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WGN
Image:WGN720.png
City of licenseChicago, Illinois, USA
Broadcast areaChicagoland
BrandingNews/Talk 720
SloganThe Voice of Chicago
Frequency720 kHz (Also on HD Radio)
First air dateJune 1, 1924
FormatNews/Talk/Sports
Power50,000 Watts
ClassA
Callsign meaning"World's Greatest Newspaper" - reference to Chicago Tribune
AffiliationsABC Radio News
The Weather Channel
Chicago Cubs (MLB)
Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
OwnerTribune Company
(WGN Continental Broadcasting)
Sister stationsWGN-TV & CLTV
WebcastListen Live (ShoutCast)
Websitewgnradio.com

WGN-AM is a radio station on 720 kHz in Chicago, Illinois, USA. A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting is the community that a Radio station or Television station Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Chicago metropolitan area is the Metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago in the United States and its suburbs A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of Frequency is a measure of the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit Time. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. HD Radio is the name used by iBiquity for a system of digital transmission for audio broadcast stations Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about Broadcast radio, for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. All-news radio is a Radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcast of News. Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Nominal power is a Measurement of a Mediumwave Radio station 's output used in the United States. The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between the United States, Canada and In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise ABC News Radio is the radio service of ABC News, a division of the ABC Television Network The Weather Channel (also TWC) is a commercially-sponsored US The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Tribune Company is a large American Multimedia Corporation based in Chicago Illinois. In Broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels (or "sibling stations" in gender-neutral form are radio and/or Television stations WGN-TV, channel 9 is a Television station in Chicago Illinois. A webcast is a media file distributed over the Internet using Streaming media technology SHOUTcast is a server for Streaming media developed by Nullsoft. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is owned by the Tribune Company, which also owns the flagship television station WGN-TV, the Chicago Tribune newspaper and Chicago magazine locally. The Tribune Company is a large American Multimedia Corporation based in Chicago Illinois. A flagship television station is the principal station of a Television network in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom WGN-TV, channel 9 is a Television station in Chicago Illinois. The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company Chicago is a monthly magazine published by the Tribune Company. WGN's transmitter is located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Elk Grove Village is a municipality located in northeastern Illinois adjacent to O'Hare International Airport and the City of Chicago. The station offers a news and talk format and is the flagship station of the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Blackhawks, Northwestern University football & men's basketball and Paul Harvey. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Paul Harvey Aurandt (born September 4, 1918) better known as Paul Harvey, is an American Radio broadcaster for the WGN is usually the top rated radio station in Chicago and is one of only a handful of American talk radio stations to have all of its programming originating locally. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

WGN-AM, is responsible for activation of the Chicagoland Emergency Alert System when hazardous weather alerts, Disaster area declarations, and child abductions are issued. The Chicago metropolitan area is the Metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago in the United States and its suburbs The Emergency Alert System (EAS is a national warning system in the U This article describes the United States National Weather Service (NWS A disaster area is a region or a locale heavily damaged by either natural hazards such as Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Tsunamis, Floods, An AMBER Alert is a Child abduction alert system, issued to the general public by various media outlets in Canada and in the United States, when police

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History

WGN went on the air on March 29, 1924 from studios in the Edgewater Beach Hotel. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Edgewater Beach Hotel was a hotel in the far-north Neighborhood Community of Edgewater in Chicago, Illinois. [1]In May, 1924, the Tribune ended its ties with the Edgewater Beach Hotel station (which changed its call letters to WEBH) and began an association with WDAP. [2] WGN went on the air again on June 1, 1924 from studios in the Drake Hotel as the new name for WDAP, a station which had been broadcasting since May of 1922. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected The Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place Chicago, Illinois, is a luxury full-service Hotel, located downtown on the lake side of Michigan Avenue Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Its call letters stood for "World's Greatest Newspaper", a reference to the station's owner, the Chicago Tribune. In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company [3] To underscore that, in the Tribune's radio listings, their station was listed as "W-G-N", whereas the other stations were listed without hyphens.

WGN is a high-powered clear channel AM station (50,000 watts), which during nighttime hours is often audible over much of the USA, parts of Canada, and sometimes as far away as Australia and South America. The term is also used in the context of T1 A clear channel, in its general sense is a communications channel, such as a radio The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The station also has a 24/7 Internet stream on its website, which carries the station's broadcast programming except for commercial breaks and Cubs games, when alternate programming and intermission music is played instead. Streaming multimedia is Multimedia that is constantly received by and normally presented to an end-user while it is being delivered by a streaming provider (the

