WORD (AM)

WORD
Simulcasts WYRD Greenville
Broadcast areaUpstate South Carolina
Frequency950 kHz
BrandingUpstate Red
Programming
LanguageEnglish
FormatConservative talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
February 17, 1930 (1930-02-17)
Former call signs
WSPA (1930–2002)
Call sign meaning
Word; no particular meaning otherwise
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID66390
ClassD
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 65 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
34°58′52.4″N 81°59′10.4″W / 34.981222°N 81.986222°W / 34.981222; -81.986222
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/upstatered

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.