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href="/wiki/WBBM-FM" title="WBBM-FM">WBBM-FM</a>, <a href="/wiki/WBMX" title="WBMX">WBMX</a>, <a href="/wiki/WSCR" title="WSCR">WSCR</a>, <a href="/wiki/WUSN" title="WUSN">WUSN</a>, <a href="/wiki/WXRT" title="WXRT">WXRT</a><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">First air date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">February 1948 (1948-2)<a href="#cite_note-FMOutlet-2">[2]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former call signs</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>WLEY (1948–57)<a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-3">[3]</a></li><li>WXFM (1957<a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-3">[3]</a>–84)<a href="#cite_note-CallSign-4">[4]</a></li><li>WAGO (1984–85)<a href="#cite_note-CallSign-4">[4]</a></li><li>WCKG (1985–2007)<a href="#cite_note-CallSign-4">[4]</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Call_sign" title="Call sign">Call sign</a> meaning</div></th><td class="infobox-data">"Chicago's Fresh" (former branding)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Technical information<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Licensing authority</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Facility_ID" title="Facility ID">Facility ID</a></th><td class="infobox-data">71283</td></tr><tr><th 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href="https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780">www.audacy.com/wbbm780</a></td></tr></tbody></table> WCFS-FM (105.9 <a href="/wiki/Hertz" title="Hertz">MHz</a>) – branded Newsradio 105.9 WBBM – is a commercial <a href="/wiki/All-news_radio" title="All-news radio">all-news</a> <a href="/wiki/Radio_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio station">radio station</a> licensed to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> suburb of <a href="/wiki/Elmwood_Park,_Illinois" title="Elmwood Park, Illinois">Elmwood Park, Illinois</a>. Owned by <a href="/wiki/Entercom" class="mw-redirect" title="Entercom">Audacy, Inc.</a>, the station services the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_metropolitan_area" title="Chicago metropolitan area">Chicago metropolitan area</a>, operating as a full-time simulcast of <a href="/wiki/WBBM_(AM)" title="WBBM (AM)">WBBM (780 AM)</a>. WCFS-FM has an <a href="/wiki/Effective_radiated_power" title="Effective radiated power">effective radiated power</a> (ERP) of 4,100 <a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">watts</a>.<a href="#cite_note-FCC1-6">[6]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Transmitter" title="Transmitter">transmitter</a> is atop the <a href="/wiki/Willis_Tower" title="Willis Tower">Willis Tower</a> (formerly the Sears Tower).<a href="#cite_note-FCC1-6">[6]</a> The studios and newsroom are located at <a href="/wiki/Two_Prudential_Plaza" title="Two Prudential Plaza">Two Prudential Plaza</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Loop" title="Chicago Loop">Loop</a>.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> In addition to a standard <a href="/wiki/Analog_transmission" title="Analog transmission">analog transmission</a>, WCFS-FM broadcasts over two <a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">HD Radio</a> <a href="/wiki/Digital_subchannel" title="Digital subchannel">subchannels</a>,<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> and is available online via <a href="/wiki/Audacy" title="Audacy">Audacy</a>. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=WCFS-FM&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WLEY">WLEY</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=WCFS-FM&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: WLEY">edit</a>]</div> The station originally held the <a href="/wiki/Call_sign" title="Call sign">call sign</a> WLEY and broadcast at 107.1 MHz.<a href="#cite_note-BCYearbook1950-10">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-3">[3]</a> WLEY was founded in February 1948, with commercial broadcasts beginning in April.<a href="#cite_note-FMOutlet-2">[2]</a> The "LEY" in its call letters stood for <a href="/wiki/Leyden_Township,_Cook_County,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois">Leyden Township</a>, which contains the <a href="/wiki/City_of_license" title="City of license">city of license</a> of Elmwood Park.<a href="#cite_note-Ghrist-11">[11]</a> WLEY was owned by Zeb Zarnecki.<a href="#cite_note-Ghrist-11">[11]</a> The station broadcast in English and <a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Migała-12">[12]</a> WLEY broadcast the "Polish Barn Dance", hosted by Zeb Zarnecki, along with other programs for the local Polish community.<a href="#cite_note-Migała-12">[12]</a> It is not related to today's 107.9 <a href="/wiki/WLEY-FM" title="WLEY-FM">WLEY-FM</a> in <a href="/wiki/Aurora,_Illinois" title="Aurora, Illinois">Aurora</a>. The station's studios and transmitter were located on Harlem Ave, in Elmwood Park.<a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-3">[3]</a> It had an ERP of 320 watts at a <a href="/wiki/Height_above_average_terrain" title="Height above average terrain">height above average terrain</a> (HAAT) of 240 feet.<a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-3">[3]</a> In 1949, its ERP was increased to 1,000 watts and its HAAT was increased to 250 feet.<a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-3">[3]</a> In 1955, the station's ERP was increased to 32,000 watts and its frequency was changed to 105.9 MHz, after the previous occupant of that frequency, <a href="/wiki/WFMT" title="WFMT">WFMT</a>, moved to 98.7 MHz.<a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> WLEY was taken <a href="/wiki/Dark_(broadcasting)" title="Dark (broadcasting)">silent</a> in 1956.<a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-3">[3]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WXFM">WXFM</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=WCFS-FM&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: WXFM">edit</a>]</div> In 1957, the station was sold to Evelyn Chauvin Schoonfield, a school teacher from <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, for $22,500, and its call sign was changed to WXFM.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a><a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-Ghrist-11">[11]</a> In the early 1960s, the FCC investigated several unauthorized transfers of control, which placed renewal of the station's license in jeopardy.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> However, the FCC allowed Schoonfield to keep the license, and authorized the sale of the station to WXFM Inc., with controlling interest owned by Robert Victor.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> In the 1960s and 1970s, WXFM featured a variety of musical programming, including <a href="/wiki/Classical_music" title="Classical music">classical</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Show_tunes" class="mw-redirect" title="Show tunes">show tunes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Folk_music" title="Folk music">folk music</a>, <a href="/wiki/Light_music" title="Light music">light classical</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Middle_of_the_road_(music)" title="Middle of the road (music)">MOR</a> programs.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a><a href="#cite_note-Paige-22">[22]</a><a href="#cite_note-BCYearbook1976-23">[23]</a> On October 3, 1962, it became an <a href="/wiki/Network_affiliate" title="Network affiliate">affiliate</a> of the <a href="/wiki/WQXR-FM" title="WQXR-FM">QXR</a> Network.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> In 1966, the station's transmitter was moved to <a href="/wiki/333_North_Michigan" title="333 North Michigan">333 North Michigan</a> Ave. in Downtown Chicago, and in 1974 its transmitter was moved to the <a href="/wiki/Sears_Tower" class="mw-redirect" title="Sears Tower">Sears Tower</a>.<a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-3">[3]</a> In 1970, Triad Radio, a <a href="/wiki/Freeform_radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Freeform radio">freeform</a> program, began airing on the station.<a href="#cite_note-Paige-22">[22]</a> Triad Radio began in 1969, as a three hour weekly program on 105.1 <a href="/wiki/WOJO" title="WOJO">WEAW-FM</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Paige-22">[22]</a> The program eventually aired for five hours nightly on WXFM, and continued to air on the station through 1977.<a href="#cite_note-ChildersWLS-26">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-AORStory-27">[27]</a> Triad Radio published a free monthly magazine that was distributed through retail outlets.<a href="#cite_note-ChildersWLS-26">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-AORStory-27">[27]</a> Dick Lawrence, historian and radio personality, hosted "Sound of the 1920s" an original hour-long feature program of vintage music 'old scratchies' woven together by offbeat historical themes.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> Count Bee-Jay's "Journeys Into Music", broadcast from a truck stop at 39th and Morgan to the radio station was a daily feature on WXFM from the 70s into the early 80s. In 1978, <a href="/wiki/Herb_Kent" title="Herb Kent">Herb Kent</a> began hosting a show on WXFM.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> In the early 1980s, jazz began to dominate WXFM's schedule.<a href="#cite_note-BCYearbook1983-32">[32]</a><a href="#cite_note-McCormick-33">[33]</a><a href="#cite_note-Jeffries-34">[34]</a> Personalities on the station at this time included <a href="/wiki/Daddy-O_Daylie" title="Daddy-O Daylie">Daddy-O Daylie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dick_Buckley" title="Dick Buckley">Dick Buckley</a>.<a href="#cite_note-McCormick-33">[33]</a><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> <a href="/wiki/Pervis_Spann" title="Pervis Spann">Pervis Spann</a> hosted an overnight <a href="/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">blues</a> show.<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WAGO">WAGO</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=WCFS-FM&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: WAGO">edit</a>]</div> In 1984, the station was sold to <a href="/wiki/Cox_Enterprises" title="Cox Enterprises">Cox Communications</a> for $9 million.<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-BB31685-39">[39]</a> On April 2, 1984, Cox launched a <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_hit_radio" title="Contemporary hit radio">contemporary hits</a> format on the station, and its call sign was changed to WAGO.<a href="#cite_note-Jeffries-34">[34]</a><a href="#cite_note-Bornstein41484-40">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-CallSign-4">[4]</a> The station was branded "G-106".<a href="#cite_note-Bornstein41484-40">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-BB31685-39">[39]</a> WAGO featured <a href="/wiki/John_Records_Landecker" title="John Records Landecker">John Records Landecker</a> in mornings, who had made a name for himself on 890 <a href="/wiki/WLS_(AM)" title="WLS (AM)">WLS</a>.