WSSP
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| City |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wauwatosa (WXSS HD2 simulcast) |
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| Branding | 105.7 The Fan |
| Frequency | 1250 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 105.7 W289CB (Milwaukee) |
| Repeater(s) | 103.7-2 WXSS-HD2 (HD Radio) |
| First air date | March 24, 1948 (1250 AM frequency, as WMAW); October 14, 1935 (at 1340 kHz) |
| Format | Sports |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 27030 |
| Callsign meaning | WiSconsin SPorts |
| Former callsigns | WMAW (1948-1952) WCAN (1952-1955) WEMP (1955-2004) |
| Affiliations | CBS Sports Radio |
| Owner |
Entercom (Entercom License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WMYX, WXSS |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1057fmthefan.com |
WSSP (1250 AM) is a Milwaukee-based sports talk station owned by Entercom. Its studios and transmitter are co-located in Hales Corners.
The station is the secondary home station for any play-by-play sports coverage on WTMJ 620 which conflicts with another event; for instance the Milwaukee Bucks air on WSSP if a Milwaukee Brewers game airs. If a Green Bay Packers game airs at the same time as a Brewers game, the Brewers game aired on WSSP. Packers games are almost without exception first priority and never pre-empted on WTMJ except in playoff situations for the other teams depending on how far either team advanced. Since September 2008 however, the secondary rights for Brewers and Packers games have moved to WTMJ's FM sister WKTI (94.5).
WSSP is also the play-by-play home of Milwaukee Admirals hockey. The station has been simulcast on WXSS-FM (103.7)'s HD2 HD Radio subchannel since October 2010. WSSP also aired syndicated programming from Fox Sports Radio until January 2013, when they switched to CBS Sports Radio.
In July 2014, the station began broadcasting on an FM translator station using the WXSS-HD2 signal, W289CB, from Shorewood on 105.7 FM. This became the primary signal for branding on October 1, 2014, as the station rebranded as "105.7 The Fan".
The 1250 AM facility went on the air as WMAW on March 24, 1948. On August 16, 1948, the 5,000-watt station became the area's affiliate of the ABC Radio Network. In June 1952, the call sign changed to WCAN. Station owner Lou Poller eventually started WCAN-TV (Channel 25), one of the earliest UHF stations in the United States and an affiliate of the CBS Television Network, before CBS itself purchased a rival UHF facility.
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