WARE

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WARE
WARE logo after classic hits rebrand.png
CityWare, Massachusetts
Broadcast areaSpringfield Metropolitan Area
Frequency1250 kHz
BrandingClassic Hits 97.7
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Ownership
OwnerSuccess Signal Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date
July 11, 1948 (as WRMS)
Former call signs
WRMS (1948–1949)[1]
Call sign meaning
WARE, Massachusetts
Technical information
Facility ID70877
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
2,500 watts night
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
Translator(s)97.7 W249DP (Springfield)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteclassichits977.com

WARE (1250 kHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Ware, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Springfield radio market. The station is currently owned by Success Signal Broadcasting. WARE also operates an FM translator in Springfield, W249DP (97.7 MHz).[2] The translator has its tower near Palmer, Massachusetts, and is powered at 250 watts.

The station calls itself "The Valley's Classic Hits" referring to the Pioneer Valley of the Connecticut River.

Translator[]

Broadcast translators of WARE
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license Facility
ID		 ERP
(W)		 Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W249DP 97.7 Springfield, Massachusetts 63474 250 D 42°8′30.33″N 72°20′53.29″W / 42.1417583°N 72.3481361°W / 42.1417583; -72.3481361 (W249DP) FCC LMS

History[]

WARE first signed on the air in 1948, originally as WRMS.[3] It was owned by Donald W. Howe and was a daytimer. It was powered at 1,000 watts and had to go off the air at sunset to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 1250. A year later, in 1949, it switched its call letters to WARE.

Unusual call letters[]

WARE is one of three stations in the United States where the call sign spells 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.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W249DP
  3. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 170

External links[]


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