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rock_era">Rock era</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=WCFS-FM&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Rock era">edit</a>]</div> On March 4, 1985, the station's format was changed to <a href="/wiki/Album_oriented_rock" class="mw-redirect" title="Album oriented rock">album oriented rock</a> (AOR) and its call letters were changed to WCKG.<a href="#cite_note-BB31685-39">[39]</a><a href="#cite_note-CallSign-4">[4]</a> John Records Landecker continued hosting the morning show on WCKG until 1986, when he returned to 890 WLS.<a href="#cite_note-BB31685-39">[39]</a><a href="#cite_note-ChiRadioGuide-42">[42]</a><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> By 1987, WCKG had transitioned into a <a href="/wiki/Classic_rock" title="Classic rock">classic rock</a> format.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> On-air personalities included <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Miller" title="Stephanie Miller">Stephanie Miller</a>, John Howell, Mitch Michaels, Allan Stagg, Joe Thomas, Debbie Alexander, and <a href="/wiki/Rich_Koz" title="Rich Koz">Rich Koz</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Ghrist-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> WCKG picked up the <a href="/wiki/Radio_syndication" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio syndication">syndicated</a> <a href="/wiki/Howard_Stern_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="Howard Stern Show">Howard Stern Show</a> for mornings in March 1995.<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> After Stern tried to foment a local rivalry with the locally-based <a href="/wiki/Mancow_Muller" title="Mancow Muller">Mancow Muller</a> on <a href="/wiki/WKSC-FM" title="WKSC-FM">WRCX</a> by attacking the personality, his boss, and their families, Cox dropped the show in October 1995.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-SunTimes10295-52">[52]</a> The station blamed issues with "some of Howard's on-air content", and one day later, it was picked up by <a href="/wiki/WYLL" title="WYLL">WJJD</a>, then owned by <a href="/wiki/Infinity_Broadcasting" class="mw-redirect" title="Infinity Broadcasting">Infinity Broadcasting</a>, who distributed the show.<a href="#cite_note-SunTimes10295-52">[52]</a><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> In an ironic twist, WCKG would sold to <a href="/wiki/Infinity_Broadcasting" class="mw-redirect" title="Infinity Broadcasting">Infinity Broadcasting</a> and become WJJD's sister station in 1996, with Cox acquiring Infinity stations in Orlando in exchange.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a><a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> At the end of the year, Infinity Broadcasting was purchased by the parent company of <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> This would then clear the way for Stern to return to 105.9 after one year on the AM band. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hot_talk_era">Hot talk era</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=WCFS-FM&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Hot talk era">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:105.9_The_Package_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/105.9_The_Package_logo.png" decoding="async" width="144" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="144" data-file-height="75" /></a><figcaption>Logo as "The Package"</figcaption></figure> The station began evolving to a <a href="/wiki/Hot_talk" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot talk">hot talk</a> format in July 1996 with the addition of <a href="/wiki/Steve_Dahl" title="Steve Dahl">Steve Dahl</a> in the afternoons and Stern returning to mornings, while classic rock continued to air in the remainder of the schedule.<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a><a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> In 1998, <a href="/wiki/Jonathon_Brandmeier" title="Jonathon Brandmeier">Jonathon Brandmeier</a> began hosting middays on WCKG, and the station further moved into a hot talk format.<a href="#cite_note-Feder4998-60">[60]</a> During this time, the station was branded "105.9 The PaCKaGe".<a href="#cite_note-WCKGLinks-61">[61]</a> In 2002, rock music was re-added to the station's schedule in certain hours, and its slogan became "Talk That Rocks".<a href="#cite_note-WCKGStaff02-62">[62]</a> On April 1, 2002, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Matthews_(radio_personality)" title="Kevin Matthews (radio personality)">Kevin Matthews</a> joined WCKG as midday host.<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-WCKGStaff02-62">[62]</a> Other personalities and programs during this era include, Patti Haze & Mary Pat LaRue,<a href="#cite_note-Feder4998-60">[60]</a> Pete McMurray,<a href="#cite_note-WCKGLinks-61">[61]</a> <a href="/wiki/Opie_and_Anthony" title="Opie and Anthony">Opie and Anthony</a>,<a href="#cite_note-WCKGStaff02-62">[62]</a> Karen Hand and Dr. Kelly Johnson,<a href="#cite_note-WCKGStaff04-64">[64]</a> <a href="/wiki/Bill_O%27Reilly_(political_commentator)" title="Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)">Bill O'Reilly</a>,<a href="#cite_note-WCKGStaff04-64">[64]</a> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Cramer" title="Jim Cramer">Jim Cramer</a>,<a href="#cite_note-WCKGStaff04-64">[64]</a> Buzz Kilman,<a href="#cite_note-WCKGStaff04-64">[64]</a> Wendy Snyder,<a href="#cite_note-WCKGStaff04-64">[64]</a> Frankie "Hollywood" Rodriguez,<a href="#cite_note-WCKGStaff04-64">[64]</a> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Sirott" title="Bob Sirott">Bob Sirott</a>,<a href="#cite_note-WCKGStaff04-64">[64]</a> <a href="/wiki/Marianne_Murciano" title="Marianne Murciano">Marianne Murciano</a>,<a href="#cite_note-WCKGStaff04-64">[64]</a> <a href="/wiki/Little_Steven%27s_Underground_Garage" class="mw-redirect" title="Little Steven's Underground Garage">Little Steven's Underground Garage</a>,<a href="#cite_note-WCKGStaff04-64">[64]</a> and The House of Blues Radio Hour with <a href="/wiki/Dan_Aykroyd" title="Dan Aykroyd">Elwood Blues</a>.<a href="#cite_note-WCKGStaff04-64">[64]</a><a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> The rock music was removed from the station's schedule by early 2005.<a href="#cite_note-WCKGStaff05-66">[66]</a> On October 25, 2005, the station was rebranded "<a href="/wiki/Free_FM" title="Free FM">Free FM</a>".<a href="#cite_note-Rosenthal102605-67">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a><a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a> With Stern's departure from terrestrial radio on December 16, 2005, Infinity announced that effective January 3, 2006, WCKG would become the <a href="/wiki/Flagship_(broadcasting)" title="Flagship (broadcasting)">flagship station</a> of <a href="/wiki/Rover%27s_Morning_Glory" title="Rover's Morning Glory">Rover's Morning Glory</a>, a show that originated from <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a> and outside of moving to Chicago, held no previous connection to the Windy City and focused on a much younger audience than the rest of WCKG's staff, meaning the remaining audience which had not moved with Stern to satellite radio and other programs didn't stick around for the rest of the station's schedule.<a href="#cite_note-Rosenthal102605-67">[67]</a> Following months of abysmal ratings, Rover's Morning Glory was dropped on August 1, 2006, and was replaced by the New York-based Opie and Anthony Show.<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> WCKG was also the flagship station of the <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> from 2006 until 2007.<a href="#cite_note-Bullsreturning-71">[71]</a><a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> With the demise of WCKG's talk format, the Bulls returned to <a href="/wiki/Sports_radio" title="Sports radio">all-sports</a> 1000 <a href="/wiki/WMVP" title="WMVP">WMVP</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Bullsreturning-71">[71]</a> Steve Dahl's son, Matt Dahl, joined WCKG on March 5, 2007, and <a href="/wiki/Garry_Meier" title="Garry Meier">Garry Meier</a> joined the station on April 2, hosting late mornings.<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> On May 2, 2007, the station's branding was changed from "Free FM" to "Chicago's FM Talk Station".<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> It was later rebranded back to "The Package".<a href="#cite_note-WCKG101107-76">[76]</a> By this time, the weekday lineup consisted of Opie and Anthony, Meier, Stan Lawrence and Terry Armour, Steve and Matt Dahl, <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Beck" title="Glenn Beck">Glenn Beck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loveline" title="Loveline">Loveline</a>, and Bill O'Reilly.<a href="#cite_note-WCKG101107-76">[76]</a> October 29, 2007, was the last day of the talk format on WCKG, as hosts and station staff said their goodbyes on-air.<a href="#cite_note-Feder103007-77">[77]</a> Steve Dahl's show continued to air on WCKG, with best-of clips airing for the rest of the day.<a href="#cite_note-Feder103007-77">[77]</a> His show moved to <a href="/wiki/Sister_station" title="Sister station">sister station</a> 104.3 <a href="/wiki/WBMX_(FM)" class="mw-redirect" title="WBMX (FM)">WJMK</a> on November 5.<a href="#cite_note-Feder103007-77">[77]</a> On November 2, CBS Radio 'tipped' to the media writers at the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Sun-Times" title="Chicago Sun-Times">Chicago Sun-Times</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a> that the station would switch to an <a href="/wiki/Christmas_music" title="Christmas music">all-Christmas</a> format that afternoon before the unveiling of its actual new format.<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> However this was a ruse, designed to throw long-time ratings leader 93.9 <a href="/wiki/WLIT-FM" title="WLIT-FM">WLIT-FM</a> off from its plans to start playing all-Christmas music beginning November 8.<a href="#cite_note-Feder11607-79">[79]</a> The trick worked, as WLIT switched to all-Christmas music on November 2, while WCKG continued to play the "Best of Dahl" until November 5.<a href="#cite_note-Feder11607-79">[79]</a> That day, WCKG began <a href="/wiki/Stunting_(broadcasting)" title="Stunting (broadcasting)">stunting</a> by simulcasting several of Chicago's other CBS Radio stations. From 5:30 to 10 a.m., it carried Dahl's first show on WJMK.<a href="#cite_note-WCKGbecomesFresh-80">[80]</a> From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., it simulcast 670 <a href="/wiki/WSCR" title="WSCR">WSCR</a>; from 2 to 4 p.m., it simulcast 93.1 <a href="/wiki/WXRT" title="WXRT">WXRT</a>, and from 4 to 5 p.m., it simulcast 780 WBBM.<a href="#cite_note-WCKGbecomesFresh-80">[80]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fresh_105.9">Fresh 105.9</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=WCFS-FM&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Fresh 105.9">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fresh1059.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Fresh1059.png/120px-Fresh1059.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Fresh1059.png 1.5x" data-file-width="127" data-file-height="146" /></a><figcaption>"Fresh 105.9" logo from 2007 to 2011. The logo remained in use when the format was moved to WCFS's HD2 subchannel from 2011 to 2019.