Summary
WACM (1270 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to serve Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. The station is owned by John Fuller, through licensee Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation. It airs an rhythmic contemporary music format.[2] WACM's programming is also simulcasted on W261DD, a translator station broadcasting on 100.1 FM.
| Broadcast area | Greater Hartford–Springfield |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1270 kHz |
| Branding | Jammin 100.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Rhythmic contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WSPR | |
| History | |
First air date | June 1936 |
Former call signs | WSPR (1936–2016) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 18717 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates |
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| Translator(s) | 100.1 W261DD (Springfield) |
| Links | |
Public license information |
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| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | jammin1001.com |
History edit
The station was assigned the WSPR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission in 1936. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the station had a Top 40 format. In later decades, the station had a talk/news approach before shifting to a Spanish tropical format.
On April 12, 2016, it changed its call sign to the current WACM.[3] On May 1, 2016, WACM changed its format from Spanish tropical (as "Bomba 1270") to oldies, branded as "Kool Radio AM" and simulcast from WSKP.
On December 31, 2023, Full Power Radio announced the station and translator would flip to a rhythmic contemporary hit radio format branded as "Jammin 100.1" the following day. The change took place at Midnight that day, following a broadcast of American Top 40: The '70s (specifically, the week of December 22, 1979's broadcast); the final song as "Kool Oldies", immediately following said broadcast, was "Ticket to Ride" by The Beatles, while the first song as "Jammin" was "Sittin' on Top of the World" by Burna Boy. Prior to this change, the nearest contemporary hit radio and rhythmic CHR stations to Springfield were in Hartford, Connecticut. The format and "Jammin" branding is shared with a sister station near Norwich, WWRX; both stations also feature the same on-air hosts.[4][5]
Translator edit
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W261DD | 100.1 FM | Springfield, Massachusetts | 66424 | 250 | D | 42°05′55″N 72°37′45″W / 42.09861°N 72.62917°W | LMS |
References edit
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WACM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ Venta, Lance (December 31, 2023). "Springfield MA To Begin Jammin". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ "Format Change: WACM Springfield, Massachusetts flips from Kool Oldies to Jammin' 100.1 (1/1/2024)" – via www.youtube.com.
External links edit
- WACM in the FCC AM station database
- WACM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W261DD in the FCC FM station database
- W261DD at FCCdata.org