WBBM NEWSRADIO 780 - 39 Reviews - 180 North Stetson, Chicago - Yelp Middlebrooks has announced she is leaving WBBM effective May 29, 2020 to work at her own company, Saltshaker Productions. Robservations: Steve Dahl to lock up The Loop today, "WBBM Newsradio's Transmitter Site Moves To Bloomingdale, Itasca Tower Comes Down", https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/WBBM-Yesterday-Today.pdf, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WBBM_(AM)&oldid=1149498178, None (sequentially assigned), but founder Frank Atlass announced that they stood for "We Broadcast Better Music", Pat Cassidy Morning Drive Anchor (retired), Dr. Freda Kehm - "Dr. Kehm on Child Care" radio show, Director of Association for Family Living, Northwestern University faculty, first psychologist radio show in America, Jay Andres American Airlines Music Till Dawn, This page was last edited on 12 April 2023, at 16:28. "95.99%" of the station's programming was devoted to music during this period,[15] including live musical broadcasts aired from a small studio in the lobby of the hotel. The station features a lineup of top-rated hosts and journalists, delivering in-depth coverage of the latest news, weather, and traffic updates, as well as analysis and commentary on the most important issues of the day. "I'll work hard to maintain what they built. [17], Shortly after moving to Chicago, Les Atlass returned to the airwaves, and received a new license for a broadcasting station operated from his home at 7421 Sheridan Road, again with the call letters WBBM and transmitting on 1330kHz, now with himself as the licensee. [47][48] The move was completed on July 18, 2019, with the previous transmitter in Itasca, Illinois, coming down shortly thereafter. Police searched the house several months earlier as part of an investigation into the disappearance of Charlotte Lester, who has beenmissing for six months. At night, WBBM can be heard across much of North America under favorable conditions, but is strongest in the Midwest. "They're all made with fentanyl. They're all fake," said Dean Jeske. [22] Later in the year power was increased to 5,000 watts. However, during April 1923, Les Atlass, in conjunction with the Lincoln Courier newspaper, broadcast local election results over 9DFC, claiming as a technicality that instead of a prohibited public broadcast, he was merely transmitting information to a second amateur, which by chance (and through newspaper publicity) others might overhear. [49] Despite the reduction in power, WBBM is still considered a Class A station broadcasting on a clear channel frequency.[50]. The radio host thanked MSNBC for providing him with what he loves: 24/7 news. "It's time for a change," said Marsett, 74, on his retirement from radio as well. I am not retiring, she said and has rewritten in numerous places. I watch this channel exclusively for news. The DNAinfo archives brought to you by WNYC.Read the press release here. Her last show at the station was Friday morning. Bears radio broadcasts will leave WBBM after season; ESPN 1000, WCHI I tune out on the weekend. Police say on Wednesday around midnight the child opened a car's door, punched the driver, and unsuccessfully tried taking the vehicle. RADIO ONLINE | Monday, December 20, 2021. But so many of us in the news business are more than that. The FM station's call letters were retained and should not be confused with WBBM-FM; WCFS-FM's former adult contemporary format moved to the HD2 channel (until 2020), effectively switching signals with WBBM's audio. We are excited to welcome Cisco into morning drive, said Rachel Williamson, Regional President and Market Manager, Audacy Chicago. A voice that compelled people to stop, listen and learn., Radio news folks naturally do not get the kind of attention and do not have the close tie with audiences as do show hosts.
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