</figcaption></figure> At 5 p.m., after the <a href="/wiki/CBS_News" title="CBS News">CBS Radio News</a> bell for the top of the hour newscast, WCKG became "Fresh 105.9" with a modern-based <a href="/wiki/Adult_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Adult contemporary">adult contemporary</a> format that originally focused on soft rock songs from the 1990s to current product (with some select 80s songs).<a href="#cite_note-Feder11607-79">[79]</a> The first song played was "<a href="/wiki/Beautiful_Day" title="Beautiful Day">Beautiful Day</a>" by <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a>.<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-WCKGbecomesFresh-80">[80]</a> The station shared its branding with co-owned <a href="/wiki/WNEW-FM" title="WNEW-FM">WWFS</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>. The station's call sign was changed to WCFS-FM, for "Chicago's Fresh",<a href="#cite_note-aa-wcfsmeaning-82">[82]</a> on November 26, 2007.<a href="#cite_note-CallSign-4">[4]</a> On February 25, 2008, morning personality Mike LeBaron and midday personality Lisa Greene signed on as the first DJ's on Chicago's "Fresh 105.9".<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> In April 2008, Program Director Mike Peterson named Rick Hall as afternoon host.<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> On October 6, 2009, Roxanne Steele began hosting afternoons on WCFS.<a href="#cite_note-Rosenthal10109-85">[85]</a> Rick Hall moved to mornings on a temporary basis after Mike LeBaron left the station.<a href="#cite_note-Rosenthal10109-85">[85]</a> In November 2009, Steve Fisher debuted as the new morning host on WCFS.<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> Upon Fisher's arrival, Rick Hall was moved to middays.<a href="#cite_note-Rosenthal61810-87">[87]</a> However, in June 2010, new program director Jim Ryan told reporters that Hall had been released.<a href="#cite_note-Rosenthal61810-87">[87]</a> Evening host Brooke Hunter was moved to middays.<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> On March 30, 2010, it was announced that Bill Gamble left CBS Radio Chicago, where he was Program Director of WCFS-FM and <a href="/wiki/WUSN" title="WUSN">WUSN</a>.<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WBBM_simulcast">WBBM simulcast</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=WCFS-FM&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: WBBM simulcast">edit</a>]</div> On the morning of August 1, 2011, WCFS began redirecting listeners to sister stations 96.3 <a href="/wiki/WBBM-FM" title="WBBM-FM">WBBM-FM</a> and 99.5 WUSN.<a href="#cite_note-WCFSFlip-90">[90]</a> It played an hour and a half of "end"-themed songs, concluding with "<a href="/wiki/End_of_the_Road_(Boyz_II_Men_song)" title="End of the Road (Boyz II Men song)">End of the Road</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> and the first six seconds of "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_You_(Forget_About_Me)" title="Don't You (Forget About Me)">Don't You (Forget About Me)</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Simple_Minds" title="Simple Minds">Simple Minds</a>.<a href="#cite_note-WCFSFlip-90">[90]</a> Then at 8:10 a.m., WCFS replaced the "Fresh" AC format with an FM simulcast of co-owned all-news station 780 <a href="/wiki/WBBM_(AM)" title="WBBM (AM)">WBBM</a>.<a href="#cite_note-FlipSimulcast-91">[91]</a><a href="#cite_note-VentaWBBMAdds-92">[92]</a> Until that date, WBBM had been carried on WCFS-HD2, effectively (besides the loss of WCFS's physical staff) making the move merely a swap of the formats for the HD1 and HD2 subchannels.<a href="#cite_note-AAMG11906-93">[93]</a> The format change was seen as a counter to WBBM's new competitor, 101.1 <a href="/wiki/WKQX_(FM)" class="mw-redirect" title="WKQX (FM)">WWWN</a>, which switched to an all-news format on July 31, 2011, one day before WCFS's switch.<a href="#cite_note-VentaWBBMAdds-92">[92]</a><a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> The "Fresh" AC format was moved to WCFS-HD2 on August 1, rebranding as "The New Sound of Fresh 105.9 HD2".<a href="#cite_note-WCFSFlip-90">[90]</a> The move left 93.9 WLIT-FM as the only adult contemporary radio station at the time in Chicago. The switch also gave the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL's</a> <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> an FM outlet.<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> The "FM News" format on WWWN, which later became WIQI, failed in the market and was replaced by a 90's-centric <a href="/wiki/Adult_hits" title="Adult hits">adult hits</a> format on July 17, 2012.<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> Though WCFS uses WBBM's on-air branding ("NewsRadio 780 and 105.9 FM, WBBM"), its official call sign remains WCFS, call letters only mentioned once per hour. <a href="/wiki/Arbitron" class="mw-redirect" title="Arbitron">Arbitron</a>'s use of the <a href="/wiki/Portable_People_Meter" title="Portable People Meter">Portable People Meter</a> for Chicago radio ratings does not need call letter verification to give credit for listening to 105.9 FM.<a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a> WBBM thus identifies both signals in a rushed form of <a href="/wiki/Station_identification" title="Station identification">station identification</a> at :56 past the hour as "WBBM Chicago, WCFS-FM-HD1 Elmwood Park-Chicago". The two stations have simulcast continuously since August 1, 2011, with one exception. During the 2015 baseball season, WBBM carried <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> baseball exclusively over the AM 780 frequency during the 2015 season, while WCFS-FM 105.9 continued to carry the all-news format on its own during Cubs broadcasts.<a href="#cite_note-Feder111115-98">[98]</a> Starting with the 2016 season, the Cubs moved to co-owned 670 WSCR.<a href="#cite_note-Feder111115-98">[98]</a> WBBM and WCFS returned to a full-time simulcast at the end of the 2015 season.<a href="#cite_note-Feder111115-98">[98]</a> On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with <a href="/wiki/Entercom" class="mw-redirect" title="Entercom">Entercom</a>.<a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17.<a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a><a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="HD_Radio">HD Radio</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=WCFS-FM&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: HD Radio">edit</a>]</div> WCFS-FM broadcasts in the <a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">HD Radio</a> format. The HD2 subchannel carries a <a href="/wiki/Sports_radio" title="Sports radio">sports gambling</a> format, branded as "The Bet".<a href="#cite_note-radioinsight.com-102">[102]</a> The station's HD2 subchannel debuted in January 2006, and simulcast the all-news format of WBBM AM 780.<a href="#cite_note-AAMG11906-93">[93]</a> After WBBM began simulcasting on the analog/HD1 in 2011, the HD2 subchannel continued to carry an automated version of WCFS's former AC format (which gradually shifted to <a href="/wiki/Hot_adult_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot adult contemporary">Hot AC</a>) as "Fresh 105.9", leading to one of the few situations where the station's callsign meaning referred instead to an HD Radio subchannel. In February 2019, the "Fresh" format was replaced with an <a href="/wiki/Electronic_dance_music" title="Electronic dance music">electronic dance music</a> format, branded as "Energy". This format had aired on co-owned 96.3 <a href="/wiki/WBBM-FM" title="WBBM-FM">WBBM-FM</a>-HD2 as "B96 Dance" from 2006 until February 2019, when it was replaced with "<a href="/wiki/Channel_Q" title="Channel Q">Channel Q</a>".<a href="#cite_note-AAMG11906-93">[93]</a><a href="#cite_note-ChannelQ-103">[103]</a><a href="#cite_note-WCFSFlip-90">[90]</a> On March 19, 2021, WCFS-HD2 switched to carrying a new national format covering legalized sports gaming, branded as "<a href="/wiki/BetQL_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="BetQL Network">The Bet</a>".<a href="#cite_note-radioinsight.com-102">[102]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=WCFS-FM&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFJanowski2010" class="citation web cs1">Janowski, Thaddeus P. 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Retrieved February 26, 2019. </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=WCFS-FM&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: External links">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780">Official website</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=71283">Facility details for Facility ID 71283 (WCFS-FM)</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC</a> Licensing and Management System</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=WI25&band=fm&callLetter=WCFS-FM">WCFS-FM</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_Audio" title="Nielsen Audio">Nielsen Audio</a>'s FM station database</li></ul> <div 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title="Illinois">Illinois</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/AM_broadcasting" title="AM broadcasting">AM frequency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WIND_(AM)" title="WIND (AM)">560</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSCR" title="WSCR">670</a>1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGN_(AM)" title="WGN (AM)">720</a>1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBBM_(AM)" title="WBBM (AM)">780</a>1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCPT_(AM)" title="WCPT (AM)">820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLS_(AM)" title="WLS (AM)">890</a>1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNTD" title="WNTD">950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMVP" title="WMVP">1000</a>1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNWI" title="WNWI">1080</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXES" title="WXES">1110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYLL" title="WYLL">1160</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRTO_(AM)" title="WRTO (AM)">1200</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSBC" title="WSBC">1240</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRDZ_(AM)" title="WRDZ (AM)">1300</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKTA" title="WKTA">1330</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGRB" title="WGRB">1390</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRLL" title="WRLL">1450</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEUR" title="WEUR">1490</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBGX" title="WBGX">1570</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCGO" title="WCGO">1590</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVON" title="WVON">1690</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting" title="FM broadcasting">FM frequency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WRME-LD" title="WRME-LD">87.7</a>2</li> <li>88.1 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WCRX_(FM)" title="WCRX (FM)">WCRX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLTL" title="WLTL">WLTL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNTH" class="mw-redirect" title="WNTH">WNTH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTZI" class="mw-redirect" title="WTZI">WTZI</a></li></ul></li> <li>88.3 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WHCM" title="WHCM">WHCM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXAV" title="WXAV">WXAV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZRD_(FM)" title="WZRD (FM)">WZRD</a></li></ul></li> <li>88.5 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WGBK" title="WGBK">WGBK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHFH" title="WHFH">WHFH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHPK" title="WHPK">WHPK</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLUW" title="WLUW">88.7</a></li> <li>88.9 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WARG" class="mw-redirect" title="WARG">WARG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIIT" class="mw-redirect" title="WIIT">WIIT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRRG" class="mw-redirect" title="WRRG">WRRG</a></li></ul></li> <li>89.3 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WKKC" title="WKKC">WKKC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNUR-FM" class="mw-redirect" title="WNUR-FM">WNUR-FM</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMBI-FM" title="WMBI-FM">90.