WACM (AM)

WACM (1270 AM) 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 from Hope Valley, Rhode Island.[1] Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the station had a Top 40 format. In later decades, the station had a talk/news approach before shifting to a Spanish tropical format.

WACM

Satellite of WSKP, Hope Valley, Rhode Island
Springfield, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	Greater Hartford–Springfield
Frequency	1270 kHz
Branding	Kool Radio AM
Programming
Format	Oldies
Ownership
Owner	John Fuller (Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation)
Sister stations	WNTY, WSPR, WSKP (AM)
History
First air date	June 1936 (1936-06)
Former call signs	WSPR (1936–2016)
Technical information
Facility ID	18717
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	42°5′24″N 72°36′11″W 42°06′06″N 72°37′23″W auxiliary (backup)
Translator(s)	100.1 W261DD (Springfield)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	koololdiesradio.net

The station was assigned the WSPR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission in 1936. On April 12, 2016, it changed its call sign to the current WACM.[2] On May 1, 2016, WACM changed its format from Spanish tropical (as "Bomba 1270") to oldies, branded as "Kool Radio AM" and simulcast from WSKP.

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