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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"><a href="/wiki/All-news_radio" title="All-news radio">News</a>/<a href="/wiki/Talk_radio" title="Talk radio">talk</a> (<a href="/wiki/Public_broadcasting" title="Public broadcasting">public</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: Vocalo (urban alternative)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Public_Media" title="American Public Media">American Public Media</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/BBC_World_Service" title="BBC World Service">BBC World Service</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/NPR" title="NPR">NPR</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Public_Radio_Exchange" title="Public Radio Exchange">Public Radio Exchange</a></li></ul></div></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"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Public_Media" title="Chicago Public Media">Chicago Public Media</a></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/WBEW" title="WBEW">WBEW</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">April 7, 1943<span class="noprint">; 81 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1943-04-07</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">WBEZ-FM (1983–88)</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">42.5 MHz (1943–1947)</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/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Facility_ID" title="Facility ID">Facility ID</a></th><td class="infobox-data">66649</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 <a href="/wiki/Non-commercial_educational" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-commercial educational">NCE</a></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">5,700 <a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">watts</a></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">425.1 meters (1,395 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=WBEZ&params=41_53_56.1_N_87_37_23.2_W_type:landmark_region:US-IL_source:FCCInfoNAD83"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°53′56.1″N</span> <span class="longitude">87°37′23.2″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.898917°N 87.623111°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.898917; -87.623111</span></span></span></a></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/NAD83" class="mw-redirect" title="NAD83">NAD83</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Broadcast_relay_station" title="Broadcast relay station">Translator(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">See <a href="#Satellites_and_translators">§ Satellites and translators</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Repeater" title="Repeater">Repeater(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">See <a href="#Satellites_and_translators">§ Satellites and translators</a></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/WBEZ">Public file</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=66649">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="http://www.wbez.org/player">Listen live</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="http://www.wbez.org/">www<wbr />.wbez<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>WBEZ</b> (91.5 <a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting" title="FM broadcasting">FM</a>) – branded <i>WBEZ 91.5</i> – is a <a href="/wiki/Non-commercial_educational" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-commercial educational">non-commercial educational</a> <a href="/wiki/Radio_broadcasting" title="Radio broadcasting">radio station</a> licensed to <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, Illinois, and primarily serving the tri-state region of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_metropolitan_area" title="Chicago metropolitan area">Chicago metropolitan area</a>. It is owned by <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Public_Media" title="Chicago Public Media">Chicago Public Media</a> and is financed by listener contributions, corporate underwriting and some government funding.<sup id="cite_ref-stratplan_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stratplan-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> WBEZ is <a href="/wiki/Network_affiliate" title="Network affiliate">affiliated</a> with both <a href="/wiki/National_Public_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="National Public Radio">National Public Radio</a> (NPR) and the <a href="/wiki/Public_Radio_Exchange" title="Public Radio Exchange">Public Radio Exchange</a> (PRX). It also broadcasts content from <a href="/wiki/American_Public_Media" title="American Public Media">American Public Media</a> and the <a href="/wiki/BBC_World_Service" title="BBC World Service">BBC World Service</a>. It produces several <a href="/wiki/Radio_syndication" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio syndication">nationally syndicated</a> shows for public radio stations, including documentary program <i><a href="/wiki/This_American_Life" title="This American Life">This American Life</a></i>, and co-produces news and politics quiz program, <i><a href="/wiki/Wait_Wait..._Don%27t_Tell_Me!" title="Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!">Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!</a></i> with NPR. </p><p>WBEZ has an <a href="/wiki/Effective_radiated_power" title="Effective radiated power">effective radiated power</a> (ERP) of 5,700 <a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">watts</a> with its <a href="/wiki/Transmitter" title="Transmitter">transmitter</a> atop the <a href="/wiki/John_Hancock_Center" title="John Hancock Center">John Hancock Center</a> on <a href="/wiki/North_Michigan_Avenue" class="mw-redirect" title="North Michigan Avenue">North Michigan Avenue</a>. It broadcasts over two <a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">HD Radio</a> <a href="/wiki/Digital_subchannels" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital subchannels">digital subchannels</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It operates full-power <a href="/wiki/Repeater" title="Repeater">repeaters</a> <a href="/wiki/WBEK_(FM)" title="WBEK (FM)">WBEK</a> (91.1 FM) in <a href="/wiki/Kankakee,_Illinois" title="Kankakee, Illinois">Kankakee</a> and WBEQ (90.7 FM) in <a href="/wiki/Morris,_Illinois" title="Morris, Illinois">Morris</a>, as well as several <a