| City of license | Salisbury, North Carolina |
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| Slogan | "Newsradio 1490" |
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| Format | News Talk |
| Power | 1000 Watts |
| Class | C |
| Owner | Rowan Media |
| Sister stations | WLXN |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | http://www.1490wstp.com |
WSTP (1490 AM) is a radio station licensed to and serving the area of Salisbury, North Carolina, USA. The station broadcasts a News Talk format. The station is owned by Rowan Media Inc.. Programming includes: G. Gordon Liddy, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Kim Kommando, Jim Bohannon, The Laura Ingraham Show, Bill O'Reilly, and The Savage Nation (Michael Savage).
The station is an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network, the largest radio affiliate network in Major League Baseball.[1] WSTP is also affiliated with the Tar Heel Sports Network, a division of Learfield Sports.[2]
Doug Rice joined WSTP in 1977, working a variety of on-air jobs and eventually becoming morning host and program director. He also served as play-by-play announcer for Catawba College football for nearly a decade, and color analyst for Howard Platt for Catawba basketball. [3]
Also during the early to mid 1970's WSTP put out a weekly "top 40 type list" which was available at local retailers and record shopes. The station was known as the "Rock of The Piedmont". AM Top 40 Radio was at it's peak and WSTP was a great station for a small market in those days.