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class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size ib-radio-station-logo" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:WBBM-FM_B96_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1c/WBBM-FM_B96_logo.png/220px-WBBM-FM_B96_logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1c/WBBM-FM_B96_logo.png/330px-WBBM-FM_B96_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1c/WBBM-FM_B96_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="250" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a></li><li>United States</li></ul></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Broadcast area</th><td 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">96.3</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>B96</i></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Programming</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">English</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Radio_format" title="Radio format">Format</a></th><td class="infobox-data category">Gold-based <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_hit_radio" title="Contemporary hit radio">contemporary hit radio</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Digital_subchannel" title="Digital subchannel">Subchannels</a></th><td class="infobox-data">HD2: <a href="/wiki/Channel_Q" title="Channel Q">Channel Q</a></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"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Audacy,_Inc." title="Audacy, Inc.">Audacy, Inc.</a></li><li>(Audacy License, LLC)</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/Sister_station" title="Sister station">Sister stations</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/WBBM_(AM)" title="WBBM (AM)">WBBM</a>, <a href="/wiki/WBMX" title="WBMX">WBMX</a>, <a href="/wiki/WCFS-FM" title="WCFS-FM">WCFS-FM</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><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></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">November 1941<span class="noprint">; 83 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1941-11</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-BC102548_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BC102548-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></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">W67C (1941–1943)</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>46.7 MHz (1941–1946)</li><li>99.3 MHz (1946–1947)</li><li>97.1 MHz (1947–1953)</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"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>calls randomly assigned to <a href="/wiki/WBBM_(AM)" title="WBBM (AM)">WBBM (AM)</a> with multiple <a href="/wiki/Backronym" title="Backronym">backronyms</a>:</li><li>"We Broadcast Broadmoor Music"<sup id="cite_ref-Schaden_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schaden-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jacob_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacob-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li>"World's Best Broadcast Medium"<sup id="cite_ref-Schaden_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schaden-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jacob_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacob-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li>"Where Better Broadcasts Materialize"<sup id="cite_ref-AMHistories_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMHistories-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Technical information<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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">9613</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"><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7003330000000000000♠"></span>3,300 watts</span></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">474 meters (1,555 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Transmitter coordinates</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=WBBM-FM&params=41.879_N_87.636_W_type:landmark_region:US-IL_source:FCC"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°52′44″N</span> <span class="longitude">87°38′10″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.879°N 87.636°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.879; -87.636</span></span></span></a></span></span></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/WBBM-FM">Public file</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=9613">LMS</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Webcast" title="Webcast">Webcast</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.audacy.com/b96/listen">Listen live</a> (via<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/Audacy" title="Audacy">Audacy</a>)</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.audacy.com/b96">www<wbr />.audacy<wbr />.com<wbr />/b96</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>WBBM-FM</b> (96.3 <a href="/wiki/MHz" class="mw-redirect" title="MHz">MHz</a>, "B96") is a gold-based <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_hit_radio" title="Contemporary hit radio">contemporary hit radio</a> station in <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a>. It is owned by <a href="/wiki/Audacy,_Inc." title="Audacy, Inc.">Audacy, Inc.</a> The station has an <a href="/wiki/Effective_radiated_power" title="Effective radiated power">effective radiated power</a> (ERP) of 3,300 watts, <a href="/wiki/Transmitting" class="mw-redirect" title="Transmitting">transmitting</a> from atop the <a href="/wiki/Willis_Tower" title="Willis Tower">Willis Tower</a> (formerly the Sears Tower).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station's studios and offices 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>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <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=WBBM-FM&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years">Early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBBM-FM&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The station began experimental broadcasts in November 1941, as W67C, broadcasting on 46.7 MHz.