WSDP

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WSDP
City of license	Plymouth, Michigan
Branding	88.1 The Park
Slogan	Plymouth and Canton's Hit Music
Frequency	88.1 MHz
First air date	February 14, 1972
Format	Adult Contemporary
Power	200 watts
Class	A
Callsign meaning	School District of Plymouth
Owner	Plymouth-Canton Schools
Website	http://881thepark.com/

WSDP is the student-operated radio station owned by the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park in Canton, Michigan. The station positions itself as 88.1 The Park. WSDP is operated out of Salem High School and has been in operation since February 14, 1972. The station's current manager is Bill Keith (1991–present).

On December 31, 2011, WSDP switched its format from alternative rock as 88.1 The Escape to Adult Contemporary as "The New 88.1, Plymouth and Canton's Hit Music," with a playlist of pop and rock hits spanning the 1970s through today. The station also announced a contest to name the new station, in which the winner would receive a $100 gas card.

The former "88.1 The Escape" specialized in playing independent alternative rock artists not played on any mainstream commercial station in the area. Special programs heard on WSDP showcased classic rock, electronica, jazz, blues, contemporary Christian and other musical genres. One highlight of the WSDP schedule was "Static Age", a punk/psychobilly show that featured local bands from the Ann Arbor/Detroit, MI Area.

The station continues to serve the Plymouth-Canton area with local news and information and high school sports broadcasts.

History

WSDP began as a dream of Plymouth High School English teacher Bonny Dore and principal Bill Brown in 1969, as preparations began to replace Plymouth with Salem High School. The station broadcast at 89.3 FM from its 1972 sign-on until October 1977, when a frequency swap with Eastern Michigan University's WEMU, which had been at 88.1, saw WSDP taking over 88.1 and WEMU moving to the 89.1 spot on the dial, where it remains to this day. The station commenced Stereo broadcasts in 1985.

Former WSDP staff members can keep tabs with the station at http://www.myspace.com/wsdpalumni

Station managers

There have been only six station managers in the 38 year history of WSDP. Four of them were graduates of the Plymouth Canton school system and the last three were graduates of the WSDP program.
1972-73 Bonny Dore
1973-74 Mary Phyl Godfrey
1974-82 Jeffrey Cardinal
1982-87 Andy Melin
1987-91 David Snyder
1991–Present Bill Keith

References

Michiguide.com - WSDP History

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WSDP

Radio-Locator information on WSDP

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WSDP

v t e Radio stations in the Detroit, Michigan market (excluding Canadian stations)

By FM frequency	88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.3 88.3 88.3 89.1 89.3 89.3 89.5 89.5 89.5 89.5 90.9 91.5 92.3 92.7 93.1 93.5 93.5/98.3/105.5/106.3/107.1¹ 94.3 94.7 95.5 96.3 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.7 99.5 99.9 100.3 101.1 101.9 102.7 103.5 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.5

By AM frequency	560 680/690 760 910 950 1030 1090 1130 1200 1270 1310 1340 1400 1440 1460 1500 1590

NOAA Weather Radio frequencies	162.425 162.450 162.550

Digital radio	560 950 1130 1200 1270 1340 92.3-2 93.1-1 93.1-2 94.7-1 94.7-2 95.5-1 95.5-2 96.3-1 96.3-2 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.1-3 97.9-1 97.9-2 98.3-1 98.7-1 98.7-2 99.5-1 99.5-2 99.5-3 100.3-1 100.3-2 101.1-1 101.1-2 102.7-1 103.5-1 103.5-2 103.5-3 104.3-1 104.3-2 104.3-3 105.1-1 105.1-2 105.9-1 105.9-2 106.7-1 106.7-2 107.5-1

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Defunct	WBRB 1430

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Coordinates: 42°20′58″N 83°29′45″W / 42.3495°N 83.4958°W / 42.3495; -83.4958

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