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRTE" title="WRTE">90.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBEZ" title="WBEZ">91.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCPY" title="WCPY">92.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXRT" title="WXRT">93.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLIT-FM" title="WLIT-FM">93.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLS-FM" title="WLS-FM">94.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCHI-FM" title="WCHI-FM">95.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBBM-FM" title="WBBM-FM">96.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDRV" title="WDRV">97.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCKL_(FM)" title="WCKL (FM)">97.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFMT" title="WFMT">98.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUSN" title="WUSN">99.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYHI" title="WYHI">99.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTBC-FM" title="WTBC-FM">100.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKQX" title="WKQX">101.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTMX" title="WTMX">101.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVAZ" title="WVAZ">102.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKSC-FM" title="WKSC-FM">103.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBMX" title="WBMX">104.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOJO" title="WOJO">105.1</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">105.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSRB" title="WSRB">106.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPPN" title="WPPN">106.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGCI-FM" title="WGCI-FM">107.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLEY-FM" title="WLEY-FM">107.9</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Low-power_broadcasting" title="Low-power broadcasting">LPFM</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WQEG-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="WQEG-LP">98.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZQC-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="WZQC-LP">99.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLPN-LP" title="WLPN-LP">105.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCXP-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="WCXP-LP">107.1</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Broadcast_relay_station" title="Broadcast relay station">Translators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/W216CL" class="mw-redirect" title="W216CL">91.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W236CF" class="mw-redirect" title="W236CF">95.1</a></li> <li>95.9 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/W240DE" class="mw-redirect" title="W240DE">W240DE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W240EH" class="mw-redirect" title="W240EH">W240EH</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W244BQ" class="mw-redirect" title="W244BQ">96.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W248BB" class="mw-redirect" title="W248BB">97.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W264BF" class="mw-redirect" title="W264BF">100.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W268AY" class="mw-redirect" title="W268AY">101.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W276BM" class="mw-redirect" title="W276BM">103.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W280EM" class="mw-redirect" title="W280EM">103.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W284DA" class="mw-redirect" title="W284DA">104.7</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NOAA_Weather_Radio" title="NOAA Weather Radio">NOAA Weather Radio</a> frequency</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KWO39" class="mw-redirect" title="KWO39">162.55</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">Digital radio</a> by frequency & subchannel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WCRX_(FM)" title="WCRX (FM)">88.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKKC" title="WKKC">89.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKKC" title="WKKC">89.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMBI-FM" title="WMBI-FM">90.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMBI-FM" title="WMBI-FM">90.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMBI-FM" title="WMBI-FM">90.1-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRTE" title="WRTE">90.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBEZ" title="WBEZ">91.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBEZ" title="WBEZ">91.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXRT" title="WXRT">93.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLIT-FM" title="WLIT-FM">93.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLIT-FM" title="WLIT-FM">93.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLS-FM" title="WLS-FM">94.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLS_(AM)" title="WLS (AM)">94.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCHI-FM" title="WCHI-FM">95.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCHI-FM" title="WCHI-FM">95.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBBM-FM" title="WBBM-FM">96.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBBM-FM" title="WBBM-FM">96.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDRV" title="WDRV">97.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDRV" title="WDRV">97.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFMT" title="WFMT">98.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUSN" title="WUSN">99.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTBC-FM" title="WTBC-FM">100.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTBC-FM" title="WTBC-FM">100.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKQX" title="WKQX">101.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKQX" title="WKQX">101.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTMX" title="WTMX">101.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTMX" title="WTMX">101.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVAZ" title="WVAZ">102.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMFN" title="WMFN">102.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKSC-FM" title="WKSC-FM">103.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pride_Radio" title="Pride Radio">103.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBMX" title="WBMX">104.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSCR" title="WSCR">104.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOJO" title="WOJO">105.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOJO" title="WOJO">105.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRTO_(AM)" title="WRTO (AM)">105.1-3</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">105.9-1</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">105.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSRB" title="WSRB">106.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPPN" title="WPPN">106.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGCI-FM" title="WGCI-FM">107.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGCI-FM" title="WGCI-FM">107.5-2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/Call_signs_in_North_America" title="Call signs in North America">call sign</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KWO39" class="mw-redirect" title="KWO39">KWO39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W216CL" class="mw-redirect" title="W216CL">W216CL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W236CF" class="mw-redirect" title="W236CF">W236CF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W240DE" class="mw-redirect" title="W240DE">W240DE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W240EH" class="mw-redirect" title="W240EH">W240EH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W244BQ" class="mw-redirect" title="W244BQ">W244BQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W248BB" class="mw-redirect" title="W248BB">W248BB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W264BF" class="mw-redirect" title="W264BF">W264BF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W268AY" class="mw-redirect" title="W268AY">W268AY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W276BM" class="mw-redirect" title="W276BM">W276BM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W280EM" class="mw-redirect" title="W280EM">W280EM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W284DA" class="mw-redirect" title="W284DA">W284DA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WARG" class="mw-redirect" title="WARG">WARG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBBM_(AM)" title="WBBM (AM)">WBBM</a>1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBBM-FM" title="WBBM-FM">WBBM-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WBBM-FM" title="WBBM-FM">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBEZ" title="WBEZ">WBEZ</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WBEZ" title="WBEZ">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBGX" title="WBGX">WBGX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBMX" title="WBMX">WBMX</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WSCR" title="WSCR">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">WCFS-FM</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCGO" title="WCGO">WCGO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCHI-FM" title="WCHI-FM">WCHI-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WCHI-FM" title="WCHI-FM">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCKL_(FM)" title="WCKL (FM)">WCKL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCPT_(AM)" title="WCPT (AM)">WCPT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCPY" title="WCPY">WCPY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCRX_(FM)" title="WCRX (FM)">WCRX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCXP-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="WCXP-LP">WCXP-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDRV" title="WDRV">WDRV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WDRV" title="WDRV">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEUR" title="WEUR">WEUR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFMT" title="WFMT">WFMT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGBK" title="WGBK">WGBK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGCI-FM" title="WGCI-FM">WGCI-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WGCI-FM" title="WGCI-FM">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGN_(AM)" title="WGN (AM)">WGN</a>1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGRB" title="WGRB">WGRB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHFH" title="WHFH">WHFH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHPK" title="WHPK">WHPK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIIT" class="mw-redirect" title="WIIT">WIIT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIND_(AM)" title="WIND (AM)">WIND</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKKC" title="WKKC">WKKC</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WKKC" title="WKKC">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKQX" title="WKQX">WKQX</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WKQX" title="WKQX">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKSC-FM" title="WKSC-FM">WKSC-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pride_Radio" title="Pride Radio">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKTA" title="WKTA">WKTA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLEY-FM" title="WLEY-FM">WLEY-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLIT-FM" title="WLIT-FM">WLIT-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WLIT-FM" title="WLIT-FM">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLPN-LP" title="WLPN-LP">WLPN-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLS_(AM)" title="WLS (AM)">WLS</a>1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLS-FM" title="WLS-FM">WLS-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WLS_(AM)" title="WLS (AM)">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLTL" title="WLTL">WLTL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLUW" title="WLUW">WLUW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMBI-FM" title="WMBI-FM">WMBI-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WMBI-FM" title="WMBI-FM">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMBI-FM" title="WMBI-FM">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMVP" title="WMVP">WMVP</a>1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNTD" title="WNTD">WNTD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNTH" class="mw-redirect" title="WNTH">WNTH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNUR-FM" class="mw-redirect" title="WNUR-FM">WNUR-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNWI" title="WNWI">WNWI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOJO" title="WOJO">WOJO</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WOJO" title="WOJO">HD2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRTO_(AM)" title="WRTO (AM)">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPPN" title="WPPN">WPPN</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WPPN" title="WPPN">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQEG-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="WQEG-LP">WQEG-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRDZ_(AM)" title="WRDZ (AM)">WRDZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRLL" title="WRLL">WRLL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRME-LD" title="WRME-LD">WRME-LD</a>2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRRG" class="mw-redirect" title="WRRG">WRRG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRTE" title="WRTE">WRTE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRTO_(AM)" title="WRTO (AM)">WRTO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSBC" title="WSBC">WSBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSCR" title="WSCR">WSCR</a>1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSRB" title="WSRB">WSRB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTBC-FM" title="WTBC-FM">WTBC-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WMVP" title="WMVP">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTMX" title="WTMX">WTMX</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WTMX" title="WTMX">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTZI" class="mw-redirect" title="WTZI">WTZI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUSN" title="WUSN">WUSN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVAZ" title="WVAZ">WVAZ</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WMFN" title="WMFN">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVON" title="WVON">WVON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXAV" title="WXAV">WXAV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXES" title="WXES">WXES</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXRT" title="WXRT">WXRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYHI" title="WYHI">WYHI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYLL" title="WYLL">WYLL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZQC-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="WZQC-LP">WZQC-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZRD_(FM)" title="WZRD (FM)">WZRD</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dark_(broadcasting)" title="Dark (broadcasting)">Defunct</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WCEV" title="WCEV">WCEV (1450 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCFJ_(Illinois)" title="WCFJ (Illinois)">WCFJ (1470 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCGO_(1600_AM)" title="WCGO (1600 AM)">WCGO (1600 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCLM_(Chicago)" title="WCLM (Chicago)">WCLM (101.9 FM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCLR_(Arlington_Heights,_Illinois)" title="WCLR (Arlington Heights, Illinois)">WCLR (88.3 FM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCRW_(Chicago)" title="WCRW (Chicago)">WCRW (1240 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEDC" title="WEDC">WEDC (1240 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WENR_(Chicago)" title="WENR (Chicago)">WENR</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=WGHC-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WGHC-LP (page does not exist)">WGHC-LP (98.3 FM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJAZ_(Chicago)" title="WJAZ (Chicago)">WJAZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMBB-WOK" title="WMBB-WOK">WMBB-WOK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCHI_(1490_AM)" title="WCHI (1490 AM)">WORD/WCHI (1490 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRLL_(1690_AM)" title="WRLL (1690 AM)">WRLL (1690 AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSSD" title="WSSD">WSSD (88.1 FM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWHN-FM" class="mw-redirect" title="WWHN-FM">WWHN-FM (88.9 FM)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt>Radio stations in the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_metropolitan_area" title="Chicago metropolitan area">Chicago metropolitan area</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Chicago_Radio" title="Template:Chicago Radio">Chicago</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Aurora-Elgin-Wheaton_Radio" title="Template:Aurora-Elgin-Wheaton Radio">Aurora/Elgin/Wheaton</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:DeKalb_Radio" title="Template:DeKalb Radio">DeKalb</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Joliet-Morris-Crete_Radio" title="Template:Joliet-Morris-Crete Radio">Joliet/Morris/Crete</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Kenosha-Waukegan_Radio" title="Template:Kenosha-Waukegan Radio">Kenosha/Waukegan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Northwest_Indiana_Radio" title="Template:Northwest Indiana Radio">Northwest Indiana</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> </div> <dl><dt>Other nearby regions</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Benton_Harbor-St._Joseph_Radio" title="Template:Benton Harbor-St. Joseph Radio">Benton Harbor-St. Joseph</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Kankakee_Radio" title="Template:Kankakee Radio">Kankakee</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:LaSalle-Peru_Radio" title="Template:LaSalle-Peru Radio">LaSalle–Peru</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Milwaukee-Racine_Radio" title="Template:Milwaukee-Racine Radio">Milwaukee-Racine</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Rockford_Radio" title="Template:Rockford Radio">Rockford</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Illinois" title="List of radio stations in Illinois">List of radio stations in Illinois</a></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_Chicago" title="Category:Mass media in Chicago">Mass media in Chicago</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Radio_stations_in_Chicago" title="Category:Radio stations in Chicago">Radio stations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Television_stations_in_Chicago" title="Category:Television stations in Chicago">TV stations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Newspapers_published_in_Chicago" title="Category:Newspapers published in Chicago">Newspapers</a></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Notes</dt> <dd>1. <a href="/wiki/Clear-channel_station" title="Clear-channel station">Clear-channel stations</a> with extended <a href="/wiki/Night" title="Night">nighttime</a> coverage.