<sup id="cite_ref-BC102548_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BC102548-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station's transmitter was located at the American National Bank Building, at 33 N. LaSalle Street. It <a href="/wiki/Simulcast" title="Simulcast">simulcast</a> co-owned <a href="/wiki/WBBM_(AM)" title="WBBM (AM)">WBBM</a> (780 AM), carrying its <a href="/wiki/CBS_Radio_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="CBS Radio Network">CBS Radio Network</a> schedule of dramas, comedies, news, sports, game shows, soap operas and <a href="/wiki/Big_band" title="Big band">big band</a> broadcasts during the "<a href="/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Radio" title="Golden Age of Radio">Golden Age of Radio</a>". </p><p>In 1943, the station's <a href="/wiki/Call_sign" title="Call sign">call sign</a> was changed to WBBM-FM. In 1946, the station began broadcasting on 99.3 MHz. In 1947, the station's frequency was changed to 97.1 MHz, and in 1953, WBBM-FM moved to its current frequency of 96.3 MHz. In the 1950s, as network programming moved from radio to television, WBBM-AM-FM carried a <a href="/wiki/Full_service_radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Full service radio">full service</a> <a href="/wiki/Middle_of_the_road_(music)" title="Middle of the road (music)">middle of the road</a> format of popular music, news and talk. After 1964, most of the music was eliminated, in favor of talk and news. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Young_Sound">The Young Sound</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBBM-FM&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Young Sound"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1966, WBBM-FM split from simulcasting the AM and flipped to "The Young Sound", a format pioneered by John DeWitt for co-owned <a href="/wiki/WCBS-FM" title="WCBS-FM">WCBS-FM</a> in New York City.<sup id="cite_ref-YoungSound_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YoungSound-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BB10166_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BB10166-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BB121766_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BB121766-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bud Kelly was the announcer for "The Young Sound" on WBBM-FM.<sup id="cite_ref-YoungSound_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YoungSound-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"The Young Sound" aired <a href="/wiki/Instrumental" title="Instrumental">instrumental</a> <a href="/wiki/Cover_version" title="Cover version">cover versions</a> of recent hits, contemporary pop instrumentals from artists like <a href="/wiki/Herb_Alpert" title="Herb Alpert">Herb Alpert</a>, and contemporary vocal hits from artists like <a href="/wiki/Petula_Clark" title="Petula Clark">Petula Clark</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-YoungSound_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YoungSound-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BB121766_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BB121766-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Every hour's <a href="/wiki/Playlist" title="Playlist">playlist</a> was designed so that each song would complement the titles that preceded and followed it.<sup id="cite_ref-YoungSound_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YoungSound-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BB10166_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BB10166-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially, the station had a three to one instrumental to vocal ratio.<sup id="cite_ref-BB10166_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BB10166-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, its playlist was skewed towards a young audience, which distinguished it from most <a href="/wiki/Easy_listening" title="Easy listening">easy listening</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beautiful_music" title="Beautiful music">beautiful music</a> stations of the era.<sup id="cite_ref-YoungSound_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YoungSound-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BB10166_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BB10166-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chicago's_Favorite_Rock"><span id="Chicago.27s_Favorite_Rock"></span>Chicago's Favorite Rock</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBBM-FM&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Chicago's Favorite Rock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By the early 1970s, the station was airing a format consisting of top 40, album cuts, and past hits.<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> The station was branded as "Stereo 96 WBBM-FM, Chicago's Favorite Rock!"<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> Bob Johnston served as program director.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1971, the station's transmitter was moved to the <a href="/wiki/John_Hancock_Center" title="John Hancock Center">John Hancock Center</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mellow_sound">Mellow sound</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBBM-FM&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Mellow sound"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By 1977, WBBM-FM and several other FM stations owned by CBS had adopted an <a href="/wiki/Adult_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Adult contemporary">adult contemporary</a> format defined as the "mellow sound", playing contemporary music but without the harder-edged titles.<sup id="cite_ref-Tiegel_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tiegel-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><sup id="cite_ref-BCYearbook1978_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BCYearbook1978-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this era, the station was branded as "The Mellow Sound of Chicago"<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> and "Soft Rock 96".<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> Initially, all of CBS's "mellow sound" stations were automated.<sup id="cite_ref-Tiegel_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tiegel-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Dick_Bartley" title="Dick Bartley">Dick Bartley</a>, who later became a popular <a href="/wiki/Radio_syndication" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio syndication">syndicated</a> radio personality, spent time at WBBM-FM as program director and morning disc jockey in the late 1970s.<sup id="cite_ref-Ghrist_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghrist-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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> WBBM-FM briefly carried <i><a href="/wiki/American_Top_40" title="American Top 40">American Top 40</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Casey_Kasem" title="Casey Kasem">Casey Kasem</a> during the soft rock years.