WARE

WARE
City Ware, Massachusetts
Broadcast area Springfield, Massachusetts
Branding Classic Hits 97.7
Slogan The Valley's Classic Hits
Frequency 1250 kHz
Translator(s) W249DP (97.7 MHz, Springfield)
First air date July 11, 1948
Format Oldies
Power 5,000 watts day
2,500 watts night
Class B
Facility ID 70877
Transmitter coordinates 42°14′42.33″N 72°12′27.09″W / 42.2450917°N 72.2075250°W / 42.2450917; -72.2075250Coordinates: 42°14′42.33″N 72°12′27.09″W / 42.2450917°N 72.2075250°W / 42.2450917; -72.2075250
Callsign meaning WARE, Massachusetts
Former callsigns WRMS (1948–1949)[1]
Affiliations ABC News Radio
Owner Success Signal Broadcasting, Inc.
Webcast Listen Live
Website classichits977.com

WARE (1250 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Ware, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Springfield market. The station is currently owned by Success Signal Broadcasting. WARE also operates a translator in Springfield, W249DP (97.7 FM).

Translator

Broadcast translators of WARE
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
W		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W249DP97.7Springfield, Massachusetts63474200D42°8′30.33″N 72°20′53.29″W / 42.1417583°N 72.3481361°W / 42.1417583; -72.3481361 (W249DP)FCC

Trivia

WARE is one of three stations in the United States where the call letters spell out the name of the city of license. The other stations are WACO-FM in Waco, Texas, and WISE-FM in Wise, Virginia (a satellite of WVTF).

References

  1. ↑ "WARE reception verification" (PDF). March 24, 1949. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  • Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook, p. A-168


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