</dd> <dd>2. <a href="/wiki/Channel_6_radio_stations_in_the_United_States" title="Channel 6 radio stations in the United 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title="WCPT (AM)">WCPT – Willow Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCRA" title="WCRA">WCRA – Effingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDAN" title="WDAN">WDAN – Danville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDWS" title="WDWS">WDWS – Champaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFIW_(AM)" title="WFIW (AM)">WFIW – Fairfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGEM-FM" title="WGEM-FM">WGEM – Quincy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGIL" title="WGIL">WGIL – Galesburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGN_(AM)" title="WGN (AM)">WGN – Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHOW" title="WHOW">WHOW – Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIBK" title="WIBK">WIBK – Watseka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIND_(AM)" title="WIND (AM)">WIND – Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJBC_(AM)" title="WJBC (AM)">WJBC – Bloomington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJBM" title="WJBM">WJBM – Jerseyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJIL" title="WJIL">WJIL - Jacksonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJOL" title="WJOL">WJOL – Joliet</a></li> <li><a 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Quincy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTAX_(AM)" title="WTAX (AM)">WTAX – Springfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTAX-FM" title="WTAX-FM">WTAX-FM - Sherman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTAY" title="WTAY">WTAY - Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTIM" title="WTIM">WTIM – Assumption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTRH" title="WTRH">WTRH – Ramsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZOE_(AM)" title="WZOE (AM)">WZOE – Princeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZUS" title="WZUS">WZUS – Macon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Adult_Contemporary_Radio_Stations_in_Illinois" title="Template:Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Illinois">adult contemporary</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Classic_Hits_Radio_Stations_in_Illinois" title="Template:Classic Hits Radio Stations in Illinois">classic hits</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Illinois_college_radio" title="Template:Illinois college radio">college</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Country_Radio_Stations_in_Illinois" title="Template:Country Radio Stations in Illinois">country</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:News/Talk_Radio_Stations_in_Illinois" title="Template:News/Talk Radio Stations in Illinois">news/talk</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:NPR_Illinois" title="Template:NPR Illinois">NPR</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Oldies_Radio_Stations_in_Illinois" title="Template:Oldies Radio Stations in Illinois">oldies</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Religious_Radio_Stations_in_Illinois" title="Template:Religious Radio Stations in Illinois">religious</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Sports_Radio_Stations_in_Illinois" title="Template:Sports Radio Stations in Illinois">sports</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Contemporary_Hit_Radio_Stations_in_Illinois" title="Template:Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in Illinois">top 40</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Urban_Radio_Stations_in_Illinois" title="Template:Urban Radio Stations in Illinois">urban</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Spanish_Radio_Stations_in_Illinois" title="Template:Spanish Radio Stations in Illinois">other</a> radio stations in Illinois</dd></dl> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Audacy,_Inc.210" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div 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(formerly Entercom)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AM_broadcasting" title="AM broadcasting">AM radio</a> stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KAMP_(AM)" title="KAMP (AM)">KAMP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCBS_(AM)" title="KCBS (AM)">KCBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDKA_(AM)" title="KDKA (AM)">KDKA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFH_(AM)" title="KFH (AM)">KFH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFNZ_(AM)" title="KFNZ (AM)">KFNZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFXX_(AM)" title="KFXX (AM)">KFXX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KIFM" title="KIFM">KIFM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KIKK" title="KIKK">KIKK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KILT_(AM)" title="KILT (AM)">KILT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KJCE" title="KJCE">KJCE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMBZ_(AM)" title="KMBZ (AM)">KMBZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMOX" title="KMOX">KMOX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMTT" title="KMTT">KMTT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNSS_(AM)" title="KNSS (AM)">KNSS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNX_(AM)" title="KNX (AM)">KNX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRLD_(AM)" title="KRLD (AM)">KRLD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWOD" title="KWOD">KWOD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KXNT_(AM)" title="KXNT (AM)">KXNT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KYW_(AM)" title="KYW (AM)">KYW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KYYS" title="KYYS">KYYS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAAF_(AM)" title="WAAF (AM)">WAAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAMO_(AM)" title="WAMO (AM)">WAMO</a>**</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAOK" title="WAOK">WAOK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAXY_(AM)" title="WAXY (AM)">WAXY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBBM_(AM)" title="WBBM (AM)">WBBM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBEN_(AM)" title="WBEN (AM)">WBEN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCCO_(AM)" title="WCCO (AM)">WCCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEEI_(AM)" title="WEEI (AM)">WEEI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFAN_(AM)" title="WFAN (AM)">WFAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGR" title="WGR">WGR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHLL" title="WHLL">WHLL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHSQ" title="WHSQ">WHSQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WILK_(AM)" title="WILK (AM)">WILK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WINS_(AM)" title="WINS (AM)">WINS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJFK_(AM)" title="WJFK (AM)">WJFK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJZ_(AM)" title="WJZ (AM)">WJZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLMZ_(AM)" title="WLMZ (AM)">WLMZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMC_(AM)" title="WMC (AM)">WMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMFS_(AM)" title="WMFS (AM)">WMFS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WORD_(AM)" title="WORD (AM)">WORD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPHT" title="WPHT">WPHT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQAM" title="WQAM">WQAM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRNL" title="WRNL">WRNL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WROC_(AM)" title="WROC (AM)">WROC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRVA_(AM)" title="WRVA (AM)">WRVA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSCR" title="WSCR">WSCR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSSP" title="WSSP">WSSP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTEM" title="WTEM">WTEM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTIC_(AM)" title="WTIC (AM)">WTIC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVEI_(AM)" title="WVEI (AM)">WVEI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWJ_(AM)" title="WWJ (AM)">WWJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWKB" title="WWKB">WWKB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWL_(AM)" title="WWL (AM)">WWL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWWL" title="WWWL">WWWL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWWS" title="WWWS">WWWS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXYT_(AM)" title="WXYT (AM)">WXYT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYRD_(AM)" title="WYRD (AM)">WYRD</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting" title="FM broadcasting">FM radio</a> stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KALC" title="KALC">KALC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KALV-FM" title="KALV-FM">KALV-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAMX" title="KAMX">KAMX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBZT" title="KBZT">KBZT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KCBS-FM" title="KCBS-FM">KCBS-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDGS" title="KDGS">KDGS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDKA-FM" title="KDKA-FM">KDKA-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KEYN-FM" title="KEYN-FM">KEYN-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KEZK-FM" title="KEZK-FM">KEZK-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFBZ" title="KFBZ">KFBZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFNZ-FM" title="KFNZ-FM">KFNZ-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFRC-FM" title="KFRC-FM">KFRC-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFRG" title="KFRG">KFRG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFTK-FM" title="KFTK-FM">KFTK-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KGMZ-FM" title="KGMZ-FM">KGMZ-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KGON" title="KGON">KGON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KHMX" title="KHMX">KHMX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KHTP" title="KHTP">KHTP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KILT-FM" title="KILT-FM">KILT-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KISW" title="KISW">KISW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KITS" title="KITS">KITS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KJKK" title="KJKK">KJKK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKDO" title="KKDO">KKDO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKHH" title="KKHH">KKHH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKMJ-FM" title="KKMJ-FM">KKMJ-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKWF" title="KKWF">KKWF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLLC" title="KLLC">KLLC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLOL" title="KLOL">KLOL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLUC-FM" title="KLUC-FM">KLUC-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMBZ-FM" title="KMBZ-FM">KMBZ-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMLE" title="KMLE">KMLE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMNB" title="KMNB">KMNB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMOX-FM" title="KMOX-FM">KMOX-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMVK" title="KMVK">KMVK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMXB" title="KMXB">KMXB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNDD" title="KNDD">KNDD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNRK" title="KNRK">KNRK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNSS-FM" title="KNSS-FM">KNSS-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNX-FM" title="KNX-FM">KNX-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOOL-FM" title="KOOL-FM">KOOL-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KQKS" title="KQKS">KQKS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KQMT" title="KQMT">KQMT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KQRC-FM" title="KQRC-FM">KQRC-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRBQ" title="KRBQ">KRBQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRLD-FM" title="KRLD-FM">KRLD-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KROQ-FM" title="KROQ-FM">KROQ-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRSK" title="KRSK">KRSK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRTH" title="KRTH">KRTH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRXQ" title="KRXQ">KRXQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSEG_(FM)" title="KSEG (FM)">KSEG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSFM" title="KSFM">KSFM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSON_(FM)" title="KSON (FM)">KSON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSPF" title="KSPF">KSPF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSWD_(FM)" title="KSWD (FM)">KSWD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTWV" title="KTWV">KTWV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KUDL" title="KUDL">KUDL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KVIL" title="KVIL">KVIL</a> (<a href="/wiki/KVIL-HD2" class="mw-redirect" title="KVIL-HD2">HD2</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWFN" title="KWFN">KWFN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWJJ-FM" title="KWJJ-FM">KWJJ-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KXFG" title="KXFG">KXFG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KXQQ-FM" title="KXQQ-FM">KXQQ-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KXSN" title="KXSN">KXSN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KYCH-FM" title="KYCH-FM">KYCH-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KYKY" title="KYKY">KYKY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KYXY" title="KYXY">KYXY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KZJK" title="KZJK">KZJK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KZPT" title="KZPT">KZPT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBBM-FM" title="WBBM-FM">WBBM-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBEB" title="WBEB">WBEB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBEE-FM" title="WBEE-FM">WBEE-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBGB_(FM)" title="WBGB (FM)">WBGB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBMX_(FM)" class="mw-redirect" title="WBMX (FM)">WBMX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBTJ" title="WBTJ">WBTJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBZA" title="WBZA">WBZA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBZZ" title="WBZZ">WBZZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCBS-FM" title="WCBS-FM">WCBS-FM</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">WCFS-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCMF-FM" title="WCMF-FM">WCMF-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDAF-FM" title="WDAF-FM">WDAF-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDCH-FM" title="WDCH-FM">WDCH-FM</a>†</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDOK" title="WDOK">WDOK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDSY-FM" title="WDSY-FM">WDSY-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDZH" title="WDZH">WDZH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEEI-FM" title="WEEI-FM">WEEI-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEZB" title="WEZB">WEZB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFAN-FM" title="WFAN-FM">WFAN-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFBC-FM" title="WFBC-FM">WFBC-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFUN-FM" title="WFUN-FM">WFUN-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGGY" title="WGGY">WGGY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIAD" title="WIAD">WIAD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WILK-FM" title="WILK-FM">WILK-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WINS-FM" title="WINS-FM">WINS-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIP-FM" title="WIP-FM">WIP-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJFK-FM" title="WJFK-FM">WJFK-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJHM" title="WJHM">WJHM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJMH" title="WJMH">WJMH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJZ-FM" title="WJZ-FM">WJZ-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKBU" title="WKBU">WKBU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKIS" title="WKIS">WKIS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKRK-FM" title="WKRK-FM">WKRK-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKRZ" title="WKRZ">WKRZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKSE" title="WKSE">WKSE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKTK" title="WKTK">WKTK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKXJ" title="WKXJ">WKXJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLFP_(FM)" title="WLFP (FM)">WLFP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLIF" title="WLIF">WLIF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLKK" title="WLKK">WLKK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLMG" title="WLMG">WLMG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLMZ-FM" title="WLMZ-FM">WLMZ-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLND" title="WLND">WLND</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLYF" title="WLYF">WLYF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLZL" title="WLZL">WLZL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMAS-FM" title="WMAS-FM">WMAS-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMFS-FM" title="WMFS-FM">WMFS-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMHX" title="WMHX">WMHX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMJX" title="WMJX">WMJX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMMM-FM" title="WMMM-FM">WMMM-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMXJ" title="WMXJ">WMXJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMYX-FM" title="WMYX-FM">WMYX-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNCX" title="WNCX">WNCX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNEW-FM" title="WNEW-FM">WNEW-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNVZ" title="WNVZ">WNVZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOCL" title="WOCL">WOCL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOGL" title="WOGL">WOGL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOLX-FM" title="WOLX-FM">WOLX-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOMC" title="WOMC">WOMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOMX-FM" title="WOMX-FM">WOMX-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPAW" title="WPAW">WPAW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPGC-FM" title="WPGC-FM">WPGC-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPHI-FM" title="WPHI-FM">WPHI-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPOW" title="WPOW">WPOW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPTE" title="WPTE">WPTE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPXY-FM" title="WPXY-FM">WPXY-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQAL" title="WQAL">WQAL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQMG" title="WQMG">WQMG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRCH_(FM)" title="WRCH (FM)">WRCH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WROQ" title="WROQ">WROQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRVQ" title="WRVQ">WRVQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRVR" title="WRVR">WRVR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRXL" title="WRXL">WRXL</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WRXL-HD2" title="WRXL-HD2">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRXR-FM" title="WRXR-FM">WRXR-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSFS_(FM)" title="WSFS (FM)">WSFS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSKY-FM" title="WSKY-FM">WSKY-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSMW" title="WSMW">WSMW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSTR_(FM)" title="WSTR (FM)">WSTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTDY-FM" title="WTDY-FM">WTDY-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTIC-FM" title="WTIC-FM">WTIC-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTPT" title="WTPT">WTPT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTVR-FM" title="WTVR-FM">WTVR-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUSN" title="WUSN">WUSN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUSY" title="WUSY">WUSY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVEE" title="WVEE">WVEE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVEI-FM" title="WVEI-FM">WVEI-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVKL" title="WVKL">WVKL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWBX" title="WWBX">WWBX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWDE-FM" title="WWDE-FM">WWDE-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWEI" title="WWEI">WWEI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWL-FM" title="WWL-FM">WWL-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWMX" title="WWMX">WWMX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXBK" title="WXBK">WXBK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXRT" title="WXRT">WXRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXSS" title="WXSS">WXSS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXYT-FM" title="WXYT-FM">WXYT-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYCD" title="WYCD">WYCD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYRD-FM" title="WYRD-FM">WYRD-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZGC" title="WZGC">WZGC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZMX" title="WZMX">WZMX</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Radio_network" title="Radio network">Radio Networks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bet_MGM_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Bet MGM Network">Bet MGM Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infinity_Sports_Network" title="Infinity Sports Network">Infinity Sports Network</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabres_Hockey_Network" title="Sabres Hockey Network">Sabres Hockey Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees_Radio_Network" title="New York Yankees Radio Network">New York Yankees Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Channel_Q" title="Channel Q">Channel Q</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Digital properties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Audacy" title="Audacy">Audacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadence13" title="Cadence13">Cadence13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eventful" title="Eventful">Eventful</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pineapple_Street_Studios" title="Pineapple Street Studios">Pineapple Street Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Play.it" class="mw-redirect" title="Play.it">Play.it</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Radio" title="CBS Radio">CBS Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_owned_by_Audacy,_Inc." title="List of radio stations owned by Audacy, Inc.">List of radio stations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">* = Formerly CBS Sports Radio, Audacy operated as producer with distribution handled by <a href="/wiki/Westwood_One" title="Westwood One">Westwood One</a>. ** = Audacy operates pursuant to a <a href="/wiki/Local_marketing_agreement" title="Local marketing agreement">local marketing agreement</a> with <a href="/wiki/Martz_Communications_Group" title="Martz Communications Group">Martz Communications Group</a>. † = Operated by <a href="/wiki/Bloomberg_L.P." title="Bloomberg L.P.">Bloomberg L.P.