WACE (AM)

WACE
City	Chicopee, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	Springfield, Massachusetts
Frequency	730 kHz
Branding	WACE AM 730 Radio
Programming
Format	Christian radio
Ownership
Owner	Carter Broadcasting
History
First air date	December 1, 1946
Technical information
Facility ID	9194
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day; 8 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	42°10′2.00″N 72°37′31.00″W / 42.1672222°N 72.6252778°W
Links
Website	waceradio.com

WACE (730 kHz) is an AM radio radio station broadcasting a mixed Christian radio and infomercial radio format. Licensed to Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Springfield radio market and has been permitted to identify itself as "Chicopee-Springfield" since 1969. The station is currently owned by Carter Broadcasting.^[2]

History[]

On December 1, 1946, WACE first signed on the air.^[3] It was owned by the Regional Broadcasting Company on Chicopee Street in Chicopee. WACE was a daytimer, broadcasting at 1,000 watts by day. But because AM 730 is a clear channel frequency, reserved for CKAC in Montreal and XEX in Mexico City, WACE had to sign-off at sunset to prevent interference. In the 1960s the power was increased to 5,000 watts but still as a daytime-only station, though its pre-sunrise power of 8 watts enabled the station to be heard as far away as Hartford, Connecticut due to the transmitter's location on the banks of the Connecticut River. (In 1986 the station was allowed to operate at 8 watts at night as well.) At full power the signal could be heard as distantly as Rhode Island.

During the 1970s, the station broadcast a popular oldies format. Among its personalities were Charlie (Ahl) Day, later of WCBS-FM in New York and WOMC in Detroit, and Mike Adams, for many years a popular sports-talk radio and TV host in Boston. The station also featured a 3-hour morning news block anchored by Day and Don Yankee. In 1977, Ace Broadcasting bought the station. As music listening shifted to FM radio, the new owners tried an all-news radio format, as a network affiliate of CBS Radio News.^[4]

The news format didn't last very long and by 1980, WACE was airing religious programming, where national preachers bought blocks of time on the station to discuss their faith and seek donations.^[5]

References[]

^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-209. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
^ "WACE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1948 page 142
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-98
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1983 page B-114

External links[]

WACE in the FCC AM station database
WACE on Radio-Locator
WACE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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[by1999-1] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-209. Retrieved January 25, 2012.

[2] "WACE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[3] Broadcasting Yearbook 1948 page 142

[4] Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-98

[5] Broadcasting Yearbook 1983 page B-114

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Stations	WACE – Chicopee WAIY-LP – Belchertown WCMX – Leominster WESO – Southbridge WESX – Nahant WEZE – Boston WFGL – Fitchburg WFHL – New Bedford WGUA-LP – Lawrence WILD-Boston WJDA – Quincy WJNF – Dalton WJWT – Gardner WJXP – Fitchburg WKGT-LP – North Adams WKMY – Athol WKVB – Westborough WLHZ-LP – Springfield WLPV-LP – Greenfield WNEB – Worcester WPMW – Bayview WQOM – Natick WQPH – Shirley WROL – Boston WRWX – Winchendon WRYP – Wellfleet WSMA – Scituate WTKL – North Dartmouth WTYN – Lunenburg WUBG – Methuen WVNE – Leicester WWDJ – Boston WWRN – Rockport WWQZ – Baptist Village WYZX – East Falmouth
Defunct stations:	WXLJ-LP – East Harwich
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