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.infobox-header{background-color:hsl(0,0%,10%);color:inherit}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ib-radio-station .infobox-above,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ib-radio-station-embed-header .infobox-header{background-color:hsl(210,100%,10%);color:inherit}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-radio-station-infobox-header{background-color:hsl(0,0%,10%);color:inherit}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-radio-station .infobox-above,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-radio-station-embed-header .infobox-header{background-color:hsl(210,100%,10%);color:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard ib-radio-station"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">WFMT</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size ib-radio-station-logo" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:WFMT_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_metropolitan_area" title="Chicago metropolitan area">Chicago metropolitan area</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Frequency" title="Frequency">Frequency</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="hMeasure frequency"><span class="num">98.7</span> <span class="unit"><a href="/wiki/MHz" class="mw-redirect" title="MHz">MHz</a></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">HD Radio</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branding</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>98.7 WFMT</i></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Programming</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Radio_format" title="Radio format">Format</a></th><td class="infobox-data category">Classical music</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Ownership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">Window to the World Communications, Inc.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Sister_station" title="Sister station">Sister stations</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/WTTW" title="WTTW">WTTW</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">May 16, 1948<span class="noprint">; 76 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1948-05-16</span>)</span></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">WOAK (1948–1951)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former frequencies</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="hMeasure frequency"><span class="num">98.3</span> <span class="unit">MHz</span></span> (1948–1950)</li><li><span class="hMeasure frequency"><span class="num">105.9</span> <span class="unit">MHz</span></span> (1950–1954)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Technical information<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></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/FCC" class="mw-redirect" title="FCC">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">10801</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_North_American_broadcast_station_classes" title="List of North American broadcast station classes">Class</a></th><td class="infobox-data category">B</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Effective_radiated_power" title="Effective radiated power">ERP</a></th><td class="infobox-data">6,000 watts</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Height_above_average_terrain" title="Height above average terrain">HAAT</a></th><td class="infobox-data">470 meters (1,540 ft)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Links</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Public license information </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/fm-profile/WFMT">Public file</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=10801">LMS</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wfmt.com/">www<wbr />.wfmt<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>WFMT</b> (98.7 <a href="/wiki/MHz" class="mw-redirect" title="MHz">MHz</a>) is a commercial <a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting" title="FM broadcasting">FM</a> radio station in Chicago, Illinois, with a classical music radio format. It is part of Window to the World Communications, Inc, in the same company as Chicago's <a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Broadcasting Service">PBS</a> member station <a href="/wiki/WTTW" title="WTTW">WTTW</a>. WFMT seeks donations on the air and on its website. The station's studios and offices are on North Saint Louis Avenue in Chicago. </p><p>WFMT has an <a href="/wiki/Effective_radiated_power" title="Effective radiated power">effective radiated power</a> (ERP) of 6,000 watts, and <a href="/wiki/Transmitter" title="Transmitter">transmits</a> from atop the <a href="/wiki/Willis_Tower" title="Willis Tower">Willis Tower</a> in <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Chicago" class="mw-redirect" title="Downtown Chicago">Downtown Chicago</a>. It broadcasts using <a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">HD Radio</a> technology. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programming">Programming</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WFMT&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>WFMT has been broadcasting classical music since 1951. Its website says WFMT "strives to entertain, engage, and above all, respect its listeners with a quality and variety of programming found nowhere else". It is also the primary station of the nationally syndicated <i>WFMT Radio Network</i> and a jazz network available to other public radio stations around the U.S. </p><p>Hosts on WFMT include Candice Agree, Lisa Flynn, John Clare, Kerry Frumkin, LaRob K.Rafael, Jan Weller, David Schwan, Kristina Lynn, and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Van_de_Graaff" title="Peter Van de Graaff">Peter Van de Graaff</a>. Weeknights, <i><a href="/wiki/Exploring_Music" title="Exploring Music">Exploring Music</a> with <a href="/wiki/Bill_McGlaughlin" title="Bill McGlaughlin">Bill McGlaughlin</a></i> is heard. Weekly broadcasts include the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra" title="Chicago Symphony Orchestra">Chicago Symphony Orchestra</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Philharmonic" title="New York Philharmonic">New York Philharmonic</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Symphony_Orchestra" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco Symphony Orchestra">San Francisco Symphony Orchestra</a> and <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Opera" title="Metropolitan Opera">Metropolitan Opera</a>. Weekends feature shows on baroque music, folk music, Latin American classical music, and chamber music. The syndicated weekly show <i><a href="/wiki/With_Heart_and_Voice" class="mw-redirect" title="With Heart and Voice">With Heart and Voice</a></i> airs Sunday mornings. On Saturday at twelve o'clock they have an opera. </p><p>Programs can be heard through its satellite services and online via several streaming services. WFMT is the only individual radio station that is an associate member of the <a href="/wiki/European_Broadcasting_Union" title="European Broadcasting Union">European Broadcasting Union</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WFMT&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WOAK">WOAK</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WFMT&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: WOAK"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The station signed on the air on May 16, 1948<span class="noprint">; 76 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1948-05-16</span>)</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-FMOutlet_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FMOutlet-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It originally held the <a href="/wiki/Call_sign" title="Call sign">call sign</a> WOAK.