page_title: WCPT (AM)
section_title: Newsweb ownership
hierarchical_section_title: WCPT (AM) / History / Newsweb ownership
caption_attribution_description: English: WCPT's studio building and daytime tower on Milwaukee Ave in Chicago.
context_page_description: WCPT – branded WCPT 820 – is a commercial progressive talk radio station licensed to Willow Springs, Illinois. Owned by the Newsweb Corporation, the station serves the Chicago metropolitan area. The studios and daytime transmitter are located in the Jefferson Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side, while the nighttime transmitter resides in Joliet. Besides a standard analog transmission, WCPT's programming is available online.
  WCPT is the Chicago affiliate for The Stephanie Miller Show, Democracy Now!, The David Pakman Show, the Thom Hartmann Program and The Rick Ungar Show; and is the radio home of Santita Jackson and Joan Esposito.
context_section_description: In early 2001, WYPA was purchased by Newsweb for $10.5 million. On March 1, 2001, One on One Sports (now known as SB Nation Radio) moved its programming from WJKL to WYPA, and the station adopted a sports format. On March 26, 2001, One-on-One Sports' name was changed to Sporting News Radio, and the station's call sign was changed to WCSN. Personalities heard on the station included Jay Mariotti, Chet Coppock, Phil Jackson, and Bruce Murray.
  In April 2003, Starboard Broadcasting began leasing two hours of airtime a day to air the Relevant Radio Catholic network. On December 1, 2003, it began leasing the entire day.  On May 3, 2005, the station's call letters were changed back to WAIT when Newsweb's WAIT (850 AM) launched a progressive talk format with the new call letters WCPT. Newsweb's owner, Fred Eychaner, is a significant donor to Democratic Party causes. Later that year, the station's city of license was changed from Chicago to Willow Springs. In October 2007, Relevant Radio moved to WNTD, though it continued to simulcast on WAIT until November 25.
caption: WCPT's studio building and daytime tower
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