We’re Apple Country Radio, Your Community Radio Station!

Apple Country Radio, WACF-LP, is an all-volunteer, listener-supported FCC-licensed broadcast radio station, founded in 2017 to serve the greater Brookfield area. We are non-profit and non-commercial, located on Central Street in Brookfield, and broadcasting at 98.1 FM. WACF is working to be your go-to source for free, accessible, entertaining and informative programs, including locally-grown music, news and more, broadcast from the heart of Brookfield, Mass. Best of all, you won’t need a computer, cable box or subscription to listen!

Our mission is to serve the greater Brookfield area by “community identity through communication.” By showcasing local arts, culture and education, providing locally-based news and information, enabling creative expression for all ages, from students to seniors; promoting media literacy, and providing up-to-the minute emergency information, we hope to entertain, inspire civic engagement and the exchange of ideas that will build and strengthen connections across our listening area.

We’re now broadcasting an automated playlist of over 800 songs of all types at 98.1 FM, and getting rave reviews. But the best is yet to come! Our programming will be limited only by the imagination and efforts of our volunteer producers and hosts! Possible shows include:

• Variety: Morning drive time with news, music, school and weather information, traffic reports and other helpful information to start each day.
• News/Public Affairs Shows: Business roundtables with local entrepreneurs; good-news interview profiles of notable area residents and public officials; and regular guest appearances by local print reporters and editors.
• Cultural Programs: Arts calendar and events; book and author discussions; coverage of local concerts, fairs, shows, visiting lecturers and local artists; and live, on-site broadcasts of local cultural and civic events.
• School-Produced News/Sports: Written and hosted by Brookfield Elementary School and Tantasqua Regional HS/Technical HS media and engineering students.
• Special Interest Shows: Including parenting; farm and garden; hunting and fishing; elder and veterans’ affairs; and local travel and tourism.
• Spoken Word: History and lore from the Brookfields and beyond; live radio drama featuring local theater groups; and rebroadcasts of classic old-time radio shows.
• Public Safety: Support for Brookfield’s Fire and Emergency Management Departments, providing critical broadcasts during severe weather, community emergencies, and other disasters.
• And (of course!) Music…. by area performers; live concerts and shows airing such underserved music genres as Swing/Big Band, rarities (historic recordings); Broadway/film original cast and soundtrack albums; children’s music; nostalgia; R&B, blues, novelty; traditional/roots; classical; and ethnic/world music, with priority given to local musical preferences.

We’re moving to a new home and studio in the Brookfield Town Hall so we can start bringing you this programming, and more! Your support for Apple Country Radio will help ensure that our commercial-free programming continues for many years to come! Click the “Support Us!” button in the menu above to go to our donation page to make a secure online donation.