href="/wiki/FM_translator" class="mw-redirect" title="FM translator">FM translators</a>. WBEZ-HD2, carrying a <a href="/wiki/User-generated_content" title="User-generated content">user-generated content</a> format focused on "<a href="/wiki/Urban_adult_contemporary" title="Urban adult contemporary">urban alternative music</a>" and branded <i>Vocalo.org</i>, is also relayed over <a href="/wiki/WBEW" title="WBEW">WBEW</a> (89.5 FM) in <a href="/wiki/Chesterton,_Indiana" title="Chesterton, Indiana">Chesterton, Indiana</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=WBEZ&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="Classroom_instruction">Classroom instruction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBEZ&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Classroom instruction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>WBEZ was among the earliest FM stations in Chicago. first went on the air on April 7, 1943,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> carrying instructional programming for the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Public_Schools" title="Chicago Public Schools">Chicago Public Schools</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bianchi2008p227_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bianchi2008p227-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Trib4643_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trib4643-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, initially only a few classrooms were able to tune in, because most did not have FM receivers.<sup id="cite_ref-Bianchi2008p227_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bianchi2008p227-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It originally broadcast at 42.5 MHz, before moving to 91.5 MHz in 1947.<sup id="cite_ref-HistoryCards_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Its transmitter was located atop Chicago's <a href="/wiki/Morrison_Hotel_(Chicago)" title="Morrison Hotel (Chicago)">Morrison Hotel</a> and its studios were in the <a href="/wiki/Builders_Building" title="Builders Building">Builders Building</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Trib4643_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trib4643-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HistoryCards_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1949, the station's transmitter was moved to <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Metropolitan_High_School" title="Marshall Metropolitan High School">Marshall Metropolitan High School</a> in Chicago's <a href="/wiki/East_Garfield_Park,_Chicago" title="East Garfield Park, Chicago">East Garfield Park</a> neighborhood.<sup id="cite_ref-HistoryCards_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryCards-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2021, it is atop the <a href="/wiki/John_Hancock_Center" title="John Hancock Center">John Hancock Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NPR_affiliation">NPR affiliation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBEZ&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: NPR affiliation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1970, WBEZ joined <a href="/wiki/National_Public_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="National Public Radio">National Public Radio</a> as a charter member and began general programming outside of school hours.<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> Initially, most programming outside of the instructional programs and NPR programs was jazz music. The Board of Education sold the station to the current license holders, the not-for-profit WBEZ Alliance, Inc., in 1990.<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> In September 1995 the parent company and station moved from its old offices to its current location at <a href="/wiki/Navy_Pier" title="Navy Pier">Navy Pier</a>.<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> </p><p>The corporate name was changed in 2010 to Chicago Public Media, Inc. <a href="/wiki/Torey_Malatia" title="Torey Malatia">Torey Malatia</a>, the general manager, stepped down in July 2013 after 20 years with the station.<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><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Goli Sheikholeslami, formerly of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i>, was appointed as CEO. She took office in April 2014.<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> Goli Sheikholeslami left WBEZ to head <a href="/wiki/New_York_Public_Radio" title="New York Public Radio">New York Public Radio</a> in fall 2019; Steve Edwards, back on staff at WBEZ since 2017, was named interim CEO as of the end of September 2019.<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> </p><p>WBEZ broadcasts at 5,700 watts, which on paper is somewhat modest for an NPR member on the FM band. However, with its transmitter being located atop Chicago's second tallest building, its coverage area is largely comparable to Chicago's major commercial FM stations. Even so, some inner suburbs such as <a href="/wiki/Waukegan,_Illinois" title="Waukegan, Illinois">Waukegan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aurora,_Illinois" title="Aurora, Illinois">Aurora</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elgin,_Illinois" title="Elgin, Illinois">Elgin</a> only get a grade B signal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reduction_in_music_programming">Reduction in music programming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBEZ&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reduction in music programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chicago_Public_Radio-Logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Chicago_Public_Radio-Logo.png/220px-Chicago_Public_Radio-Logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Chicago_Public_Radio-Logo.png 1.5x" data-file-width="304" data-file-height="128" /></a><figcaption>Logo until 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>On January 4, 2007, the station's long-time overnight <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> programming was eliminated.