<sup id="cite_ref-FMOutlet_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FMOutlet-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BC6748_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BC6748-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The studios were in the <a href="/wiki/Guyon_Hotel" title="Guyon Hotel">Guyon Hotel</a> and it operated at 98.3 MHz with an <a href="/wiki/Effective_radiated_power" title="Effective radiated power">effective radiated power</a> (ERP) of only 770 watts.<sup id="cite_ref-FMOutlet_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FMOutlet-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BCYearbook1949_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BCYearbook1949-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BC6748_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BC6748-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LaunchNew_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LaunchNew-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station was owned by Gale Broadcasting Company.<sup id="cite_ref-FMOutlet_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FMOutlet-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BC6748_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BC6748-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BCYearbook1949_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BCYearbook1949-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 1950, the station's frequency had been changed to 105.9 MHz, and its ERP was increased to 9,300 watts.<sup id="cite_ref-BCYearbook1950_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BCYearbook1950-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> WOAK generally aired pop music, but also featured classical music programs and dramas. The number of Chicago radio stations that aired classical music programs was small, but none compared to WFMT.<sup id="cite_ref-RitaNYTimes_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RitaNYTimes-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RitaTribune_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RitaTribune-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LaunchNew_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LaunchNew-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WFMT">WFMT</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WFMT&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: WFMT"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1951, the station's call sign was changed to WFMT.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bernard and Rita Jacobs launched WFMT's classical music/fine arts <a href="/wiki/Radio_format" title="Radio format">radio format</a> on December 13, 1951.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RitaTribune_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RitaTribune-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They began with 8-hour-a-day broadcasts, with Bernard serving as the station's engineer, and Rita as the station's announcer.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1952, WFMT began publishing a biweekly program guide, which later became <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_(magazine)" title="Chicago (magazine)">Chicago</a></i> magazine.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1953, programming was expanded to 18 hours per day.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1954, WFMT's studios and transmitter were moved to the <a href="/wiki/LaSalle-Wacker_Building" class="mw-redirect" title="LaSalle-Wacker Building">LaSalle-Wacker Building</a>, increasing its <a href="/wiki/HAAT" class="mw-redirect" title="HAAT">HAAT</a> to 547 feet.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HistoryCards_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station's ERP was also increased and its frequency was changed to the present-day 98.7 MHz.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HistoryCards_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1956, WFMT aired a live recording of a folk concert with <a href="/wiki/Pete_Seeger" title="Pete Seeger">Pete Seeger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Big_Bill_Broonzy" title="Big Bill Broonzy">Big Bill Broonzy</a> at <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_University" title="Northwestern University">Northwestern University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WTTW_ownership">WTTW ownership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WFMT&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: WTTW ownership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1968, WFMT began around-the-clock broadcasting.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That same year, Bernard Jacobs sold WFMT to <a href="/wiki/Tribune_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Tribune Company">WGN-TV</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Tribune_Broadcasting#Former_stations" title="Tribune Broadcasting">Continental Broadcasting Company</a> for $810,000, which in turn donated the station to WTTW two years later.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HistoryCards_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1969, the station's transmitter was moved to the <a href="/wiki/One_Prudential_Plaza" title="One Prudential Plaza">Prudential Building</a>, and in 1971 its transmitter was moved to the <a href="/wiki/John_Hancock_Center" title="John Hancock Center">John Hancock Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HistoryCards_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several classical music stations were found on the FM dial in Chicago in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. They included <a href="/wiki/WUSN" title="WUSN">WEFM</a> 99.5, WXFM 105.9, <a href="/wiki/WGCI-FM" title="WGCI-FM">WFMQ</a> 107.5, <a href="/wiki/WBMX" title="WBMX">WJJD</a> at 104.3 and <a href="/wiki/WDRV" title="WDRV">WNIB</a> 97.1. They all changed formats by the 1990s. While WFMT was a station supported by the sales of commercials, it aired no pre-recorded (by non-station hosts) advertising.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A brief attempt at introducing pre-recorded commercial advertising in the early 1990s, the only time in its history, proved unpopular with listeners.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All advertising on the station would be read exclusively by WFMT's on-air hosts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fine_Arts_Network">Fine Arts Network</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WFMT&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Fine Arts Network"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1976, WFMT created the Fine Arts Network for broadcast syndication of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the <a href="/wiki/Lyric_Opera" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyric Opera">Lyric Opera</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1979, WFMT became America's first radio <a href="/wiki/Superstation" title="Superstation">superstation</a>, delivered by satellite and cable systems across the United States and dozens of countries, including the Soviet Union and China.