WORD (AM)
| Simulcasts WYRD Greenville | |
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| Broadcast area | Upstate South Carolina |
| Frequency | 950 kHz |
| Branding | Upstate Red |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Conservative talk |
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| 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 |
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Transmitter coordinates | 34°58′52.4″N 81°59′10.4″W / 34.981222°N 81.986222°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
WORD (950 kHz), known on-air as "Upstate Red", is a conservative talk-formatted AM radio station in the Greenville-Spartanburg area of Upstate South Carolina. This 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 nondirectional antenna. The "Upstate Red" format can also be heard on the second HD Radio channel of WYRD-FM. WORD's transmitter is located on the aptly named Broadcast Drive in Spartanburg, while its studios are in Greenville.