Early programming was noted for its creativity and innovation. It included live music, political debates, comedy routines, and some of radio's first broadcasts of sporting events, including the Indianapolis 500 automobile race, and a live broadcast of the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial from Dayton, Tennessee. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The " Scopes Trial " ( Scopes v State 152 Tenn 424 278 S Dayton is a city in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6180 at the 2000 census In 1926, WGN broadcast Sam & Henry, a daily serial with comic elements created and performed by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sam 'n' Henry was a radio series by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll which aired in 1926 and 1927 Freeman Fisher "Gozzie" Gosden ( May 5, 1899 – December 10, 1982) was an American Radio Comedian, Charles James Correll ( February 2, 1890 &ndash September 26, 1972) was an American Radio Comedian, best After a dispute with the station in 1927, Gosden and Correll took the program's concept and announcer Bill Hay across town to WMAQ and created the first syndicated radio show in history, Amos 'n' Andy. Amos 'n' Andy was a situation comedy based on Stereotypes of African-Americans and popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s

WGN was a founding member of the Mutual Broadcasting System. The Mutual Broadcasting System ( MBS) was an American Radio network, in operation from 1934 to 1999

In November 1958, WGN became the first radio station in Chicago to broadcast helicopter traffic reports featuring Police Officer Leonard Baldy. Leonard Frank Baldy ( February 15, 1927 &ndash May 2, 1960) was a Chicago Police Department officer who became the city's first

WGN is now mainly a news and talk radio station. Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues WGN broadcasts news, weather, traffic and sports every hour. Pat Hughes and Ron Santo serve as the play-by-play team for all games of the Chicago Cubs, another Tribune asset. Virgil Patrick "Pat" Hughes (born May 27, 1955 in Tucson Arizona) has been the Play-by-play voice of the Chicago Cubs, Ronald Edward Santo (born February 25 1940 in Seattle Washington) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball who played almost The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. WGN is also the radio home of Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball games. The Northwestern Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Northwestern University, a founding member of the Big Ten Conference, and the only private On April 30, 2008, the Chicago Blackhawks and WGN announced a partnership to broadcast games for the next three seasons.

Over many decades, WGN was a "full service" radio station. The station played small amounts of music during mornings and afternoons, moderate amounts of music on weekends during the day, had midday and evening talk shows, and sports among other features. The station's music was easy listening/MOR-based until the 1970s, when the music was more of an adult contemporary-type sound. Easy listening music is a style of Popular music and radio format that emerged in the mid-20th century evolving out of swing and Big band music Middle Of The Road was a Scottish pop group who enjoyed great success across Europe in the early 1970s Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in The music played at the station was phased out during the 1980s, and by 1990, the station's lineup mainly consisted of talk shows. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

Some former well-known personalities on the station include longtime morning host Wally Phillips, Bob Collins, and Roy Leonard. Walter Phillips ( July 7 1925 &ndash March 26 2008) was an American Radio personality best known for hosting Robert Collins or Bob Collins may refer to Bob Collins (American radio broadcaster (1942–2000 American radio broadcaster Bob Collins

Notable events

Current schedule

As of August 9th, 2007 (All times Central Standard (GMT–06:00) early November–mid March, Central Daylight (GMT–05:00) mid March–early November):[2]

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
AM 5-6The Spike O'Dell Radio ShowMorning Show - Orion & MaxGreat Outdoors - Charlie Potter (5-5:30)
Love Changes Life (5:30-6)
6-7Mr. William (Spike O'Dell is a Radio host for WGN Radio in Chicago Illinois. Orion "The Big O" Samuelson (first name pronounced OR-ee-uhn (born March 31, 1934 in La Crosse Wisconsin) is an American broadcaster most widely Fix-It - Lou ManfrediniLutheran Hour (6-6:30)
Sunday Papers w/ Rick Kogan (6:30-9)
7-8
8-9
9-10The Kathy and Judy ShowJohn WilliamsDean Richards
10-11
11-12Food Time
PM 12-1Paul Harvey / The Noon Show with Bob SirottNoon ShowLet's Talk Gardening - Mike Nowak
1-2The World of John WilliamsThe Money $how - Bill Moller
2-3WGN Weekend
3-4
4-5The Steve Cochran ShowSports Central - Glen Kozlowski & Jim Memolo
5-6
6-7Technology Tailor - Alex GoldfaynThe Sunday Night Radio Special
7-8Sports Central - David KaplanLegally Speaking - Adamski & Conti
8-9The Nick Digilio ShowPet Central - Steve Dale
9-10Extension 720 with Milt Rosenberg
10-11The Nick Digilio Show
11-12The Steve & Johnnie Show - "Life After Dark"Nick Digilio
AM 12-1Twilight Zone
1-2WGN Overnight - Brian Noonan
2-3720 RewindThe Steve & Johnnie Show
3-4
4-5

Programming notes:

External links

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/chi-30-philapr30,0,475093.column
  2. ^ WGN Radio - Show Schedule
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