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="B96">B96</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBBM-FM&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: B96"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 1982, WBBM-FM began airing a Top 40/CHR format known as "<a href="/wiki/Hot_Hits" title="Hot Hits">Hot Hits</a>", which was created by consultant Mike Joseph.<sup id="cite_ref-Penchansky42482_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Penchansky42482-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Concurrent with the format change was the phase-out of all automation.<sup id="cite_ref-Penchansky42482_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Penchansky42482-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hot Hits was a high-energy format, playing only current hits, and featured numerous <a href="/wiki/Jingle" title="Jingle">jingles</a> to reinforce the station's identity.<sup id="cite_ref-Penchansky42482_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Penchansky42482-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station was branded B96 the following year.<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> </p><p>During the latter half of 1986, B96's format began to tweak slowly towards a <a href="/wiki/Rhythmic_top_40" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhythmic top 40">rhythmic top 40</a> direction, and a couple of years later during the late 1980s, began to embrace dance product. Despite those moves at the time, the station retained a selection of mainstream titles.<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><sup id="cite_ref-Ross51990_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ross51990-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 1990, the station became known as "The Killer Bee: B96".<sup id="cite_ref-Ross51990_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ross51990-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1995, the station began to add more <a href="/wiki/R%26B" class="mw-redirect" title="R&B">R&B</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop">hip hop</a> as the dance scene diminished.<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> </p><p>In October 2008, the station's slogan was changed from "Chicago's Hits and Hip-Hop" to "Chicago's #1 Hit Music Station", as its format shifted back to mainstream Top 40.<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> </p><p>On April 21, 2023, WBBM-FM shifted to a "<a href="/wiki/Classic_hits" title="Classic hits">gold</a>"-based <a href="/wiki/Rhythmic_contemporary" title="Rhythmic contemporary">rhythmic top 40</a> format featuring some current top 40/CHR songs, along with a broader playlist of songs from the 1990s to the present day. This follows the trend of other struggling Top 40/CHRs flipping to the format, such as <a href="/wiki/WFLC" title="WFLC">WFLC</a> in Miami and <a href="/wiki/KLIF-FM" class="mw-redirect" title="KLIF-FM">KLIF-FM</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dallas-Fort_Worth" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas-Fort Worth">Dallas-Fort Worth</a>, to attract a wider listener base. The station also reverted to its heritage logo used throughout the 2000s and 2010s.<sup id="cite_ref-ri-b96roots_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ri-b96roots-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 1992, the station has presented the <a href="/wiki/B96_Pepsi_SummerBash" title="B96 Pepsi SummerBash">B96 SummerBash</a> concert.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Morning_shows">Morning shows</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBBM-FM&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Morning shows"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_%26_JoBo" title="Eddie & JoBo">Eddie & JoBo</a></div> <p>B96's longtime morning program was the "<a href="/wiki/Eddie_%26_JoBo" title="Eddie & JoBo">Eddie & JoBo</a>" <a href="/wiki/Morning_zoo" title="Morning zoo">morning zoo</a> show. Joe Colborn (air name "Bohannon") first signed on at B96 in 1984 hosting evenings as "JoBo In Chicago".<sup id="cite_ref-FlippingtoKHITS_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlippingtoKHITS-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ed Volkman started at B96 in 1986 hosting morning drive along with Karen Hand and <a href="/wiki/Buzz_Burbank" class="mw-redirect" title="Buzz Burbank">Mike Elston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FlippingtoKHITS_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlippingtoKHITS-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Elston left B96 in 1988, Bohannon was moved to mornings along with Volkman and Hand, launching the "Eddie & JoBo" show.<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><sup id="cite_ref-FlippingtoKHITS_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FlippingtoKHITS-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Outside of a three-year period between 1994 and 1997, morning show ran for two decades but was canceled on November 21, 2008.<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> </p><p>On January 5, 2009, Julian Nieh and Jamar "J. Niice" McNeil started a new morning show, "J. Niice & Julian on the Radio". The two were previously together at <a href="/wiki/IHeartMedia" title="IHeartMedia">iHeartMedia</a>'s <a href="/wiki/WIHT" title="WIHT">WIHT</a> in Washington, D.C. Nieh stayed with the show until December 2012.<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> The show continued as "The J Show", with J. Niice as the host alongside Showbiz Shelly and Gabe.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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>J. Niice left in March 2018 and in April, B96 debuted "DreX & Nina" with Gabe Ramirez still being kept on.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IR2819_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IR2819-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> DreX left B96 in February 2019 and the show became "Gabe and Nina in the Morning", hosted by Gabe Ramirez and Nina Hajian. In September 2021, Hajian left the station, with Ramirez continuing to host the show, which was renamed "B96 Mornings".<sup id="cite_ref-IR2819_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IR2819-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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> </p><p>In April 2022, 'The Morning Mess', hosted by Joey 'Nachoo' Rodriguez, Aneesh, Jeana and Karla, moved from <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a> sister station <a href="/wiki/KALV-FM" title="KALV-FM">KALV-FM</a> to host mornings on WBBM-FM.