WORD (AM)

WORD
Simulcasts WYRD Greenville
Spartanburg, South Carolina;
Broadcast area	Upstate South Carolina
Frequency	950 kHz
Branding	The Fan Upstate
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Sports
Affiliations	BetQL Network; CBS Sports Radio; Westwood One; Furman Paladins;
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc.; (Audacy License, LLC);
Sister stations	WFBC-FM; WROQ; WSPA-FM; WTPT; WYRD; WYRD-FM;
History
First air date	February 17, 1930
Former call signs	WSPA (1930–2002)
Call sign meaning	Word; no particular meaning otherwise
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	66390
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day; 65 watts night;
Transmitter coordinates	34°58′53.00″N 81°59′14.00″W
Translator(s)	97.1 W246CV (Spartanburg)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/thefanupstate

WORD (950 kHz), known on-air as "The Fan Upstate", is a sports-formatted AM radio station in the Greenville-Spartanburg area of Upstate South Carolina. The Audacy, Inc. outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to Spartanburg, South Carolina, and broadcasts with a power of 5,000 watts during the day and 65 watts at night using a non-directional antenna. The programming on WORD is simultaneously broadcast on WYRD 1330 AM Greenville; W249DL 97.7 MHz, Greenville; and W246CV 97.1 MHz, Spartanburg. "The Fan Upstate" format can also be heard on WFBC-FM HD3, Greenville. WORD's transmitter is located on the aptly named Broadcast Drive in Spartanburg, while its studios are in Greenville.

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