WACM (AM)

WACM (1270 AM, "Kool Radio") is a 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 oldies music format, simulcasting WSKP 1180 AM Hope Valley, RI.[1] Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the station had a Top 40 format. Later decades, the station had a talk/news approach before its current format.

For the West Springfield, Massachusetts radio station that held the call sign WACM at 1490 AM from 1983 to 2016, see WSPR (AM).
WACM
CitySpringfield, Massachusetts
Broadcast areaSpringfield, Massachusetts
Frequency1270 kHz
BrandingKool Radio AM
SloganGood Times Great Oldies
Programming
FormatOldies (WSKP simulcast)
Ownership
OwnerJohn Fuller
(Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation)
Sister stationsWSPR
History
First air dateJune 1936 (as WSPR)
Former call signsWSPR (1936–2016)
Technical information
Facility ID18717
ClassB
Power5,000 watts (day)
1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates42°05′24″N 72°36′11″W
42°06′06″N 72°37′23″W auxiliary (backup)
Translator(s)100.1 W261DD (Springfield)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekoololdiesradio.net

The station was assigned the WSPR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission in 1936.[2] On April 12, 2016, it changed its call sign to the current WACM.

On May 1, 2016 WACM changed their format from Spanish tropical (as "Bomba 1270") to oldies, branded as "Kool Radio AM" (simulcasting WSKP 1180 AM Hope Valley, Rhode Island).

WACM’s programming is also simulcasted on W261DD, a translator station broadcasting on 100.1 FM.

Translator
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W261DD100.1Springfield, Massachusetts66424250D42°05′55″N 72°37′45″WFCC

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References
  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
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