<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> The music program remaining on the schedule was the world music program <i>Radio M</i> (formerly <i>Passport</i> and in 2019 re-titled Radio Z) on Friday nights. All other music hosts were to be reassigned to other positions at the station, according to a March 2006 article in the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Reader" title="Chicago Reader">Chicago Reader</a></i>. The replacement of music programming, which management said was due to the prevalence and popularity of other music delivery systems, caused outrage amongst many in the <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Chicago#Jazz" title="Music of Chicago">Chicago jazz scene</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-less_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-less-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Protest sites were organized but were unsuccessful.<sup id="cite_ref-less_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-less-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Legendary jazz disc jockey <a href="/wiki/Dick_Buckley" title="Dick Buckley">Dick Buckley</a> retained a time slot Sunday afternoons until mid-2008.<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>Station management announced a five-year plan for Chicago-oriented programs to cover all seven hours between the national news programs.<sup id="cite_ref-WBEZ's_Steve_Edwards_to_depart_for_U_of_C_gig_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WBEZ's_Steve_Edwards_to_depart_for_U_of_C_gig-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other program changes happened in October 2012, with various programs being reshuffled. At the same time, <i>Smiley and West</i> from PRI was dropped from the Sunday afternoon line-up.<sup id="cite_ref-Chicago's_WBEZ_is_the_4th_station_to_drop_Smiley_and_West_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chicago's_WBEZ_is_the_4th_station_to_drop_Smiley_and_West-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Midday_program_change">Midday program change</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBEZ&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Midday program change"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The last day WBEZ aired locally-produced international programming was October 4, 2019, with the final broadcast of <i>Worldview</i> with host Jerome McDonnell, which aired weekdays since 1994. The news on the hour at noon stopped being BBC news October 4, and started being NPR news on Monday October 7, 2019, the start of a week of transition.<sup id="cite_ref-FederOctober2019_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FederOctober2019-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WorldViewGoodbye2019_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WorldViewGoodbye2019-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A daytime hour of <i>Newshour</i> from the BBC World Service began Monday October 7, 2019, replacing <i>The Morning Shift</i>. Beginning Monday October 14, 2019, a new local talk show called <i>Reset</i> started. It was originally hosted by <a href="/wiki/Jenn_White" title="Jenn White">Jenn White</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FederOctober2019_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FederOctober2019-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FederMay2019_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FederMay2019-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was considered a shake-up of midday programs, which had not drawn as large an audience as the NPR morning and afternoon news programs, <i>Morning Edition</i> and <i>All Things Considered</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FederMay2019_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FederMay2019-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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=WBEZ&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eilee_Heikenen-Weiss_interviews_Shimer_College_student_2010.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Eilee_Heikenen-Weiss_interviews_Shimer_College_student_2010.JPG/220px-Eilee_Heikenen-Weiss_interviews_Shimer_College_student_2010.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Eilee_Heikenen-Weiss_interviews_Shimer_College_student_2010.JPG/330px-Eilee_Heikenen-Weiss_interviews_Shimer_College_student_2010.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Eilee_Heikenen-Weiss_interviews_Shimer_College_student_2010.JPG/440px-Eilee_Heikenen-Weiss_interviews_Shimer_College_student_2010.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1067" /></a><figcaption>A WBEZ reporter interviewing a <a href="/wiki/Shimer_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Shimer College">Shimer College</a> student at a protest in 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>Programming on WBEZ includes international news and local news including <i>Curious City</i>,<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> <a href="/wiki/World_music" title="World music">world music</a>, and quiz shows. Notable national programs offered by WBEZ include <i><a href="/wiki/All_Things_Considered" title="All Things Considered">All Things Considered</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Marketplace_(radio_program)" title="Marketplace (radio program)">Marketplace</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Morning_Edition" title="Morning Edition">Morning Edition</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Weekend_Edition" title="Weekend Edition">Weekend Edition</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/The_World_(radio_program)" title="The World (radio program)"><i>PRI's The World</i></a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Live_From_Here" class="mw-redirect" title="Live From Here">Live From Here</a>.</i> Generally, news and talk programming is heard weekdays and evenings with music and entertainment talk programming on the weekends.<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> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ChrisWallaBenGibbard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ChrisWallaBenGibbard.jpg/220px-ChrisWallaBenGibbard.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ChrisWallaBenGibbard.jpg/330px-ChrisWallaBenGibbard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ChrisWallaBenGibbard.jpg/440px-ChrisWallaBenGibbard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1260" data-file-height="569" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Death_Cab_for_Cutie" title="Death Cab for Cutie">Death Cab for Cutie</a> playing for WBEZ's <i>Sound Opinions</i> in 2008</figcaption></figure> <p>WBEZ is best known nationally as the producer of <i><a href="/wiki/This_American_Life" title="This American Life">This American Life</a></i> through <a href="/wiki/Public_Radio_Exchange" title="Public Radio Exchange">Public Radio Exchange</a>. <i>This American Life</i> began in 1995 as the local show <i>Your Radio Playhouse</i>; it was renamed in March 1996 and has been national since June 1996.