references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . august 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message wara city attleboro massachusetts broadcast area providence rhode island branding wara 1320 am slogan voice of the attleboros frequency 1320 khz first air date october 8 1950 format talk oldies power 5 000 watts class b facility id 65197 transmitter coordinates 41 57 33 n 71 19 37 w 41.95917 n 71.32694 w 41.95917 ; 71.32694 callsign meaning attleboro radio association original owners former callsigns wara 1950 april 17 1998 wjyt april 17 1998 december 6 2000 warl december 6 2000 april 13 2014 wrnp april 13 2014 may 6 2015 1 owner attleboro access cable systems inc. webcast listen live website wararadio.com wara 1320 am is a radio station in attleboro massachusetts . its transmitter is located in north attleborough massachusetts . the station is owned by attleboro access cable systems . contents 1 history 1.1 1950s 1.1.1 1950 1.2 1980s 1.2.1 early mid 1980s 1.2.2 1985 1987 power increase 1.3 1990s 1.3.1 1995 1.3.2 1998 1.4 2000s 1.4.1 2000 2002 1.4.2 2002 2003 1.4.3 2003 2004 1.4.4 2004 2006 1.4.5 2006 2009 1.4.6 2009 1.5 2010s 1.5.1 2010 1.5.2 2013 1.5.3 2014 1.5.4 2015 2 fcc issues 3 references 4 external links history edit 1950s edit 1950 edit wara first signed on october 8 1950 . it was the local attleboro radio station from then until 1998 . its original power was 1 kw . wara had the callsign wird assigned to it until it changed to wara on march 29 1950 . 2 1980s edit early mid 1980s edit day s times eastern show title show host notes monday friday midnight 06 00 frank belsky monday friday 06 00 09 00 larry tocci monday friday 09 00 noon dave kane monday friday noon 15 00 chuck whalen monday friday 15 00 18 00 jeff starr monday thursday 18 00 20 00 ron struminski show simulcast on inland cable television channel 8 friday 18 00 20 00 jeff lowe monday friday 20 00 midnight tom rafferty saturday 10 00 14 00 frank o donnell saturday 14 00 18 00 rena gordon saturday 20 00 midnight jack burns oldies program sunday 14 00 18 00 scott duncan also hosted a show listed as friday midnight 6 but it is unknown if that means friday morning or friday night saturday morning sunday 18 00 20 00 chris baker request dedication music show for older listeners sunday 20 00 midnight ron santa 3 1985 1987 power increase edit wara s owners applied for a power increase to its currently authorized 5 kw day & night on september 24 1985 bp 19850924af . the f.c.c. granted the increase on april fools day 1986 with a license to cover being issued on september 25 1987 . additionally wara changed ownership from jerome ottmar to james h. peter h. & david j. ottmar in 1986 . 1990s edit 1995 edit wara is talk radio as talk 1320 by this time . it is owned by peter ottmar s back bay broadcasting along with wpnw wwkx & wbnw . on july 31 1995 wara now owned by dr.michele e. merolla of fairhaven ma . began syndicating coast to coast am hosted by art bell . art held the east of the rockies line open in the final half hour of the show to take calls from wara listeners . 1998 edit wara became spanish language wjyt . add radio group bought the station effective june 1 . 2000s edit 2000 2002 edit wjyt changed calls to warl on december 6 2000 . 1 as warl it has had many formats which are detailed below . the first of these formats was web access radio live a brokered time internet t.v. hybrid . by this time the station shifted its focus to the nearby providence rhode island area even though it can not be received well in parts of providence . 2002 2003 edit warl became easy listening with norm jagolinzer as host . later that year the format changed from easy listening to urban as power 1320 . 2003 2004 edit warl changed formats again to all conspiracy talk reality radio 1320 featuring programming from the genesis communications network . the programming had been airing on wale until its bankruptcy sale in may 2003 . 2004 2006 edit warl s format once again changes this time to sports talk 1320 the drive programmed by scott macpherson as a companion to his sports journal newspaper . warl was the providence area affiliate of sporting news radio from 2004 2006 . it was the flagship station for the providence bruins radio network for the 2005 06 season . 2006 2009 edit logo used 2006 2010 in september 2006 warl changed again to new age positive energy moving forward . it dropped sports programming during this time . 2009 edit warl added boston college eagles sports as well as attleboro high school football . 2010s edit 2010 edit in may 2010 jeff santos who bought time on wwzn in boston to air progressive talk announced on his show that they were buying time on warl as well in full force by may 31 2010 . santos show went off warl in 2012 . 