WSPY (AM)
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WSPY 1480 AM
is a radio station
broadcasting an adult standards
format. Licensed to Geneva, Illinois
, the station is owned by Nelson Multimedia Inc. WSPY adopted its current format in the late summer of 2011, switching from Cumulus Broadcasting's (formerly Citadel Media) Classic Hits network. The current programming comes from Dial Global
's America's Best Music
package.
Previous to the classic hits format, WSPY had a standards/oldies format and was known as Timeless Favorites, carrying Timeless network programming from Citadel Broadcasting
until the network's shutdown in February 2010.
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
is a radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting an adult standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
format. Licensed to Geneva, Illinois
Geneva, Illinois
Geneva is the county seat of Kane County, Illinois. It is located on the western fringe of the Chicago suburbs. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 26,652. Geneva is part of a tri-city area, along with St. Charles and Batavia...
, the station is owned by Nelson Multimedia Inc. WSPY adopted its current format in the late summer of 2011, switching from Cumulus Broadcasting's (formerly Citadel Media) Classic Hits network. The current programming comes from Dial Global
Dial Global
Dial Global is a radio syndication company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Triton Media Group and is a sister company to Townsquare Media, both of which are owned by Oaktree Capital Management....
's America's Best Music
America's Best Music
America's Best Music is the on-air branding of an adult standards 24-hour radio network, known internally as Adult Standards and formerly known as AM Only, currently owned by Dial Global. It was one of the original Westwood One's Transtar networks...
package.
Previous to the classic hits format, WSPY had a standards/oldies format and was known as Timeless Favorites, carrying Timeless network programming from Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country...
until the network's shutdown in February 2010.