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 1976, the FCC granted WFMT temporary authority to simulcast on AM 1450, using the former facilities of <a href="/wiki/WVON" title="WVON">WVON</a>, which had moved its call sign and programming to another frequency the previous year.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The simulcast continued until 1979, when Midway Broadcasting and Migala Enterprises were granted licenses to share time on the frequency.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1980, WFMT became the first U.S. radio station to join the <a href="/wiki/European_Broadcasting_Union" title="European Broadcasting Union">European Broadcasting Union</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A live performance of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra was heard in the US, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, and <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a> simultaneously. <a href="/wiki/Richard_Wagner" title="Richard Wagner">Richard Wagner</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Der_Ring_des_Nibelungen" title="Der Ring des Nibelungen">Der Ring des Nibelungen</a></i> was broadcast live for the first time as a digital transatlantic performance from the <a href="/wiki/Bayreuth_Festspielhaus" title="Bayreuth Festspielhaus">Bayreuth Festspielhaus</a> to the US and Canada in 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Beethoven_Network">Beethoven Network</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WFMT&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Beethoven Network"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1986, WFMT launched the Beethoven Satellite Network, a satellite delivered classical music programming service.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It allows public radio stations to broadcast classical music during some hours of the day or around the clock, even if their budgets don't allow for a local staff or music library. </p><p>The WFMT Fine Arts Circle, a member/listener support and funding group, was formed in 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995, the station moved to its current location in the WTTW complex in Chicago's Northwest Side.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new facility included an all-digital path from studios to transmitter. The WFMT Jazz Satellite Network debuted two years later.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2001, the station's transmitter was moved to the Sears Tower in downtown Chicago (now the <a href="/wiki/Willis_Tower" title="Willis Tower">Willis Tower</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>WFMT celebrated its 50th anniversary on December 13, 2001, which Chicago Mayor <a href="/wiki/Richard_M._Daley" title="Richard M. Daley">Richard M. Daley</a> declared <i>WFMT Day</i>. </p><p>In 2003, the station began syndication of the program "<i><a href="/wiki/Exploring_Music" title="Exploring Music">Exploring Music</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Bill_McGlaughlin" title="Bill McGlaughlin">Bill McGlaughlin</a>", an informational weekday program on various themes in classical music.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was created by Steve Robinson and is now carried by over 50 stations in the U.S. and is heard by over 400,000 people each week. WFMT also launched a Fine Arts Hotline for the Chicago area that same year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WFMT&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1957, the station received an <a href="/wiki/Alfred_I._DuPont_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Alfred I. DuPont Award">Alfred I. DuPont Award</a> as the country's best broadcaster in the small-station category.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> WFMT also aired a discussion between <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright" title="Frank Lloyd Wright">Frank Lloyd Wright</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carl_Sandburg" title="Carl Sandburg">Carl Sandburg</a>, which was simulcast with WTTW, marking the first collaboration between WTTW and WFMT.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another collaboration occurred the following year, as the two stations began a pioneering stereo music project in which WTTW broadcast a left audio channel, and WFMT broadcast the right audio channel simultaneously.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>WFMT won another Alfred I. DuPont Award in 1960, this time as the country's best broadcaster in the large-station category.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1961, the station won its first <a href="/wiki/Peabody_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Peabody Award">Peabody Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its ERP was increased to 120,000 watts the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HistoryCards_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1962, WFMT began broadcasting a majority of its programming in stereo.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1964, <i><a href="/wiki/Stereo_Review" class="mw-redirect" title="Stereo Review">Hi Fi/Stereo Review</a></i> readers voted WFMT the best station in Chicago in terms of audio quality.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station's first series of <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra" title="Chicago Symphony Orchestra">Chicago Symphony Orchestra</a> concerts began in 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>WFMT has won numerous first place <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Howard_Armstrong_award" title="Edwin Howard Armstrong award">Major Armstrong awards</a> for excellence and originality in radio broadcasting and special awards for engineering and technical achievement.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Past_hosts">Past hosts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WFMT&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Past hosts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several noteworthy individuals have worked at WFMT in its history. Award-winning stage and film director, writer, and producer <a href="/wiki/Mike_Nichols" title="Mike Nichols">Mike Nichols</a>, at the time a student at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Chicago" title="University of Chicago">University of Chicago</a>, joined the station in 1951.