</a> pursuant to a time brokerage agreement.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Chicago_Bears1149" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;background-color: #0B162A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E64100, inset -2px -2px 0 #E64100;;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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title="Chicago">Chicago, Illinois</a></li> <li>Headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Lake_Forest,_Illinois" title="Lake Forest, Illinois">Lake Forest, Illinois</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Franchise</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Chicago_Bears" title="History of the Chicago Bears">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_head_coaches" title="List of Chicago Bears head coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_seasons" title="List of Chicago Bears seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2024 Chicago Bears season">Current season</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_team_records" title="List of Chicago Bears team records">Records</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_team_records" title="List of Chicago Bears team records">Franchise records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_award_winners" title="List of Chicago Bears award winners">Team awards and honors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears_all-time_roster" title="Chicago Bears all-time roster">All-time roster</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears_all-time_roster_(A%E2%80%93Kla)" title="Chicago Bears all-time roster (A–Kla)">A–Kla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears_all-time_roster_(Kle%E2%80%93Z)" title="Chicago Bears all-time roster (Kle–Z)">Kle–Z</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_head_coaches" title="List of Chicago Bears head coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_in_the_Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of Chicago Bears in the Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Famers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Chicago Bears first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Chicago Bears starting quarterbacks">Starting quarterbacks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Stadiums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Staley_Field" title="Staley Field">Staley Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(University_of_Illinois)" title="Memorial Stadium (University of Illinois)">Memorial Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears_Stadium" title="Chicago Bears Stadium">Chicago Bears Stadium</a> (proposed)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Brian's Song <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brian%27s_Song" title="Brian's Song">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian%27s_Song_(2001_film)" title="Brian's Song (2001 film)">2001</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Piccolo_Award" title="Brian Piccolo Award">Brian Piccolo Award</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bear_Down,_Chicago_Bears" title="Bear Down, Chicago Bears">Bear Down, Chicago Bears</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Super_Bowl_Shuffle" title="The Super Bowl Shuffle">The Super Bowl Shuffle</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monsters_of_the_Midway" title="Monsters of the Midway">Monsters of the Midway</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sweet_Home_Chicago" title="Sweet Home Chicago">Sweet Home Chicago</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Swerski%27s_Superfans" title="Bill Swerski's Superfans">Bill Swerski's Superfans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Swirsky" title="Chuck Swirsky">Chuck Swirsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Honey_Bears" title="Chicago Honey Bears">Chicago Honey Bears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staley_Da_Bear" title="Staley Da Bear">Staley Da Bear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logos_and_uniforms_of_the_Chicago_Bears" title="Logos and uniforms of the Chicago Bears">Logos and uniforms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halas_Hall" title="Halas Hall">Halas Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._E._Staley" title="A. E. Staley">A. E. 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color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Cardinals_rivalry" title="Bears–Cardinals rivalry">Arizona Cardinals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Lions_rivalry" title="Bears–Lions rivalry">Detroit Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Packers_rivalry" title="Bears–Packers rivalry">Green Bay Packers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Vikings_rivalry" title="Bears–Vikings rivalry">Minnesota Vikings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Giants_rivalry" title="Bears–Giants rivalry">New York Giants</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Minor league affiliates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Newark_Tornadoes" class="mw-redirect" title="Newark Tornadoes">Newark Bears</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Association_(American_football)" title="American Association (American football)">AA</a>, 1939–1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wichita_Aero_Commandos" title="Wichita Aero Commandos">Wichita Aero Commandos</a> (1942)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas#Akron_Bears" title="George Halas">Akron Bears</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1946)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Football League (1946)">AFL</a>, 1946)</li> <li>Bloomfield Cardinals (<a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1946)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Football League (1946)">AFL</a>, 1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Rebels_(American_Football_League)" title="Richmond Rebels (American Football League)">Richmond Rebels</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1946)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Football League (1946)">AFL</a>, 1948–1950)</li> <li>Quad City Mohawks (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Midwest_Professional_Football_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Midwest Professional Football League (page does not exist)">MWPFL</a>, 1970–1972)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski" title="Bronko Nagurski">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_McAfee" title="George McAfee">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Galimore" title="Willie Galimore">28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gale_Sayers" title="Gale Sayers">40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Piccolo" title="Brian Piccolo">41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Luckman" title="Sid Luckman">42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hewitt_(American_football)" title="Bill Hewitt (American football)">56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_George_(linebacker)" title="Bill George (linebacker)">61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Turner" title="Bulldog Turner">66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Grange" title="Red Grange">77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">89</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Chairman / principal owner: <a href="/wiki/George_McCaskey" title="George McCaskey">George McCaskey</a></li> <li>President / CEO: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Warren" title="Kevin Warren">Kevin Warren</a></li> <li>General manager: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Poles" title="Ryan Poles">Ryan Poles</a></li> <li>Head coach: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Johnson_(American_football_coach)" title="Ben Johnson (American football coach)">Ben Johnson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Division championships (21)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1933_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1933 Chicago Bears season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1934 Chicago Bears season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1937 Chicago Bears season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1940 Chicago Bears season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1941 Chicago Bears season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1942 Chicago Bears season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1943 Chicago Bears season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1946 Chicago Bears season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1956 Chicago Bears season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1963 Chicago Bears season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1984 Chicago Bears season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1985 Chicago Bears season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1986 Chicago Bears season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1987 Chicago Bears season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1988 Chicago Bears season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1990 Chicago Bears season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2001 Chicago Bears season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2005 Chicago Bears season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2006 Chicago Bears season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2010 Chicago Bears season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2018 Chicago Bears season">2018</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Conference championships (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1956_NFL_season" title="1956 NFL season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_season" title="1963 NFL season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NFL_season" title="1985 NFL season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">2006</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">League championships (9)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1921_NFL_championship_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="1921 NFL championship controversy">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_NFL_Playoff_Game" title="1932 NFL Playoff Game">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1933 NFL Championship Game">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1940 NFL Championship Game">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1941 NFL Championship Game">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1943 NFL Championship Game">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1946 NFL Championship Game">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1963 NFL Championship Game">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XX" title="Super Bowl XX">1985 (XX)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; 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