WSPR
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This article is about the radio station. For Weak Signal Propagation Reporter, see WSPR (Amateur radio software).
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| City of license | Springfield, Massachusetts |
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| Broadcast area | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Branding | Power 1270 |
| Frequency | 1270 kHz |
| First air date | June, 1936 |
| Format | Spanish Tropical |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 18717 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°05′24″N 72°36′11″W / 42.09000°N 72.60306°W |
| Callsign meaning | SPRingfield |
| Owner | Davidson Media Group (Davidson Media Station WSPR Licensee, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WACM |
| Website | WSPR |
WSPR (1270 AM, "Power 1270") is a radio station licensed to serve Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. The station is owned by Davidson Media Group and licensed to Davidson Media Station WSPR Licensee, LLC. It airs a Spanish Tropical music format.[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.
The station was assigned the WSPR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
External links[edit]
- WSPR official website
- Davidson Media Group
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WSPR
- Radio-Locator Information on WSPR
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WSPR
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