<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> </p><p>In addition, Chicago Public Media founded <a href="/wiki/Third_Coast_International_Audio_Festival" title="Third Coast International Audio Festival">Third Coast International Audio Festival</a>, a showcase for independent radio producers, and the producer of the weekly program <i>Re:sound</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Third_Coast_International_Audio_Festival_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Third_Coast_International_Audio_Festival-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> WBEZ stopped broadcasting <i>Re:sound</i> circa 2019.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>". </p><p>WBEZ was also the flagship station of <i>The Annoying Music Show!</i>, a 3-minute program that showcased generally annoying songs. The program was produced by former WBEZ program director Jim Nayder. Nayder Communications also produced the somewhat more serious <i>Magnificent Obsession,</i> a program of interviews with persons who have overcome various addictions.<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> The station was also once the flagship station of Steve Cushing's nationally distributed Saturday night blues music program <i>Blues Before Sunrise,</i> which started in 1979 and has been independently produced and distributed by Cushing since 1995. <i>Blues Before Sunrise,</i> was eliminated from WBEZ's lineup in the 2007 restructuring, but was taken over by public radio station <a href="/wiki/WDCB" title="WDCB">WDCB</a> in nearby <a href="/wiki/Glen_Ellyn,_Illinois" title="Glen Ellyn, Illinois">Glen Ellyn</a>.<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><p>Its morning magazine program <i>Eight Forty-Eight</i> was initially named after the postal address of the station, 848 East Grand Avenue. The show was renamed to <i>The Morning Shift</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-programming_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-programming-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was dropped in October 2019 in favor of a two-hour local talk show midday, called <i>Reset</i>. </p><p>The corresponding afternoon program was called <i>The Afternoon Shift</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-programming_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-programming-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> WBEZ touted the program as "a live talk show featuring in-depth interviews and conversations with [mostly local] newsmakers, artists, writers, and innovators".<sup id="cite_ref-The_Afternoon_Shift_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Afternoon_Shift-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Original host Steve Edwards left the station after a few months,<sup id="cite_ref-Steve_Edwards_departs_for_University_of_Chicago's_Institute_of_Politics_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Steve_Edwards_departs_for_University_of_Chicago's_Institute_of_Politics-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WBEZ's_Steve_Edwards_heading_to_University_of_Chicago_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WBEZ's_Steve_Edwards_heading_to_University_of_Chicago-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and longtime <i>Chicago Tribune</i> journalist <a href="/wiki/Rick_Kogan" title="Rick Kogan">Rick Kogan</a> temporarily replaced him.<sup id="cite_ref-Tribune's_Kogan_to_keep_'Afternoon_Shift'_buzzing_at_WBEZ_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tribune's_Kogan_to_keep_'Afternoon_Shift'_buzzing_at_WBEZ-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rick_Kogan_Exits_WGN-AM;_Dean_Richards_To_Replace_Him_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rick_Kogan_Exits_WGN-AM;_Dean_Richards_To_Replace_Him-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2013 and the conclusion of Kogan's interim stint, WBEZ introduced Niala Boodhoo as the show's permanent on-air host. In 2015, WBEZ canceled "The Afternoon Shift"; the final episode aired on June 5, 2015.<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 local program heard Monday through Friday was <i><a href="/wiki/Worldview_(radio_show)" title="Worldview (radio show)">Worldview</a></i>, a global issues program that began in 1986 as <i>Midday with Sondra Gair</i>.<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> After Gair's death in 1994, her producer Jerome McDonnell took over the program and hosted it since. It was heard nationally on <a href="/wiki/Sirius_Satellite_Radio" title="Sirius Satellite Radio">Sirius Satellite Radio</a>'s now-defunct PRI channel from Sirius' inception until 2006. Worldview aired its last program after 25 years on October 4, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-WorldViewGoodbye2019_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WorldViewGoodbye2019-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chicago Public Media is a founding member of the <a href="/wiki/Public_Radio_Exchange" title="Public Radio Exchange">Public Radio Exchange</a> (PRX), a programming cooperative for public radio stations and independent producers.<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> The <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock music</a> <a href="/wiki/Talk_show" title="Talk show">talk show</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Sound_Opinions" title="Sound Opinions">Sound Opinions</a>,</i> which moved from <a href="/wiki/WXRT" title="WXRT">WXRT</a> in 2005, was distributed nationally by <a href="/wiki/American_Public_Media" title="American Public Media">American Public Media</a> until 2010, when its distribution was transferred to PRX.<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> PRX also distributes the film show <i><a href="/wiki/Filmspotting" title="Filmspotting">Filmspotting</a></i>.