<sup id="cite_ref-Nichols_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nichols-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nichols started the folk music program <i><a href="/wiki/The_Midnight_Special_(radio)" title="The Midnight Special (radio)">The Midnight Special</a></i> in 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-Nichols_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nichols-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1983, Rich Warren became a co-host of <i>The Midnight Special</i>, and later became its sole host in 1996. Rich Warren continued as host of <i>The Midnight Special</i> until 2020. The show still airs weekly on WFMT, with Marilyn Rea Beyer as the host. </p><p>Noted author and broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Studs_Terkel" title="Studs Terkel">Studs Terkel</a> began a radio show on WFMT in 1952, remaining on the station until 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station replays Terkel's noteworthy interviews on Friday nights. </p><p>Carl Grapentine, former weekday breakfast host on WFMT, has served as the voice of the University of <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Marching_Band" title="Michigan Marching Band">Michigan Marching Band</a> since 1972, and has doubled as the public-address announcer at <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Stadium" title="Michigan Stadium">Michigan Stadium</a> since 2006. He retired from full-time presenting in July 2018 but still continues to contribute programming. </p><p>Two-time <a href="/wiki/Peabody_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Peabody Award">Peabody Award</a>-winning audio dramatist <a href="/wiki/Yuri_Rasovsky" title="Yuri Rasovsky">Yuri Rasovsky</a>, creator of the National Radio Theater of Chicago, began a decade-long association with WFMT in 1975. He is still heard periodically on <i>The Midnight Special</i> in his classic "Chicago Language Tape" skit. </p><p>WFMT is noted for the longevity of various staff members. <a href="/wiki/Norman_Pellegrini" title="Norman Pellegrini">Norman Pellegrini</a> joined the station as an announcer in 1952, and became program director in 1953, holding the position until disputes with the station owners forced him out in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ray Nordstrand was hired as an announcer, also in 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-Nordstrand_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nordstrand-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later became the assistant of original owner Bernard Jacobs.<sup id="cite_ref-Nordstrand_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nordstrand-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nordstrand moved up to the position of president and general manager in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-Nordstrand_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nordstrand-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After suffering a heart attack in 1993, Nordstrand worked as a part-time consultant to the station.<sup id="cite_ref-Nordstrand_36-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nordstrand-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Don_Tait" title="Don Tait">Don Tait</a>, who had been called a "a seminal figure in the history of WFMT", worked as a host from June 1972, until his retirement in October 2007. His interest in archival recordings of conductors such as <a href="/wiki/Willem_Mengelberg" title="Willem Mengelberg">Willem Mengelberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Walter" title="Bruno Walter">Bruno Walter</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Leopold_Stokowski" title="Leopold Stokowski">Leopold Stokowski</a> was often reflected in his programming. Among the programs he hosted were <i>Collector's Item</i> and <i>Chicago Symphony Retrospective</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another key contributor to WFMT's success was Associate Program Director Lois Baum. Arriving at the station from KPFK in California in July 1964, Baum produced and oversaw the production of countless spoken arts programs and features. She produced the Critic's Choice series, regular broadcasts of reviews and commentary by artist Harry Bouras (whose name was the inspiration for the playful Chicago art group, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Imagists" title="Chicago Imagists">the "Hairy Who"</a>), theater critic <a href="/wiki/Claudia_Cassidy" title="Claudia Cassidy">Claudia Cassidy</a>, and journalist and author Herman Kogan. Baum selected and programmed plays and readings produced by the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> and by the National Radio Theater of Chicago, and created <i>The Storytellers</i>, a program devoted to short stories. With co-producer George Drury, she created <i>Word of Mouth</i>, a spoken arts program that presented a mixture of rare archival recordings and new studio recordings of poets, novelists, philosophers, scientists, actors and musicians. In addition to her extensive work with spoken arts programs, from 1972 until 2009, Lois Baum co-hosted with Norman Pellegrini nationally syndicated broadcasts from the <a href="/wiki/Lyric_Opera_of_Chicago" title="Lyric Opera of Chicago">Lyric Opera of Chicago</a>. </p><p>In August 2000, Steve Robinson was hired as general manager of WFMT.<sup id="cite_ref-Isaacs_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Isaacs-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Raskauskas_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raskauskas-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had worked in classical music radio since 1967, and retired in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Isaacs_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Isaacs-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Raskauskas_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raskauskas-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Technological_achievements">Technological achievements</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WFMT&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Technological achievements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since going on the air in 1951, WFMT has garnered a strong reputation for technological innovation and sound quality. </p><p>In 1958, WFMT and public television station <a href="/wiki/WTTW" title="WTTW">WTTW</a> collaborated on a pioneering stereo music project in which WTTW broadcast a left audio channel, and WFMT broadcast the right audio channel simultaneously.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/FM_stereo" class="mw-redirect" title="FM stereo">FM stereo</a> broadcasting was not yet available). </p><p>WFMT broadcast a live concert in 1971, using <a href="/wiki/Dolby" title="Dolby">Dolby</a> noise reduction, the first station to do so. In 1974, it broadcast for the first time in four-channel (<a href="/wiki/Quadrophonic" class="mw-redirect" title="Quadrophonic">quadrophonic</a>) sound, a live performance of the Chicago Lyric Opera's presentation of Rossini's <i><a href="/wiki/Semiramide" title="Semiramide">Semiramide</a></i>. </p><p>In 1978, WFMT participated in the first stereo relay of a live performance via satellite, from the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Opera" title="San Francisco Opera">San Francisco Opera</a>. </p><p>In 1979, WFMT was one of the first local FM stations to re-broadcast its programming via satellite.<sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This feed was received by cable companies (who transmitted WFMT's programming to their subscribers), as well as by home <a href="/wiki/TVRO" class="mw-redirect" title="TVRO">TVRO</a> users. </p><p>In 1982, WFMT moved into the digital era, being chosen by <a href="/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony</a> and <a href="/wiki/Philips" title="Philips">Philips</a> to be the first station in the world to broadcast music from the compact disc format, thanks to the station's reputation for high audio standards.