WSSD

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WSSD
Frequency 88.1 MHz
BrandingThe Blues Station
Programming
Format Defunct (formerly blues)
Ownership
OwnerLakeside Telecommunications, Inc. [1]
History
First air date
September 30, 1980 (1980-09-30) (license issued)
Last air date
June 25, 2014 (2014-06-25)
Technical information
Facility ID 36428
Class D
ERP 10 watts
HAAT 31.0 meters (101.7 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°43′44″N87°33′3″W / 41.72889°N 87.55083°W / 41.72889; -87.55083

WSSD (88.1 MHz, "The Blues Station") was a non-commercial radio station licensed for Chicago, Illinois, United States. [1] It was an all-blues station and its 10 watt signal covered only the South Side of Chicago. [2]

The station went silent for technical upgrades on June 25, 2014. In October 2015, the Federal Communications Commission sent a letter to the station that its license expired as a matter of law for not returning to the air by June 2015; the letter was returned undelivered. [3] [4] The FCC deleted the WSSD call sign on November 18, 2015. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "DWSSD Facility Details". Licensing and Management System. Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  2. Knopper, Steve (January 8, 2002). "`Hambone' changing the face of the blues scene in Chicago". Chicago Tribune (website ed.). Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  3. "News & Notes: Cumulus Chicago; Steve & Johnnie; J.C. Corcoran; WXRT; Bart Shore; Jen DeSalvo; ABC 7; Mike Caplan; More". Chicagland Radio and Media. November 25, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  4. Federal Communications Commission (October 6, 2015). "In re: WSSD(FM), Chicago, IL; Facility ID No. 36428; Silent since June 25, 2014; Notification of License Expiration". Letter to Huey Williams. Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  5. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 21, 2020.