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WSDP
File:WSDP-FM.png
Frequency88.1 MHz
BrandingThe Escape
Programming
FormatAlternative
Ownership
OwnerPlymouth-Canton Schools
History
First air date
February 14, 1972
Call sign meaning
School District of Plymouth
Technical information
ClassA
Power200 watts
Links
Websitehttp://www.thenew881.com/

WSDP is the student-operated radio station owned by the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park in Canton, Michigan. As of December 31, 2011, WSDP positions itself as The New 88.1. 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).

"88.1 The Escape" specializes in playing independent alternative rock artists not played on any mainstream commercial station in the area. Special programs heard on WSDP showcase classic rock, electronica, jazz, blues, contemporary Christian and other musical genres. The station also serves the Plymouth-Canton area with local news and information and high school sports broadcasts. One highlight of the WSDP schedule is "Static Age", a punk/psychobilly show that features local bands from the Ann Arbor/Detroit, MI Area.

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

Sources

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