WLS (890 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Chicago, Illinois. Owned by Cumulus Media, through licensee Radio License Holdings LLC, the station airs a talk radio format. WLS studios …

Sam Holman, WLS' first program director of the "rock era" brought a new package of jingles to WLS, sung by the Anita Kerr singers ("...wonderful double-youuu elllll esssssss, in Chicago!") …

Larry Lujack (born Larry Lee Blankenburg; June 6, 1940 – December 18, 2013), also called Superjock, Lawrence of Chicago, Charming and Delightful Ol' Uncle Lar, and King of the Corn …

WLS Musicradio The Big 89. The 1970's were an odd time for music radio. The decade started with the underground rock of The Doors, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix. Then it moved …

Feb 7, 2012 · When WLS, which for its first thirty years was a radio station geared for farm news, changed their format in 1960 to Rock and Roll, they hired Biondi.

Jan 16, 2021 · Over the years WLS was the home for many of the biggest names in radio. From North Michigan Avenue to 38 states and Canada, WLS dj's played Chicago's Best Music from …

WLS-FM (94.7 MHz) is a commercial classic hits radio station licensed to serve Chicago, Illinois. Owned by Cumulus Media, the station serves the Chicago metropolitan area, and is the radio …

WLS also broadcast the group Chicago benefit concert live from the Park West in 1982. It was the first live show to be heard in both FM stereo and AM stereo. The station earned the name "the …

May 3, 2020 · So I started tuning into WLS-AM after sunset, listening to Art Roberts. He had a “teenage guest disc jockey” feature where you would send in a postcard and he would select …

WLS introduced Chicago in 1960 to Dick Biondi, one of America's most famous rock'n' roll disc jockeys, whose frantic screaming style epitomized the era. Another notable WLS deejay was …