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WSDP
City of license	Plymouth, Michigan
Broadcast area	[1]
Branding	The Escape
First air date	February 14, 1972
Frequency	88.1 MHz
Format	Variety
Power	200 watts
Class	A
Callsign meaning	School District of Plymouth
Owner	Plymouth-Canton Schools
Website	http://www.881theescape.com/

WSDP is the student-operated radio station owned by the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park in Canton, Michigan. WSDP positions itself as 88.1 FM the Escape. WSDP is operated out of Salem High School and has been in operation since February 14, 1972. The station's current manager is Bill Keith (1991-present).

"88.1 The Escape" specializes in playing independent alternative rock artists not played on any mainstream commercial station in the area. Special programs heard on WSDP showcase classic rock, electronica, jazz, blues, contemporary Christian and other musical genres. The station also serves the Plymouth-Canton area with local news and information and high school sports broadcasts. One highlight of the WSDP schedule is "Lemonade," a jazz/talk program aimed at active senior citizens.

Contents 1 History 2 Station Managers 3 Sources 4 External links

WSDP began as a dream of Plymouth High School English teacher Bonny Dore and principal Bill Brown in 1969, as preparations began to replace Plymouth with Salem High School. The station broadcast at 89.3 FM from its 1972 sign-on until October 1977, when a frequency swap with Eastern Michigan University's WEMU, which had been at 88.1, saw WSDP taking over 88.1 and WEMU moving to the 89.1 spot on the dial, where it remains to this day. The station commenced Stereo broadcasts in 1985.

There have been only six station managers in the 35 year history of WSDP. Four of them were graduates of the Plymouth Canton school system and the last three were graduates of the WSDP program.
1972-73 Bonny Dore
1973-74 Mary Phyl Godfrey
1974-82 Jeffrey Cardinal
1982-87 Andy Melin
1987-91 David Snyder
1991-Present Bill Keith

• Michiguide.com - WSDP History

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WSDP