<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>News and news discussion/documentary programs aired on a weekly basis include <a href="/wiki/Latino_USA" title="Latino USA">Latino USA</a> from NPR; Canadian <a href="/wiki/CBC_Radio" title="CBC Radio">CBC Radio</a> shows <a href="/wiki/Q_(radio_show)" title="Q (radio show)"><i>Q</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Ideas_(radio_show)" title="Ideas (radio show)"><i>Ideas</i></a>, and <a href="/wiki/Under_the_Influence_(radio_documentary_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Under the Influence (radio documentary series)"><i>Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly</i></a>; and <i>Radio Netherlands: The State We're In</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_State_We're_In_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_State_We're_In-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other programs that air weekly include <i>Snap Judgment</i> with <a href="/wiki/Glynn_Washington" title="Glynn Washington">Glynn Washington</a>, a story-telling show from <a href="/wiki/Public_Radio_Exchange" title="Public Radio Exchange">PRX</a> and NPR.<sup id="cite_ref-PRX_»_Snap_Judgment_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PRX_»_Snap_Judgment-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Satellites_and_translators">Satellites and translators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBEZ&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Satellites and translators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to its main transmitter on 91.5 FM, WBEZ extends its signal by operating full-power satellite WBEQ/<a href="/wiki/Morris,_Illinois" title="Morris, Illinois">Morris, Illinois</a> (90.7 FM). The station also formerly operated a low-power translator in <a href="/wiki/Elgin,_Illinois" title="Elgin, Illinois">Elgin, Illinois</a> (W217BM at 91.3). In 2013, Chicago Public Media purchased 91.7 W219CD in Elgin from <a href="/wiki/LifeTalk_Radio" title="LifeTalk Radio">LifeTalk Radio</a> for $52,500,<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> and W217BM moved to Chicago the following year and changed its frequency to 91.1 as W216CL.<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><p>Listeners can also receive the broadcast online with <a href="/wiki/Streaming_audio" class="mw-redirect" title="Streaming audio">streaming audio</a>, <a href="/wiki/MP3" title="MP3">MP3</a> download or by <a href="/wiki/Podcast" title="Podcast">podcast</a>. As of 2013<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WBEZ&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the station drew an estimated 400,000 listeners each week.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several other radio stations also are or were affiliated with <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Public_Media#Radio_stations" title="Chicago Public Media">Chicago Public Media</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Full-power satellites </caption> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Call_signs_in_North_America" title="Call signs in North America">Call sign</a> </th> <th data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/Frequency" title="Frequency">Frequency</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/City_of_license" title="City of license">City of license</a> </th> <th data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/Facility_ID" title="Facility ID">Facility ID</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_North_American_broadcast_station_classes" title="List of North American broadcast station classes">Class</a> </th> <th data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/Effective_radiated_power" title="Effective radiated power">ERP</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">W</a>) </th> <th data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/Height_above_average_terrain" title="Height above average terrain">Height</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Metre" title="Metre">m</a> (<a href="/wiki/Foot_(unit)" title="Foot (unit)">ft</a>)) </th> <th class="unsortable">Transmitter coordinates </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh"><a href="/wiki/WBEK_(FM)" title="WBEK (FM)">WBEK</a></td> <td>91.1 FM</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kankakee,_Illinois" title="Kankakee, Illinois">Kankakee, Illinois</a></td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=33327">33327</a></td> <td>A</td> <td>2,600</td> <td>77.3 m (254 ft)</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=WBEZ&params=41_9_39_N_87_52_30_W_region:US-IL_type:landmark_source:FCC&title=WBEK"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°9′39″N</span> <span class="longitude">87°52′30″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.16083°N 87.87500°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.16083; -87.87500</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">WBEK</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></td> <td>Simulcasts WBEZ-FM/HD1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh">WBEQ</td> <td>90.7 FM (<a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">HD</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morris,_Illinois" title="Morris, Illinois">Morris, Illinois</a></td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=92544">92544</a></td> <td>A</td> <td>1,470</td> <td>142.6 m (468 ft)</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=WBEZ&params=41_17_9.12_N_88_25_49.25_W_region:US-IL_type:landmark_source:FCC&title=WBEQ"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°17′9.12″N</span> <span class="longitude">88°25′49.25″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.2858667°N 88.4303472°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.2858667; -88.4303472</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">WBEQ</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></td> <td>Simulcasts WBEZ-FM/HD1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh"><a href="/wiki/WBEW" title="WBEW">WBEW</a></td> <td>89.5 FM (<a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">HD</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chesterton,_Indiana" title="Chesterton, Indiana">Chesterton, Indiana</a></td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=3248">3248</a></td> <td>B1</td> <td>4,000</td> <td>181.9 m (597 ft)</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=WBEZ&params=41_38_6.1_N_87_2_59.1_W_region:US-IN_type:landmark_source:FCC&title=WBEW"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°38′6.1″N</span> <span class="longitude">87°2′59.1″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.635028°N 87.049750°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.635028; -87.049750</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">WBEW</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></td> <td>Simulcasts