WSSD

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WSSD
Frequency88.1 MHz
BrandingThe Blues Station
Programming
FormatDefunct (formerly blues)
Ownership
OwnerLakeside Telecommunications, Inc.[1]
History
First air date
September 30, 1980 (1980-09-30) (license issued)
Last air date
June 25, 2014 (2014-06-25)
Technical information
Facility ID36428
ClassD
ERP10 watts
HAAT31.0 meters (101.7 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°43′44″N 87°33′3″W / 41.72889°N 87.55083°W / 41.72889; -87.55083

WSSD (88.1 MHz, "The Blues Station") was a non-commercial radio station licensed for Chicago, Illinois, United States.[1] It was an all-blues station and its 10 watt signal covered only the South Side of Chicago.[2]

The station went silent for technical upgrades on June 25, 2014. In October 2015, the Federal Communications Commission sent a letter to the station that its license expired as a matter of law for not returning to the air by June 2015; the letter was returned undelivered.[3][4] The FCC deleted the WSSD call sign on November 18, 2015.[5]

  1. ^ a b "DWSSD Facility Details". Licensing and Management System. Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  2. ^ Knopper, Steve (2002-01-08). "`Hambone' changing the face of the blues scene in Chicago". Chicago Tribune (website ed.). Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  3. ^ "News & Notes: Cumulus Chicago; Steve & Johnnie; J.C. Corcoran; WXRT; Bart Shore; Jen DeSalvo; ABC 7; Mike Caplan; More". Chicagland Radio and Media. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  4. ^ Federal Communications Commission (2015-10-06). "In re: WSSD(FM), Chicago, IL; Facility ID No. 36428; Silent since June 25, 2014; Notification of License Expiration". Letter to Huey Williams. Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  5. ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2020-07-21.