<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> In February 2024, 'The Morning Mess' would come to an end, as Rodriguez would return to KALV-FM, Jeana moved to middays, and Aneesh left the station; Karla remained in mornings.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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> Later that month, John Moug, formerly of <a href="/wiki/KPLZ" class="mw-redirect" title="KPLZ">KPLZ</a> <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, would join the station for mornings.<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-heading3"><h3 id="Ownership_changes">Ownership changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBBM-FM&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Ownership changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> had owned WBBM-FM since its beginnings. In 1995, CBS was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation" title="Westinghouse Electric Corporation">Westinghouse</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BB2697_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BB2697-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Infinity_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Infinity Broadcasting Corporation">Infinity Broadcasting Corporation</a> was acquired in December 1996, and shortly thereafter Westinghouse's name was changed to CBS Corp.<sup id="cite_ref-BB2697_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BB2697-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Through its <a href="/wiki/CBS_Radio" title="CBS Radio">CBS Radio</a> division, the <a href="/wiki/CBS_Corporation" title="CBS Corporation">CBS Corporation</a> owned WBBM-FM for 76 years. </p><p>On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with <a href="/wiki/Entercom" class="mw-redirect" title="Entercom">Entercom</a> and would no longer be part of the CBS Corporation.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="HD_Radio">HD Radio</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBBM-FM&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: HD Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>WBBM-FM broadcasts in the <a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">HD Radio</a> format. The HD2 subchannel carries "<a href="/wiki/Channel_Q" title="Channel Q">Channel Q</a>", Audacy's national <a href="/wiki/LGBTQ" title="LGBTQ">LGBTQ</a>-oriented <a href="/wiki/Talk_radio" title="Talk radio">talk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Dance_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Electronic Dance Music">EDM</a> network.<sup id="cite_ref-ChannelQ_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChannelQ-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2006, the station officially launched its HD2 FM subcarrier, airing a <a href="/wiki/Dance_Top_40" class="mw-redirect" title="Dance Top 40">Dance Top 40</a> format as "B96 Dance".<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That format moved to a subchannel on co-owned 105.9 <a href="/wiki/WCFS-FM" title="WCFS-FM">WCFS-FM</a> in February 2019 and rebranded as "Energy".<sup id="cite_ref-ChannelQ_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChannelQ-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> WBBM-FM's HD2 subchannel then switched to an Entercom format known as "Channel Q", a talk and EDM format, aimed at the LGBTQ community and heard in many <a href="/wiki/Radio_market" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio market">radio markets</a> served by Entercom FM stations.<sup id="cite_ref-ChannelQ_50-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChannelQ-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<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=WBBM-FM&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 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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><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" 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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" 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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><br />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 class="mw-selflink selflink">96.3-1</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">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 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%">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><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">WBBM-FM</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">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 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><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/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 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" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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title="WYRB">106.3</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">callsign</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">WBBM-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKZF" title="WKZF">WKZF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYRB" title="WYRB">WYRB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZPW" title="WZPW">WZPW</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By city</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYRB" title="WYRB">Genoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZPW" title="WZPW">Peoria</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td 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Radio</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Rhythmic_Contemporary_Radio_Stations_in_Illinois" title="Template:Rhythmic Contemporary Radio Stations in Illinois">Rhythmic</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:KISS-FM_radio_stations" title="Template:KISS-FM radio stations">KISS-FM</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:MOViN_Radio_stations" title="Template:MOViN Radio stations">MOVin</a></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" 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(formerly Entercom)</i></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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 href="/wiki/WCFS-FM" title="WCFS-FM">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 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