- WSPG
Infobox Radio Station
name = WSPG
area = Spartanburg,South Carolina
branding = "ESPN1400AM"
slogan = "Spartanburg's Sports Source"
airdate =September 1 ,1952
frequency = 1400 kHz
format = Sports Talk
erp = 1000Watt s
class = C
owner = Jose Roberto and Aida Esperanza Ekonomo
website = http://www.espn1400am.com
former_callsigns = WKDY 1970, WYYR 1991, WMMZ 1994, WKDY 1998|WSPG (1400 AM), known as "ESPN1400 AM", is a sports
radio station licensed toSpartanburg, South Carolina . It is owned by Jose Roberto and Aida Esperanza Ekonomo, though airtime is leased to Spartanburg Sports Media, LLC. WSPG studios and transmitter are located at 340 Garner Road in Spartanburg.History
The station signed on the air
September 1 ,1952 . In 1970s WKDY was first owned by Capitol Broadcasting Corporation until the late 70s. In 1991 the station was purchased and went back on air as WYYR and was owned by some of the former employees of WORD. It was later purchased by T.C. Lewis who operated several different formats in the 1990s. During this time, the station was known as Spartanburg's only locally-owned community station. Lewis sold the station to Matthew Fulmer in 2003 who changed formats to brokered religious programming. The station was sold to again to its current owners in 2006.Programming
Currently, ESPN1400 is run by station manager Mark Hauser. Hauser is the long time "Voice of the Wofford College Terriers" and president of Spartanburg Sports Media, LLC. Hauser is also well known as the former voice of the
Greenville Braves .ESPN 1400 airs local sports shows and national programming from
ESPN Radio .ports teams
*Atlanta Braves Baseball [ cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/atl/schedule/affiliates.jsp|title=Affiliate Radio Stations|work=The Official Site of the Atlanta Braves]
*Carolina Panthers Football
*Charlotte Bobcats NBA
*Wofford College Football and Basketball
*Spartanburg High School Football
*South Carolina Gamecocks Local programs
* "Open Mic Daily" 3-6pm EST, Monday-Friday
* "The Hot Corner" 10-11am EST, Monday-Thursday
* "Piedmont Pick'Em Show" 10am-12n, Fridays (football season only)
* "Timeout With T.A" 9-11am, Saturdays
* "Droppin' the Hammer" 11am-12n, Saturdays (racing season only)References
External links
* [http://www.espn1400am.com WSPG official website]
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