WMVP

WMVP
Broadcast areaChicago metropolitan area
Frequency1000 kHz
BrandingESPN 1000; ESPN Chicago
Programming
FormatSports radio
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
June 19, 1926
(98 years ago) (1926-06-19)
Former call signs
  • WCFL (1926–1987)
  • WLUP (1987–1993)
Former frequencies
  • 610 kHz (1926–1927)
  • 620 kHz (1927–1928)
  • 970 kHz (1928–1941)[1]
Call sign meaning
Most Valuable Player
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73303
ClassA
Power50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
41°49′5″N 87°59′18″W / 41.81806°N 87.98833°W / 41.81806; -87.98833
Repeater(s)100.3 WTBC-FM HD2 (Chicago)[3]
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitegoodkarmabrands.com/espn-chicago/

WMVP (1000 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, carrying a sports radio format. Owned by Good Karma Brands, the station serves the Chicago metropolitan area as the market affiliate of ESPN Radio, the flagship station of the Chicago Bears, Chicago White Sox,[4] and the Chicago Wolves (the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes) and is the home of local personalities David Kaplan, Tom Waddle and John Jurkovic. Formerly an ESPN Radio owned-and-operated station, WMVP's studios are co-located with WLS-TV in the Chicago Loop while the transmitter is located in Downers Grove.[5] In addition to a standard analog transmission, WMVP is simulcast over the second HD subchannel of WTBC-FM and is available online.

From 1926 to 1987, 1000 AM was WCFL, the radio voice of the Chicago Federation of Labor. WMVP is a Class A radio station, broadcasting at 50,000 watts, the maximum power for commercial AM stations. It shares 1000 AM, a clear channel frequency, with KNWN in Seattle and XEOY in Mexico City. WMVP uses a directional antenna to avoid interfering with those other stations. WMVP's powerful nighttime signal allows it to be heard by listeners around the Midwestern United States and Central Canada.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference HistoryCards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMVP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Venta, Lance (June 21, 2021). "WMVP Adds HD Simulcast". radioinsight.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Rosenthal, Phil (November 20, 2020). "Chicago White Sox name WMVP-AM 1000 their new radio home in a multiyear deal". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fybush was invoked but never defined (see the help page).