WSPL
WSPL (1250 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Streator, Illinois. The station is owned by Studstill Media and the broadcast license is held by Mendota Broadcasting, Inc . The station, established in 1953 as "WIZZ", was assigned the call sign "WSPL" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on January 5, 2001. Programming. WSPL airs an adult standards format. WSPL previously broadcast a news/talk radio format. Local programming on WSPL includes a morning drive show, and sports with Illinois Hall of Fame Broadcaster "Big Al" Hauessler, along with a tradio show called "The Swap  Shop". Sports broadcasts include Streator Township High School football and, up until recently, simulcasts of Chicago White Sox baseball and Chicago Bulls basketball. Alumni. "Cousin Ed" Nowotarski hosted "Polka Party", a live polka music program, on WSPL for 34 years before retiring from broadcasting in November 2001. Nowotarski died in January 2004.