WSJP-FM (100.1
FM) is a
radio station licensed to
Port Washington, Wisconsin, and licensed to
Relevant Radio, Inc. It airs
Catholic-based religious programming in a simulcast with
WSJP (1640 AM). It is the only full-power radio station licensed to a community in
Ozaukee County
Ozaukee County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 91,503. Its county seat is Port Washington, Wisconsin, Port Washington, making it one of thre ...
.
History
Prior to Starboard's purchase of the station, 100.1 was WGLB-FM, which aired a variety of programming over the years, including
country,
Top 40 and
70s hits. Most of these formats were also simulcast on its former AM sister station,
WGLB (1560 AM).
For a time, WGLB-FM carried various satellite-delivered
syndicated
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* Broadcast syndication, where individual stations buy programs outside the network system
* Print syndication, where individual newspapers or magazines license news articles, columns, or comic strips
* Web syndication, ...
formats, but in later years were mostly live and local. The slogan was "Retro Radio". They briefly carried
Don Imus's syndicated morning
talk radio show in the late 1990s. The stations languished at the bottom of the Milwaukee area ratings due to its location and limited signal, which did not penetrate the southern half of
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County is located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census, the population was 939,489, down from 947,735 in 2010. It is both the most populous and most densely populated county in Wisconsin, and the 45th most populous coun ...
, though it maintained a small and dedicated fanbase in the market for its formats and program choices unique for the market.
WGLB-FM was owned by Joel Kinlow until he sold the station to Starboard. WGLB-FM signed off the air on May 21, 2003 and following a station upgrade, WPJP officially debuted on August 22, 2003. Kinlow continued to own 1560 AM, which retains the WGLB call sign and airs a
gospel music
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format. WPJP's calls changed to WSJP on March 17, 2014, just over a month before
Pope John Paul II, the station's namesake, was
canonized as a saint on April 27 of the same year.
WSJP-FM airs much of the national content of Relevant Radio, but also airs some local programming, including
Milwaukee Archbishop
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Jerome Listecki
Jerome Edward Listecki (born March 12, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, since 2010.
Previously Listecki served as an auxiliary bishop of the A ...
's Sunday Mass, and
Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball.
External links
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SJP-FM
SJP-FM
Catholic radio stations
Radio stations established in 1969
1969 establishments in Wisconsin
Relevant Radio stations