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-StrongSignal_13-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StrongSignal-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station broadcast material from <a href="/wiki/Digital_Audio_Tape" title="Digital Audio Tape">Digital Audio Tape</a> for the first time in 1987,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stine_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stine-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was once again chosen by Sony to broadcast from a <a href="/wiki/MiniDisc" title="MiniDisc">MiniDisc</a> in 1992,<sup id="cite_ref-Stine_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stine-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to demonstrate the subtle differences between an MD and a CD. WFMT also broadcasts in <a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">HD</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WFMT&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></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 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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><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGN_(AM)" title="WGN (AM)">720</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBBM_(AM)" title="WBBM (AM)">780</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCPT_(AM)" title="WCPT (AM)">820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLS_(AM)" title="WLS (AM)">890</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNTD" title="WNTD">950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMVP" title="WMVP">1000</a><sup>1</sup></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%"><a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting" title="FM broadcasting">FM</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><sup>2</sup></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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 href="/wiki/WCFS-FM" title="WCFS-FM">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> 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<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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 href="/wiki/WCFS-FM" title="WCFS-FM">105.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCFS-FM" title="WCFS-FM">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%"><a href="/wiki/Call_signs_in_North_America" title="Call signs in North America">Call signs</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><sup>1</sup></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 href="/wiki/WCFS-FM" title="WCFS-FM">WCFS-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WCFS-FM" title="WCFS-FM">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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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><sup>1</sup></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><sup>1</sup></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><sup>1</sup></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><sup>2</sup></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><sup>1</sup></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/Streaming_media" title="Streaming media">Streaming</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="/w/index.php?title=Great_Detectives_of_Old_Time_Radio&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Great Detectives of Old Time Radio (page does not exist)">Great Detectives of Old Time Radio</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-odd" 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 States">Audio from channel 6 TV station</a></dd></dl></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="Members_of_the_European_Broadcasting_Union111" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link 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Rundfunk">MDR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norddeutscher_Rundfunk" title="Norddeutscher Rundfunk">NDR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Bremen" title="Radio Bremen">RB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rundfunk_Berlin-Brandenburg" title="Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg">RBB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saarl%C3%A4ndischer_Rundfunk" title="Saarländischer Rundfunk">SR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%BCdwestrundfunk" title="Südwestrundfunk">SWR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westdeutscher_Rundfunk" title="Westdeutscher Rundfunk">WDR</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Radio_of_Armenia" title="Public Radio of Armenia">ARMR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Television_Company_of_Armenia" title="Public Television Company of Armenia">ARMTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arte" title="Arte">Arte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_and_Television_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina">BHRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_National_Radio" title="Bulgarian National Radio">BNR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_National_Television" title="Bulgarian National Television">BNT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Radio" title="Czech Radio">ČRo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Television" title="Czech Television">ČT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation">CyBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DR_(broadcaster)" title="DR (broadcaster)">DR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Algeria" title="Radio Algeria">ENRS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Establishment_of_Television" title="Public Establishment of Television">EPTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eesti_Rahvusringh%C3%A4%C3%A4ling" title="Eesti Rahvusringhääling">ERR</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eesti_Raadio" title="Eesti Raadio">ER</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eesti_Televisioon" title="Eesti Televisioon">ETV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_100,7" title="Radio 100,7">ERSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation">ERT</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Radio" title="Hellenic Radio">ERA</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_Public_Broadcaster" title="Georgian Public Broadcaster">GPB</a></li> <li>GRF <ul><li><a href="/wiki/France_M%C3%A9dias_Monde" title="France Médias Monde">FMM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9visions" title="France Télévisions">FTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_France" title="Radio France">RF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Radiotelevision" title="Croatian Radiotelevision">HRT</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Radio" title="Croatian Radio">HR</a></li></ul></li> <li>İCTI <ul><li>İR</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C4%B0ctimai_Television" title="İctimai Television">İTV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Radio_and_Television_Corporation" title="Jordan Radio and Television Corporation">JRTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israeli_Public_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation">KAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libya_National_Channel" title="Libya