WBEZ-HD2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Broadcast_relay_station" title="Broadcast relay station">Broadcast translators</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Call_signs_in_North_America" title="Call signs in North America">Call sign</a> </th> <th data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/Frequency" title="Frequency">Frequency</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Hertz#SI_multiples" title="Hertz">MHz</a>) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/City_of_license" title="City of license">City of license</a> </th> <th data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/Facility_ID" title="Facility ID">Facility ID</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_North_American_broadcast_station_classes" title="List of North American broadcast station classes">Class</a> </th> <th data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/Effective_radiated_power" title="Effective radiated power">ERP</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Watt" title="Watt">W</a>) </th> <th data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/Height_above_average_terrain" title="Height above average terrain">Height</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Metre" title="Metre">m</a> (<a href="/wiki/Foot_(unit)" title="Foot (unit)">ft</a>)) </th> <th class="unsortable">Transmitter coordinates </th> <th>Rebroadcasts </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh">W216CL</td> <td>91.1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a></td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=91647">91647</a></td> <td>D</td> <td>50</td> <td>377.2 m (1,238 ft)</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=WBEZ&params=41_53_56.12_N_87_37_23.18_W_region:US-IL_type:landmark_source:FCC&title=W216CL"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°53′56.12″N</span> <span class="longitude">87°37′23.18″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.8989222°N 87.6231056°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.8989222; -87.6231056</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">W216CL</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></td> <td>WBEZ-HD2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ececec; color: black; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" class="table-rh">W219CD</td> <td>91.7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elgin,_Illinois" title="Elgin, Illinois">Elgin, Illinois</a></td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=90195">90195</a></td> <td>D</td> <td>10</td> <td>145 m (476 ft)</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=WBEZ&params=42_1_11.09_N_88_22_53.30_W_region:US-IL_type:landmark_source:FCC&title=W219CD"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°1′11.09″N</span> <span class="longitude">88°22′53.30″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.0197472°N 88.3814722°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.0197472; -88.3814722</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">W219CD</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span></td> <td>WBEZ (FM/HD1) </td></tr></tbody></table> <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=WBEZ&action=edit&section=8" 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 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text" href="https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=WI25&band=fm&callLetter=WBEQ">WBEQ</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_Audio" title="Nielsen Audio">Nielsen Audio</a>'s FM station database</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=90195">Facility details for Facility ID 90195 (W219CD)</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC</a> Licensing and Management System</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=W219CD&ccode=1&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&arn=&party=&lmspf=&lmspl=&party_type=LICEN&latd=&lond=&lang=en">W219CD</a> at FCCdata.org</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thirdcoastfestival.org">Third Coast International Audio Festival</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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aria-labelledby="Radio_stations_in_Chicago,_Illinois1458" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Chicago_Radio" title="Template:Chicago Radio"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Chicago_Radio" title="Template talk:Chicago Radio"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Chicago_Radio" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Chicago Radio"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Radio_stations_in_Chicago,_Illinois1458" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Radio stations in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/AM_broadcasting" title="AM broadcasting">AM frequency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WIND_(AM)" title="WIND (AM)">560</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSCR" title="WSCR">670</a><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%">By <a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting" title="FM broadcasting">FM frequency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WRME-LD" title="WRME-LD">87.7</a><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 class="mw-selflink selflink">91.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCPY" title="WCPY">92.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXRT" title="WXRT">93.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLIT-FM" title="WLIT-FM">93.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLS-FM" title="WLS-FM">94.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCHI-FM" title="WCHI-FM">95.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBBM-FM" title="WBBM-FM">96.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDRV" title="WDRV">97.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCKL_(FM)" title="WCKL (FM)">97.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFMT" title="WFMT">98.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUSN" title="WUSN">99.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYHI" title="WYHI">99.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTBC-FM" title="WTBC-FM">100.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKQX" title="WKQX">101.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTMX" title="WTMX">101.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVAZ" title="WVAZ">102.