WARE

WARE (1250 AM) 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).^[3] The translator has its tower near Palmer, Massachusetts, and is powered at 250 watts.

WARE

Ware, Massachusetts United States
Broadcast area	Springfield Metropolitan Area
Frequency	1250 kHz
Branding	Classic Hits 97.7
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Affiliations	ABC News Radio Valley Blue Sox
Ownership
Owner	Success Signal Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	Through part-owner Kurt Jackson: WQVR, WQVD, WATR
History
First air date	July 11, 1948 (as WRMS)
Former call signs	WRMS (1948–1949)[1]
Call sign meaning	Ware (city of license)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	70877
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 2,500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	42°14′43.33″N 72°12′27.29″W
Translator(s)	97.7 W249DP (Springfield)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	classichits977.com

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

Translator

Broadcast translator for WARE

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W249DP	97.7 FM	Springfield, Massachusetts	63474	250	D	42°8′30.3″N 72°20′53.3″W	LMS

History

WARE first signed on the air in 1948, originally as WRMS.^[4] It was owned by Donald W. Howe and was a daytimer. It transmitted with 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).