National Channel">LNC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_National_Radio_and_Television" title="Lithuanian National Radio and Television">LRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_of_Latvia" title="Public Broadcasting of Latvia">LSM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Latvijas_Radio" title="Latvijas Radio">LR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_Television" title="Latvian Television">LTV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monaco_Media_Diffusion" title="Monaco Media Diffusion">MMD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macedonian_Radio_Television" title="Macedonian Radio Television">MRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTVA_(Hungary)" class="mw-redirect" title="MTVA (Hungary)">MTVA</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duna_M%C3%A9dia" title="Duna Média">Duna</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nederlandse_Publieke_Omroep_(organisation)" title="Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (organisation)">NPO</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AVROTROS" title="AVROTROS">AVROTROS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BNNVARA" title="BNNVARA">BNNVARA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelische_Omroep" title="Evangelische Omroep">EO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humanistische_Omroep" class="mw-redirect" title="Humanistische Omroep">HUMAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRO-NCRV" title="KRO-NCRV">KRO-NCRV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omroep_MAX" title="Omroep MAX">MAX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nederlandse_Omroep_Stichting" title="Nederlandse Omroep Stichting">NOS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omroep_NTR" title="Omroep NTR">NTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ongehoord_Nederland" title="Ongehoord Nederland">ON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PowNed" title="PowNed">PowNed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stichting_Ether_Reclame" class="mw-redirect" title="Stichting Ether Reclame">Ster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VPRO" title="VPRO">VPRO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNL_(broadcaster)" title="WNL (broadcaster)">WNL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omroep_Zwart" title="Omroep Zwart">Zwart</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NRK" title="NRK">NRK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Media_Authority" title="National Media Authority">NTU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ORF_(broadcaster)" title="ORF (broadcaster)">ORF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Services" title="Public Broadcasting Services">PBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polskie_Radio" title="Polskie Radio">PR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAI" title="RAI">RAI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Radio_Broadcasting_Company" title="Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company">ROR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RTBF" title="RTBF">RTBF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_and_Television_of_Montenegro" title="Radio and Television of Montenegro">RTCG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RT%C3%89" title="RTÉ">RTÉ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RTL_Group" title="RTL Group">RTL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A1dio_e_Televis%C3%A3o_de_Portugal" title="Rádio e Televisão de Portugal">RTP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Television_of_Serbia" title="Radio Television of Serbia">RTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RTSH" title="RTSH">RTSH</a></li> <li>RTT <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Tunisienne" title="Radio Tunisienne">RT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision_Tunisienne" title="Télévision Tunisienne">TT</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_and_Television_of_Andorra" title="Radio and Television of Andorra">RTVA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RTVE" title="RTVE">RTVE</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Nacional_de_Espa%C3%B1a" title="Radio Nacional de España">RNE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Televisi%C3%B3n_Espa%C3%B1ola" title="Televisión Española">TVE</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiotelevizija_Slovenija" title="Radiotelevizija Slovenija">RTVSLO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%9AV" title="RÚV">RÚV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Marino_RTV" title="San Marino RTV">SMRTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SNRT" title="SNRT">SNRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Swiss Broadcasting Corporation">SRG SSR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foundation_Management_for_SR,_SVT,_and_UR" title="Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR">SRT</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sveriges_Radio" title="Sveriges Radio">SR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sveriges_Television" title="Sveriges Television">SVT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Educational_Broadcasting_Company" title="Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company">UR</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_Television_and_Radio" title="Slovak Television and Radio">STVR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suspilne" title="Suspilne">SU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9diffusion_d%27Alg%C3%A9rie" title="Télédiffusion d'Algérie">TDA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TG4" title="TG4">TG4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9_Liban" title="Télé Liban">TL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teleradio-Moldova" title="Teleradio-Moldova">TRM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Radio_and_Television_Corporation" title="Turkish Radio and Television Corporation">TRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVMonaco" title="TVMonaco">TVM</a> <i><abbr title="Monaco">(MC)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV_2_(Denmark)" class="mw-redirect" title="TV 2 (Denmark)">TV 2</a> <i><abbr title="Denmark">(DK)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV_2_Group" title="TV 2 Group">TV 2</a> <i><abbr title="Norway">(NO)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telewizja_Polska" title="Telewizja Polska">TVP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVR_(TV_network)" title="TVR (TV network)">TVR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Independent_Broadcasting" title="United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting">UKIB</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Channel_Four_Television_Corporation" title="Channel Four Television Corporation">C4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_plc" title="ITV plc">ITV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S4C_Authority" title="S4C Authority">S4C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/STV_Group" title="STV Group">STV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vatican_Radio" title="Vatican Radio">VR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VRT_(broadcaster)" title="VRT (broadcaster)">VRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yle" title="Yle">Yle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ZDF" title="ZDF">ZDF</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em">Suspended</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belteleradio" title="Belteleradio">BTRC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Channel_One_Russia" class="mw-redirect" title="Channel One Russia">C1R</a></li> <li>RDO <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Mayak" title="Radio Mayak">MK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Orpheus" title="Radio Orpheus">OP</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-Russia_State_Television_and_Radio_Broadcasting_Company" title="All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company">VGTRK</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antena_3_Radio" title="Antena 3 Radio">A3R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canal%2B_(French_TV_channel)" title="Canal+ (French TV channel)">C+</a></li> <li>C1O</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadena_COPE" title="Cadena COPE">COPE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiocentre" title="Radiocentre">CRCA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Television#1953–1992:_Czechoslovak_Television" title="Czech Television">ČST</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Europe_1" title="Europe 1">E1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ERTT" title="ERTT">ERTT</a></li> <li>GRMC <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RMC_(France)" title="RMC (France)">RMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TMC_(TV_channel)" title="TMC (TV channel)">TMC</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Broadcasting_Authority" title="Independent Broadcasting Authority">IBA</a> <i><abbr title="United Kingdom">(GB)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Broadcasting_Authority" title="Israel Broadcasting Authority">IBA</a> <i><abbr title="Israel">(IL)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Television_Authority" title="Independent Television Authority">ITA</a></li> <li>ITCA</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yugoslav_Radio_Television" title="Yugoslav Radio Television">JRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libyan_Jamahiriya_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation">LJBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_in_Malta" title="Television in Malta">MBA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magyar_R%C3%A1di%C3%B3" title="Magyar Rádió">MR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV3" title="MTV3">MTV</a> <i><abbr title="Finland">(FI)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magyar_Telev%C3%ADzi%C3%B3" title="Magyar Televízió">MTV</a> <i><abbr title="Hungary">(HU)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hellenic_Radio,_Internet_and_Television" title="New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television">NERIT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Radio_Union" title="Dutch Radio Union">NRU</a></li> <li>OFRT</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_de_Radiodiffusion_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision_Fran%C3%A7aise" title="Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française">ORTF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiodiffusion-T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision_Fran%C3%A7aise" title="Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française">RTF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_and_Television_of_Slovakia" title="Radio and Television of Slovakia">RTVS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadena_SER" title="Cadena SER">SER</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovensk%C3%BD_rozhlas" title="Slovenský rozhlas">SRo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovensk%C3%A1_telev%C3%ADzia" title="Slovenská televízia">STV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TDF_Group" title="TDF Group">TDF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TF1" title="TF1">TF1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La7" title="La7">TMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV4_(Swedish_TV_channel)" title="TV4 (Swedish TV channel)">TV4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udru%C5%BEenje_javnih_radija_i_televizija" title="Udruženje javnih radija i televizija">UJRT</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Associate<br /> members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">ABC</a> <i><abbr title="Australia">(AU)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> <i><abbr title="United States">(US)</abbr></i></li> <li>ACORAB</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Public_Media" title="American Public Media">APM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canal_13_(Chilean_TV_network)" title="Canal 13 (Chilean TV network)">C13</a> <i><abbr title="Chile">(CL)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Canadian Broadcasting Corporation">CBC/SRC</a> <i><abbr title="Canada">(CA)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Media_Group" title="China Media Group">CMG</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/China_Central_Television" title="China Central Television">CCTV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/China_Global_Television_Network" title="China Global Television Network">CGTN</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_National_Radio" title="China National Radio">CNR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Radio_International" title="China Radio International">CRI</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funda%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Padre_Anchieta" title="Fundação Padre Anchieta">FPA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FreeTV_Australia" title="FreeTV Australia">Free</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Institute_of_Radio_and_Television" title="Cuban Institute of Radio and Television">ICRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Broadcasting" title="Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting">IRIB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khabar_Agency" title="Khabar Agency">KA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Broadcasting_System" title="Korean Broadcasting System">KBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritius_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation">MBC</a> <i><abbr title="Mauritius">(MU)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Television" title="Bangladesh Television">NBAB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> <i><abbr title="United States">(US)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHK" title="NHK">NHK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NPR" title="NPR">NPR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Organization_of_Radio_and_TV_(Syria)" title="General Organization of Radio and TV (Syria)">ORTAS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Oman_Television" title="Sultanate of Oman Television">PART</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rustavi_2" title="Rustavi 2">RB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_New_Zealand" title="Radio New