WMVP
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 1000 kHz |
| Branding | ESPN 1000; ESPN Chicago |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Sports radio |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
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| History | |
First air date | June 19, 1926 |
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Call sign meaning | Most Valuable Player |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73303 |
| Class | A |
| Power | 50,000 watts (Daytime) 37,000 watts (Nighttime) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°32′32.1″N 88°02′5.2″W / 41.542250°N 88.034778°W |
| Repeater(s) | 100.3 WTBC-FM HD2 (Chicago) |
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| Webcast | |
| Website | goodkarmabrands |
WMVP (1000 kHz) is a commercial AM 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, 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 Joliet. 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.