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKSC-FM" title="WKSC-FM">103.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBMX" title="WBMX">104.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOJO" title="WOJO">105.1</a></li> <li><a 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> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NOAA_Weather_Radio" title="NOAA Weather Radio">NOAA Weather Radio</a><br />frequency</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KWO39" class="mw-redirect" title="KWO39">162.55</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">Digital radio</a><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 class="mw-selflink selflink">91.5-1</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">91.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXRT" title="WXRT">93.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLIT-FM" title="WLIT-FM">93.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLIT-FM" title="WLIT-FM">93.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLS-FM" title="WLS-FM">94.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLS_(AM)" title="WLS (AM)">94.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCHI-FM" title="WCHI-FM">95.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCHI-FM" title="WCHI-FM">95.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBBM-FM" title="WBBM-FM">96.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBBM-FM" title="WBBM-FM">96.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDRV" title="WDRV">97.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDRV" title="WDRV">97.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFMT" title="WFMT">98.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUSN" title="WUSN">99.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTBC-FM" title="WTBC-FM">100.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTBC-FM" title="WTBC-FM">100.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKQX" title="WKQX">101.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKQX" title="WKQX">101.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTMX" title="WTMX">101.9-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTMX" title="WTMX">101.9-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVAZ" title="WVAZ">102.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMFN" title="WMFN">102.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKSC-FM" title="WKSC-FM">103.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pride_Radio" title="Pride Radio">103.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBMX" title="WBMX">104.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSCR" title="WSCR">104.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOJO" title="WOJO">105.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOJO" title="WOJO">105.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRTO_(AM)" title="WRTO (AM)">105.1-3</a></li> <li><a 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 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 class="mw-selflink selflink">WBEZ</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">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" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Radio_stations_in_the_Joliet,_Illinois_area1063" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Joliet-Morris-Crete_Radio" title="Template:Joliet-Morris-Crete Radio"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Joliet-Morris-Crete_Radio" title="Template talk:Joliet-Morris-Crete Radio"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Joliet-Morris-Crete_Radio" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Joliet-Morris-Crete Radio"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Radio_stations_in_the_Joliet,_Illinois_area1063" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Radio stations in the <a href="/wiki/Joliet,_Illinois" title="Joliet, Illinois">Joliet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> area</div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>This region also includes the following cities: <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Crete,_Illinois" title="Crete, Illinois">Crete</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Morris,_Illinois" title="Morris, Illinois">Morris</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Yorkville,_Illinois" title="Yorkville, Illinois">Yorkville</a></dd></dl></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/AM_broadcasting" title="AM broadcasting">AM frequency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WMFN" title="WMFN">640</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJOL" title="WJOL">1340</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWHN" title="WWHN">1510</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAUR_(AM)" title="WAUR (AM)">1550</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting" title="FM broadcasting">FM frequency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>88.1 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WBMF" title="WBMF">WBMF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLRA" title="WLRA">WLRA</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCSF" title="WCSF">88.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGEN-FM" title="WGEN-FM">88.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUON" class="mw-redirect" title="WUON">89.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBEQ" class="mw-redirect" title="WBEQ">90.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJCH" class="mw-redirect" title="WJCH">91.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSSR" title="WSSR">96.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCCQ" title="WCCQ">98.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYHI" title="WYHI">99.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRXQ" title="WRXQ">100.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYCA" title="WYCA">102.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCSJ-FM" title="WCSJ-FM">103.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCFL_(FM)" title="WCFL (FM)">104.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYKT" title="WYKT">105.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSPY-FM" title="WSPY-FM">107.1</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Translators39" 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-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/W236DB" class="mw-redirect" title="W236DB">95.