Zealand">RNZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RTHK" title="RTHK">RTHK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Televisyen_Malaysia" title="Radio Televisyen Malaysia">RTM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Broadcasting_Service" title="Special Broadcasting Service">SBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanghai_Media_Group" title="Shanghai Media Group">SMG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TBS_Holdings" title="TBS Holdings">TBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imedi_Media_Holding" title="Imedi Media Holding">TEME</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVNZ" title="TVNZ">TVNZ</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">WFMT</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Teleamazonas" title="Teleamazonas">4TA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ABERT" title="ABERT">ABERT</a></li> <li>AFMN</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_India_Radio" title="All India Radio">AIR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Am%C3%A9rica_Televisi%C3%B3n" title="América Televisión">AMÉRICA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV_Asahi" title="TV Asahi">ANB</a></li> <li>ATEC</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asia_Television" title="Asia Television">ATV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ZNS-TV" title="ZNS-TV">BCB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Televisi%C3%B3n_P%C3%BAblica" title="Televisión Pública">C7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teledoce" title="Teledoce">C12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Trece" title="El Trece">C13</a> <i><abbr title="Argentina">(AR)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation">CBC</a> <i><abbr title="Barbados">(BB)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation">CBC</a> <i><abbr title="Sri Lanka">(LK)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azteca_Uno" title="Azteca Uno">CMRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corporation_for_Public_Broadcasting" title="Corporation for Public Broadcasting">CPB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CTV_Television_Network" title="CTV Television Network">CTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Di%C3%A1rios_Associados" title="Diários Associados">DA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNET" title="WNET">EBC</a></li> <li>EMI</li> <li>EURT</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuji_Television" title="Fuji Television">FTN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghana_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Ghana Broadcasting Corporation">GBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Communications_Network,_Guyana" title="National Communications Network, Guyana">GBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV_Globo" title="TV Globo">GLOBO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambia_Radio_%26_Television_Service" title="Gambia Radio & Television Service">GRTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Broadcasting_Bureau" title="International Broadcasting Bureau">IBB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inravisi%C3%B3n" title="Inravisión">IRV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation">JBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeem_TV" title="Jeem TV">JCC</a></li> <li>IBTE</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuwait_Television" title="Kuwait Television">KBTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalaallit_Nunaata_Radioa" title="Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa">KNR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberia_Broadcasting_System" title="Liberia Broadcasting System">LBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malawi_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Malawi Broadcasting Corporation">MBC</a> <i><abbr title="Malawi">(MW)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munhwa_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation">MBC</a> <i><abbr title="South Korea">(KR)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mainichi_Broadcasting_System" title="Mainichi Broadcasting System">MBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Public_Radio" title="Minnesota Public Radio">MPR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Consortium" title="Japan Consortium">NACB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Educational_Broadcasters" title="National Association of Educational Broadcasters">NAEB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Radio_Corporation_of_Nigeria" title="Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria">NBC</a> <i><abbr title="Nigeria">(NG)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Broadcasting_Corporation_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="National Broadcasting Corporation of Papua New Guinea">NBC</a> <i><abbr title="Papua New Guinea">(PNG)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Educational_Television" title="National Educational Television">NET</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nippon_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Nippon TV">NTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepal_Television" title="Nepal Television">NTVC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Public_Radio" title="New York Public Radio">NYPR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_Radio_and_Television_of_Niger" title="Office of Radio and Television of Niger">ORTN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panamericana_Televisi%C3%B3n" title="Panamericana Televisión">PANTEL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palestinian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation">PBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Television_Corporation" title="Pakistan Television Corporation">PTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qatar_Radio" title="Qatar Radio">QR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qatar_Television" title="Qatar Television">QTBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Caracas_Radio" title="Radio Caracas Radio">RCR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RCTV" title="RCTV">RCTV</a></li> <li>RD</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rede_de_Emissoras_Independentes" title="Rede de Emissoras Independentes">REI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A1dio_Nacional" title="Rádio Nacional">RN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiodiffusion_Nationale_Tchadienne" title="Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne">RNT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Pakistan" title="Radio Pakistan">RP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Republik_Indonesia" title="Radio Republik Indonesia">RRI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiodiffusion_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision_Congolaise" title="Radiodiffusion Télévision Congolaise">RTC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision_Gabonaise" title="Radio Télévision Gabonaise">RTG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiodiffusion_Television_Ivoirienne" title="Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne">RTI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision_Malagasy" class="mw-redirect" title="Télévision Malagasy">RTM</a></li> <li><a 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