island radio isn t just our motto ... its the philosophy behind everything we do here at 97.7 ack fm . local ownership does matter . in may of 2012 97.7 ack fm was born as a brand new radio station right here on nantucket island massachusetts . until then nantucket did not have a radio station to call its own . the local founders owners of the radio station felt that the island needed a radio station focused solely only on nantucket that would provide information and entertainment to island residents and visitors while also being a consistent year round companion to truly serve the community located 30 miles out to sea . nantucket is a unique and special place . . and it needed a unique and special radio station to call its own . since then we are proud and pleased that 97.7 ack fm has quickly become a key and unique part of life and lifestyle on nantucket musically we play adult album alternative music which to non radio professionals means we play really cool new music with an emphasis on finding songs from new artists who might not be mainstream . we also add in some deeper cuts from some established artists . but we play the cuts you just don t hear on the radio songs from coldplay u2 lyle lovett dave matthews and bonnie raitt . ack fm doesn t have consultants or focus groups and that s probably why we sound so good we just think about how a song is going to sound while playing on the radio in your jeep on the way out to great point . but ack fm isn t just about the music . it s about what comes between the songs . we have a live and local morning show that features interviews with community groups town leaders and business owners . we have local lifeguards coming into the studio each day to do beach reports . we have local weather reports daily tides surf reports and even fishing reports . we run locally produced specialty shows featuring island entertainment icons as the hosts . we play nantucket made music and even have local artists come into our studio to perform . every fall we are the proud home of whalers football play by play with sandy beach . we aren t easily defined as a radio station and that s what makes us sound so good listen now if you actually have to leave nantucket take true island radio with you wherever go . join listeners from around the world who get their daily dose of nantucket by making 97.7 ack fm s online audio stream the soundtrack of their daily lives thanks for listening . we appreciate it . facebook follow us contact ackfm station detailsname 97.7 ack fm call letters dial position wack 97.7 fm born on nantucket may 21 2012 coverage area nantucket and only nantucket office studio location 19 old south road nantucket ma 02584 phone number 508 228 9770 general station contacts jeff shapiro owner jeff ackfm.com robert shapiro owner bob ackfm.com laura burnett general manager lburnett ackfm.com steve savino operations manager ssavino ack.com lori richardson billing lori ackfm.com to advertise laura burnett lburnett ackfm.com all other inquiries public service announcements info ackfm.com send us a message your name your email your message send message copyright 2015 ackfm all rights reserved website technical services back to top