2013 edit on may 6 2013 warl leased out much of its morning schedule from 6 a.m. to noon mondays through saturdays to southeastern massachusetts broadcasting which uses the time for talk shows and a radio classifieds program ; these programs branded soma 1320 are directed toward bristol county as opposed to the entire providence market . the programming is being broadcast as six month trial which if successful may result in increased airtime for the soma programming . 4 2014 edit logo for the station as wrnp on april 13 2014 warl changed its call sign to wrnp . 2015 edit on march 20 2015 the add radio group agreed to donate the wrnp license to attleboro access cable systems which will convert the station to noncommercial operation . 5 the new owners changed the station s call letters back to wara ; 6 the wrnp call letters were not included in the donation . 5 the donation was completed on may 5 2015 7 with the return of the wara call sign following the next day . 1 fcc issues edit according to a filing with the fcc in early 2007 the station s transmitter facility was substantially damaged by vandals . the owner asserted that they were unable to return the station to its licensed daytime power even with four radio engineers and support from the transmitter equipment manufacturer . in april 2008 the fcc dismissed their request to extend the temporary authority to remain at reduced power . 8 references edit a b c call sign history . fcc media bureau cdbs public access database . wara s history cards from the fcc website . retrieved december 14 2015 . wara contest entry form courtesy jeff starr foster rick april 30 2013 . local talk may return to warl . the sun chronicle . retrieved may 26 2013 . a b application for consent to assignment of broadcast station construction permit or license . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . march 20 2015 . retrieved may 4 2015 . media bureau call sign actions pdf . federal communications commission . may 4 2015 . retrieved may 4 2015 . consummation notice . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . may 7 2015 . retrieved may 9 2015 . http licensing.fcc.gov cgi bin ws.exe prod cdbs pubacc prod app det.pl application id 1232702 external links edit official website query the fcc s am station database for wara radio locator information on wara query nielsen audio s am station database for wara ids on bostonradio.org include a 1995 wara id as talk 1320 & warl from 2008 wara mention on weze s history page showing ownership structure in 1995 wara logo from the 1990s on this page v t e radio stations in the providence warwick pawtucket rhode island market by am frequency 550 630 790 920 1110 1220 1240 1290 1320 1380 1450 1590 1630 by fm frequency 88.1 88.3 88.7 90.3 90.72 91.3 91.5 92.3 93.3 93.7 94.1 95.1 95.5 96.5 97.31 98.11 99.7 100.3 101.5 103.7 104.7 105.1 106.3 via fm subcarrier 67 khz insight radio radio reading service noaa weather radio frequency 162.4 digital radio by frequency & subchannel 93.3 1 93.3 2 93.3 3 98.1 1 102.7 1 102.7 2 by callsign wara warv wbru wctk1 wcvy wdom wean fm welh whjj whjy wigv lp wjfd fm1 wjmf wkkb wlkw wnri woon wpmz wpqb669 wpro wpro fm wprv wqri wriu wrni wsjw wsne fm wstl wvei fm wwbb wwkx wwli wwri lp wxj39 w229an w284ba wxin 2 defunct stations wale 990 whim country wkfd 1370 wfci 1420 wptl 90.9 91.5 wrji 91.5 whjy hd2 94.1 2 wlov 99.9 wliv 107.7 1 radio station from a neighboring market which targets providence . 2 part 15 radio stations with notability nearby radio markets boston new bedford fall river new london newport worcester see also list of radio stations in rhode island station that is in the new bedford market or newport market but focuses on providence . v t e other radio stations in the commonwealth of massachusetts by callsign wara watd wavm wbqt hd2 wbsl fm wfmr whhb wild wjib womr wrrs wrrs lp wtbr fm wyaj wzlx hd2 by frequency 740 1090 1320 1460 88.5 89.7 91.3 91.7 91.7 92.1 96.9 2 97.7 99.9 100.7 2 104.3 by community of license attleboro boston boston boston brockton cambridge holliston maynard middleborough center orleans pittsfield pittsfield provincetown sheffield sudbury see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in massachusetts retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wara am & oldid 737255916 categories radio stations in massachusettsradio stations established in 1950attleboro massachusettsmedia in bristol county massachusettscommunity radio stations in the united stateshidden categories articles lacking in text citations from august 2012all articles lacking in text citations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated 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