WSPR (AM)

WSPR
Semi-satellite of WMRQ-FM HD2, Waterbury
Broadcast areaSpringfield metropolitan area
Frequency1490 kHz
BrandingBomba 104.5
Programming
LanguagesSpanish
FormatContemporary hit radio and tropical music
Ownership
Owner
  • John Fuller
  • (Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation)
WACM
History
First air date
August 28, 1949 (1949-08-28)
Former call signs
  • WTXL (1949–1975)
  • WNUS (1975–1980)
  • WQXQ (1980–1983)
  • WACM (1983–2016)
Call sign meaning
Springfield
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60390
ClassC
Power
  • 470 watts unlimited
  • 1,000 watts (day) auxiliary (backup)
  • 830 watts (night) auxiliary (backup)
Transmitter coordinates
Translator(s)104.5 W283CK (West Springfield)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitebombaradio.com

WSPR (1490 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to West Springfield, Massachusetts, and serving the Springfield metropolitan area. The station is owned by John Fuller, through licensee Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation. It airs a Spanish contemporary hit radio and tropical music radio format known as Bomba FM.

WSPR programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator station 104.5 W283CK, West Springfield. Much of the programming originates on the HD2 channel of WMRQ-FM in Hartford, Connecticut, which also feeds a network of FM translator stations around Connecticut.