUENCY | COVERAGE |
| Augusta | WCME-FM | 96.7 FM | Football, Hockey, Coach Whitehead Show |
| Augusta | WFAU-AM | 1280 AM | Football, Hockey, Men's Basketball (Partial), Women's Basketball (Partial), Coach Whitehead Show (Partial), Black Bear Daily Show |
| Bangor | WABI-AM | 910 AM | Hockey, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Baseball (Select Games), Softball (Select Games), Coach Whitehead Show, Black Bear Daily Show |
| Bangor | WAEI-FM | 97.1 FM | Hockey, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Baseball (Select Games), Softball (Select Games), Coach Whitehead Show, Black Bear Daily Show |
| Bangor | WVOM-FM | 103.9 FM | Football |
| Houlton | WBCQ-FM | 94.7 FM | Football, Hockey, Men's Basketball (Partial), Women's Basketball (Partial), Coach Whitehead Show, Black Bear Daily Show |
| Millinocket | WSYY-AM | 1240 AM | Football, Hockey, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball (Partial), Coach Whitehead Show, Black Bear Daily Show |
| Portland | WLOB-AM | 1310 AM | Football, Hockey |
| Rockland | WRKD-AM | 1450 AM | Football, Hockey, Men's Basketball (Partial), Women's Basketball (Partial), Coach Whitehead Show (Partial), Black Bear Daily Show |
| Skowhegan | WIGY-FM | 97.5 FM | Football, Hockey, Men's Basketball (Partial), Women's Basketball (Partial), Coach Whitehead Show (Partial), Black Bear Daily Show |
| Portland | WJBB-FM | 96.3 | Hockey Coaches Show |
| Portland | WRED-FM | 1440 | Hockey Coaches Show |
Black Bear Sports Properties has partnered with Yahoo! Sports to be part of a national network of real-time sports programming on the Internet that will provide fans with live audio of sporting events.
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Coach Whitehead Weekly Call-In Show |
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Men's Basketball |
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Women's Basketball |
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Baseball |
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Softball |
Coach Whitehead Weekly Call-In Show
The third season of the Coach Whitehead Weekly Call-In Show begins October 12 from 7-8 p.m. on the flagship station of the Black Bears, WAEI-FM (97.1 FM), Black Bear Sports Network radio affiliates throughout the state, and over the internet at GoBlackBears.com.
The show will take place each week (through March 8) at the Sea Dog Brewing Company, located at 26 Front Road in Bangor.
| DAY | DATE | TIME | LOCATION | LISTEN |
| Monday | Oct. 12 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) |  Listen Live! |
| Monday | Oct. 19 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Oct. 26 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Nov. 2 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Nov. 9 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Nov. 16 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Nov. 23 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Nov. 30 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Dec. 7 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Jan. 4 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Jan. 11 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Jan. 18 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Feb. 1 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Feb. 8 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Feb. 15 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Feb. 22 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Mar. 1 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
| Monday | Mar. 8 | 7-8 p.m. | Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street (Bangor) | Listen Live! |
Through local and conference packages, the University of Maine athletics program enjoys some of the finest television coverage in the Northeast. The home of Black Bear Athletics is WABI-TV 5 in Bangor. New during the 2009-10 season, all Black Bear contests which will be broadcast on WABI, can also be seen throughout the Portland area on either CW or My TV.
Black Bear Insider Television Show
Official University of Maine Sports Show airs on WABI-TV5
The show starts its fifth season on September 13 at 11:30 a.m. ET. The show will also air nationally on CSTV as part of the Coast2Coach series and can be seen on Time Warner cable in Cumberland and York counties every Tuesday and Thursday night at 7 p.m.
www.watchmainesports.com
All games that air on WABI-TV 5 can also be seen live on the internet on a pay-per-view basis. The address for internet broadcasts is www.watchmainesports.com.
2009-2010 TV listings
2009 Football
| Date | Opponent | Time | Station |
| Saturday, September 19 | at Albany | 4 p.m. | Time Warner Cable of Maine |
| Saturday, September 26 | at Syracuse | 7 p.m. | Time Warner Cable of Maine |
| Saturday, October 3 | vs. Delaware | 6 p.m. | WABI (Bangor); CW or My TV (Portland) |
| Saturday, October 10 | at Hofstra | 6 p.m. | CN8 |
| Saturday, October 18 | vs. Hofstra | Tape Delay TBD. | The Comcast Network (Mid-Atlantic States) |
| Saturday, October 17 | vs. Richmond | 12 p.m. | Comcast SportsNet New England |
| Saturday, October 31 | vs. Massachusetts | 3:30 p.m. | Comcast SportsNet New England |
| Saturday, November 14 | vs. Rhode Island | 12 p.m. | WABI (Bangor); CW or My TV (Portland) |
| Saturday, November 21 | at New Hampshire | 12 p.m. | Comcast SportsNet New England |
2009-10 Men's Ice Hockey
| Date | Opponent | Time | Station |
| Friday, October 16 | vs. Michigan State | 7:00 pm | WABI/CW |
| Saturday, October 17 | vs. Michigan State | 7:00 pm | WABI/CW |
| Friday, October 30 | vs. Vermont | 7:00 pm | WABI/CW |
| Friday, December 4 | vs. Providence | 7:00 pm | WABI/CW |
| Saturday, January 9 | vs. Merrimack | 7:00 pm | WABI/CW |
| Saturday, January 16 | at Providence | 7:00 pm | COX SPORTS |
| Saturday, February 6 | New Hampshire | 7:00 pm | WABI/CW |
| Friday, February 12 | at Boston University | 7:30 pm | NESN |
| Saturday, February 20 | vs. UMass Lowell | 7:00 pm | WABI/CW |
| Saturday, March 6 | vs. Massachusetts | 7:00 pm | WABI/CW |
2008-09 Women's Basketball
| Date | Opponent | Time | Station |
| Sunday, February 15 | vs. UMBC | 12 p.m. | WABI/CW |
2008-09 Men's Basketball
| Date | Opponent | Time | Station |
| Saturday, January 17 | vs. Albany | 1:00 pm | WABI/CW |