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W245CE" class="mw-redirect" title="W245CE">96.9</a></li> <li>99.1 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/W256CA" class="mw-redirect" title="W256CA">W256CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W256EC" class="mw-redirect" title="W256EC">W256EC</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W268DB" class="mw-redirect" title="W268DB">101.5</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NOAA_Weather_Radio" title="NOAA Weather Radio">NOAA Weather Radio</a><br />frequency</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/KXI58" class="mw-redirect" title="KXI58">162.4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KZZ81" class="mw-redirect" title="KZZ81">162.425</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-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WBEQ" class="mw-redirect" title="WBEQ">90.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSSR" title="WSSR">96.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJOL" title="WJOL">96.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYCA" title="WYCA">102.3-1</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-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KZZ81" class="mw-redirect" title="KZZ81">KZZ81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W245CE" class="mw-redirect" title="W245CE">W245CE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W256CA" class="mw-redirect" title="W256CA">W256CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W256EC" class="mw-redirect" title="W256EC">W256EC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W236DB" class="mw-redirect" title="W236DB">W236DB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W268DB" class="mw-redirect" title="W268DB">W268DB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAUR_(AM)" title="WAUR (AM)">WAUR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBEQ" class="mw-redirect" title="WBEQ">WBEQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBMF" title="WBMF">WBMF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCCQ" title="WCCQ">WCCQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCFL_(FM)" title="WCFL (FM)">WCFL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCSF" title="WCSF">WCSF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCSJ-FM" title="WCSJ-FM">WCSJ-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGEN-FM" title="WGEN-FM">WGEN-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJCH" class="mw-redirect" title="WJCH">WJCH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJOL" title="WJOL">WJOL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLRA" title="WLRA">WLRA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMFN" title="WMFN">WMFN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRXQ" title="WRXQ">WRXQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSPY-FM" title="WSPY-FM">WSPY-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSSR" title="WSSR">WSSR</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WJOL" title="WJOL">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WUON" class="mw-redirect" title="WUON">WUON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWHN" title="WWHN">WWHN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYCA" title="WYCA">WYCA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYHI" title="WYHI">WYHI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYKT" title="WYKT">WYKT</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:Kankakee_Radio" title="Template:Kankakee Radio">Kankakee</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Lafayette_IN_Radio" title="Template:Lafayette IN Radio">Lafayette</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:LaSalle-Peru_Radio" title="Template:LaSalle-Peru Radio">LaSalle-Peru</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></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" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NPR_member_stations_in_the_state_of_Illinois886" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks 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stations in the state of <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Stations</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 href="/wiki/WSIU_(FM)" title="WSIU (FM)">Carbondale WSIU</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chicago WBEZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNIU" title="WNIU">DeKalb WNIU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSIE" title="WSIE">Edwardsville WSIE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEPS" title="WEPS">Elgin WEPS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNIE" class="mw-redirect" title="WNIE">Freeport WNIE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVKC" title="WVKC">Galesburg WVKC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDCB" title="WDCB">Glen Ellyn WDCB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBEK_(FM)" title="WBEK (FM)">Kankakee WBEK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNIW" class="mw-redirect" title="WNIW">LaSalle WNIW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIUM" title="WIUM">Macomb WIUM</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Morris WBEQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVSI" class="mw-redirect" title="WVSI">Mt. 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title="List of 2001 This American Life episodes">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_2002_This_American_Life_episodes" title="List of 2002 This American Life episodes">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_2003_This_American_Life_episodes" title="List of 2003 This American Life episodes">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_2004_This_American_Life_episodes" title="List of 2004 This American Life episodes">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_2005_This_American_Life_episodes" title="List of 2005 This American Life episodes">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_2006_This_American_Life_episodes" title="List of 2006 This American Life episodes">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_2007_This_American_Life_episodes" title="List of 2007 This American Life episodes">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_2008_This_American_Life_episodes" title="List of 2008 This American Life episodes">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_2009_This_American_Life_episodes" 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