WSPL
WSPL (1250 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Streator, Illinois. The station is owned by Shaw Media, through licensee Shaw Local Radio Co., after previously being owned by Studstill Media/Mendota Broadcasting, Inc. until April 2023. The station, established in 1953 as WIZZ, was assigned the call sign WSPL by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on January 5, 2001. Programming

WSPL airs an Oldies format. WSPL previously broadcast a news/talk radio format. Local programming on WSPL includes a morning drive show, and sports with Illinois Hall of Fame Broadcaster "Big Al" Hauessler, along with a tradio show called The Swap Shop. Sports broadcasts include Streator Township High School football and, up until recently, simulcasts of Chicago White Sox baseball and Chicago Bulls basketball. On January 24, 2023, it was announced that Studstill Media had sold WSPL, along with its sister stations, to Shaw Media in Crystal Lake, Illinois, for a total of $1.8 million. The sale was under FCC review for just under two months before being finalized on March 23, 2023. Shaw Local Radio officially assumed ownership of WSPL and its sister stations on April 3, 2023. As of September 2023, 1250 AM is in silent status and WSPL's programming is heard on translator station W253BX 98.5 FM and WYYS HD-2 106.1 FM. Alumni
"Cousin Ed" Nowotarski hosted "Polka Party", a live polka music program, on WSPL for 34 years before retiring from broadcasting in November 2001. Nowotarski died in January 2004. References

External links
WSPL official website

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Adult standards radio stations in the United States
Full service radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1953
LaSalle County, Illinois
1953 establishments in Illinois