Palmer, MassachusettsPalmer is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. With a population of 12,448 at the 2020 census, Palmer is the least populous city in the Commonwealth. It is part of the Springfield, MassachusettsMetropolitan Statistical Area. Palmer adopted a home rule charter in 2004 with a council-manager form of government. Palmer is one of thirteen Massachusetts municipalities that have city forms of government but retain "The town of" in their official names.
Springfield, MassachusettsSpringfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern Mill River.
Springfield metropolitan area, MassachusettsMetropolitan Statistical Area in Massachusetts, United StatesSpringfield Metropolitan AreaMetropolitan Statistical AreaSpringfield Metro Center from the Hampden County Memorial Bridge at blue hourSpringfield–Amherst Town–Northampton, MA CSA Springfield, MA MSA Amherst Town–Northampton, MA MSA Greenfield, MA µSA Country United StatesState MassachusettsPrincipal municipalitiesSpringfieldFranklin County AshfieldBernardstonBucklandCharlemontColrainConwayDeerfieldErvingGillGreenfieldHawleyHeathLeverettLeydenMonroeMontagueNew SalemNorthfieldOrangeRoweShelburneShutesburySunderlandWarwickWendellWhately Hampden County AgawamBlandfordBrimfieldChesterChicopeeEast LongmeadowGranvilleHampdenHollandHolyokeLongmeadowLudlowMonsonMontgomeryPalmerRussellSouthwickTollandWalesWest SpringfieldWestfieldWilbraham Hampshire County AmherstBelchertownChesterfieldCummingtonEasthamptonGoshenGranbyHadleyHatfieldHuntingtonMiddlefieldNorthamptonPelhamPlainfieldSouth HadleySouthamptonWareWesthamptonWilliamsburgWorthingtonArea • Total1,904 sq mi (4,930 km2)Population • Density367.9/sq mi (142.0/km2) • MSA (2020)465,825(117th) • CSA (2020)699,162(74th)GDP • Total$40.110 billion (2022)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)Area code413 The Springfield metropolitan area, also known as Greater Springfield, is a region that is socio-economically and culturally tied to the City of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Media marketA media market, also known as a broadcast market, media region, designated market area (DMA), or television market area, is a geographic region in which the population receives similar television, radio, and other media offerings, including newspapers and digital media. Media markets are used worldwide for audience measurement, advertising planning, and broadcast regulation, although the methods used to define and measure them vary by country and media system.Classic hitsClassic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the 1960s to the mid-2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980s and the nostalgia behind it is a major driver to the format.
Ware, MassachusettsWare is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,066 as of 2020. It is part of the Springfield, MassachusettsMetropolitan Statistical Area. The census-designated place of Ware, comprising the main settlement of the town, is in the southeastern corner of the town. The area's students are served by Ware Junior Senior High School. HistoryWare was first settled on Equivalent Lands in 1717 and was officially incorporated in 1775.
Broadcast relay stationA broadcast relay station, also known as a satellite station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator (U.S.), re-broadcaster (Canada), repeater (two-way radio) or complementary station (Mexico), is a broadcast transmitter which repeats (or transponds) the signal of a radio or television station to an area not covered by the originating station.
AM broadcastingAM broadcasting is radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation (AM) transmissions. It was the first method developed for making audio radio transmissions, and is still used worldwide, primarily for medium wave (also known as "AM band") transmissions, but also on the longwave and shortwave radio bands.
City of licenseIn North American (U.S., Canadian, and Mexican) broadcasting, a city of license or community of license is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator. In North American broadcast law, the concept of community of license dates to the early days of AM radio broadcasting.
Commercial broadcastingCommercial broadcasting (also called private broadcasting) is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship, for example.
HertzThe hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), often described as being equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second. The hertz is an SI derived unit whose formal expression in terms of SI base units is 1/s or s−1, meaning that one hertz is one per second or the reciprocal of one second. It is used only in the case of periodic events.
FM broadcastingFM broadcasting is a radio broadcasting method that uses frequency modulation (FM) transmissions. In November 1919, Hans Idzerda began broadcasts, using narrow-band FM, over station PCGG, located at The Hague in the Netherlands. However, most early broadcasting stations instead employed Amplitude Modulation (AM) transmissions. In 1933, American engineer Edwin Armstrong began development of wide-band FM.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.