WMAS-FM

WMAS-FM
Broadcast areaSpringfield metropolitan area; Pioneer Valley
Frequency94.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding94.7 WMAS
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatAdult contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: Latin pop (WHLL)
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Former call signs
  • WMAS-FM (1947–71)
  • WHVY (1971–73)
Call sign meaning
WMAS (1450 AM) founder Alfred S. Moffat; also regarded as standing for "Western Massachusetts"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID36543
ClassB
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT55 meters (180 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°06′32″N 72°36′40″W / 42.109°N 72.611°W / 42.109; -72.611
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/947wmas

WMAS-FM (94.7 MHz), branded 94.7 WMAS, is a commercial radio station licensed to Enfield, Connecticut, and serving the Springfield metropolitan area and Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. It broadcasts an adult contemporary radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. In the evening, it carries Intelligence for Your Life with John Tesh. On Sunday mornings, it airs The Jim Brickman Show. The studios are at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield.

WMAS-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the maximum for most stations in Massachusetts. It uses a directional antenna and broadcasts from a shorter tower than most Springfield FM outlets to avoid interference with co-owned WXBK, also on 94.7 FM, in the New York City radio market. WMAS-FM's transmitter is in Springfield's Brightwood neighborhood, off Plainfield Avenue (U.S. Route 20) and near the Connecticut River.[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMAS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WMAS