WSJP-FM (100.1 FM) is a

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licensed to Port Washington, Wisconsin, and licensed to

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, Inc. It airs

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-based religious programming in a simulcast with WSJP (1640 AM). It is the only full-power radio station licensed to a community in

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History

Prior to Starboard's purchase of the station, 100.1 was WGLB-FM, which aired a variety of programming over the years, including

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and 70s hits. Most of these formats were also simulcast on its former AM sister station,

WGLB WGLB (1560 AM) is a gospel music radio station licensed to Elm Grove, Wisconsin and serving the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The station is owned and licensed to JJK Media, LLC, which is co-owned by the children of founding owner Joel Kinlow. In ...

(1560 AM). For a time, WGLB-FM carried various satellite-delivered

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formats, but in later years were mostly live and local. The slogan was "Retro Radio". They briefly carried

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's syndicated morning

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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, 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 format. WPJP's calls changed to WSJP on March 17, 2014, just over a month before

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, the station's namesake, was

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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

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Archbishop Jerome Listecki's Sunday Mass, and Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball.

External links

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