WSPL
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WSPL (1250 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Streator, Illinois. The station is owned by Studstill Media and the broadcast license is held by Mendota Broadcasting, Inc .
The station, established in 1953 as "WIZZ", was assigned the call sign "WSPL" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on January 5, 2001.[1][2]
Programming
WSPL airs Westwood One's "America's Best Music" Adult Standards format from late afternoons to early mornings on weekdays, and 24 hours a day on weekends.[3][4] WSPL previously broadcast a news/talk radio format.[5] As of January 2013[update], local programming on WSPL includes a morning drive show, the WSPL Morning Show airing Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM Central, hosted by Nick Deranek, and sports with Illinois Hall of Fame Broadcaster "Big Al" Hauessler, along with a tradio show called The Swap Shop, which airs Monday through Friday at 9:15 AM Central. Sports broadcasts include Streator Township High School football and simulcasts of Chicago White Sox baseball and Chicago Bulls basketball.[6]
Alumni
"Cousin Ed" Nowotarski hosted "Polka Party", a live polka music program, on WSPL for 34 years before retiring from broadcasting in November 2001.[7] Nowotarski died in January 2004.[8]
References
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- WSPL official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WSPL
- Radio-Locator Information on WSPL
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WSPL
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- ↑ "America’s Best Music", AM 1250 WSPL. Accessed November 19, 2015
- ↑ WSPL Arbitron Station Information Profile, Nielsen Audio. Accessed November 19, 2015
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