Chicago ndiyo yechitatu yakakura nhepfenyuro musika muUnited States uye inoonekwa sepakati peiyo indasitiri yevaraidzo muMidwest. Mu "golden age" yezviteshi makumi mana zvepamusoro muma'40s nema'60s, WLS yeABC yaitonga masaisai. Muma'70s, sezviteshi zvakawanda zvepamusoro 80 AM, yakasiya mimhanzi ichifarira kutaura sezvo mimhanzi yakatamira kuFM.

Chicago Radio Nhoroondo pashure 1920s

Chicago yanga iine zviteshi paAM dials kutanga nekushambadzira kushambadzira mukutanga 1920s. Tsamba dzekutanga dzenhare pamusika ndedzeKYW, chiteshi cheWestinghouse chine rezinesi rakapihwa neDepartment of Commerce musi wa9 Mbudzi 1921. Inotanga mufomu yeopera. Zviteshi zvishoma zvinotevera WBU neWGU. Guta reChicago's WBU rakapihwa rezinesi musi waKukadzi 21, 1922, uye rakamira kushanda musi waNovember 7, 1923. WGU paFair Department Store yakapihwa rezinesi musi waKurume 29, 1922, uye gare gare gore rimwe chetero, muna Gumiguru 2, tsamba yekufona yaive. yakashandurwa kuita WMAQ.

Dzimwe nhepfenyuro dzakapihwa AM dials mukutanga 1920s dzaisanganisira Ray-Di-Co's WGAS, Mid West Radio Central's WDAP (yakawanikwa neChicago Board of Trade muna 1923), Zenith Corporation's WJAZ (sechiteshi chinotakurika muna 1924 uye ichipera gore rinotevera. paMt. Prospect), uye WAAF yeDrovers Journal yeChicago. Muna 1924, Chicago Tribune yakawana WAAF uye yakashandura tsamba dzenhare kuWGN. Gore rimwe chetero, iyo Tribune yakawana WDAP, iyo hurongwa nemidziyo zvakatorwa neWGN. WCFL, yakatumidzwa zita remuridzi wayo wekutanga, Chicago Federation of Labor, yakatangwa na610 am muna 1926, asi yakazotamiswa kuenda ku620, ndokuzoenda 970, uye pakupedzisira 1000. CFL yakaramba iripo kusvika 1979.

Iwo madhiri akaramba achichinja muma30s uye akave akanyanya kusimbiswa mu40s mushure meFCC reassignment. Pakazosvika 1942, AM dials aisanganisira WMAQ (670), WGN (720), WJBT (770), WBBM (780), WLS (890), WAAF (950), WCFL (1000), WMBI (1110), WJJD (1150) ), WSBC (1240), WGBF (1280) uye WGES (1390).

Maredhiyo eFM zvishoma nezvishoma akatanga kuoneka pamadials mumakumi mana nemakumi mashanu, asi hazvina kusvika kusvika makumi matanhatu nemakumi manomwe pavakatanga kuwana vateereri vakakosha. Pakazosvika ma1980, FM yakanga yave bhendi remimhanzi, uye nhepfenyuro dzehurukuro dzaive dzichibudirira paAM. Kubva kuma1980 kusvika parizvino, kubatanidzwa kwemakambani kwakatonga misoro yeindasitiri.

Iyo WLS yakaita nzira yayo kuenda kuChicago radio dials muna 1924 iine 500 watts. Yakatanga kuve yeSears & Roebuck, ndiko kuti chiteshi ichi chakawana zita racho, kubva kuchirevo cheSears "Chitoro Chikuru Chepasirese". Chiratidziro chekutanga chakatora makumi emakore chaive "Country Barn Dance," iyo yaisanganisira comedy uye mimhanzi yenyika. Nhepfenyuro inoisa mwero wekutaura kwepurazi kuMidwest. Muna 1929, Sears akatengesa chiteshi kuPraire Farmer Magazine, inotungamirwa naBurridge Butler. Iyo kambani ine chiteshi kubva kuma1950s.

Chicago Radio Nhoroondo mushure me1940s

WLS yakanga ine imba yepakutanga ku870 AM, asi yakatamira ku890 apo FCC yakazogadzwazve muna 1941. Mumazuva ekutanga, zvaive zvakajairika kuti zviteshi zvakasiyana zvigovane nzvimbo dzekufonera. Kusvika 1954, WLS yakagovana chinzvimbo chayo chekufona neWENR, inova yeABC. Mushure mekunge ABC neParamount Theatre vawana danda rekutonga muWLS muna 1954, 890 AM yakangove WLS, nepo tsamba yekufona yeWENR yakaramba iri paChicago TV Channel 7 uye 94.7 hanzvadzi FM chiteshi. Pakupera kwemakore gumi, ABC yakadonhedza chiratidziro chepurazi icho WLS yaizivikanwa kubva payakavambwa.

Musi waChivabvu 2, 1960, WLS yakachinja kuita nhepfenyuro makumi mana epamusoro kekutanga pashoo yaSam Holman. Vatambi vekutanga mune iyi fomu iri kusimukira yeWLS vaive Clark Webb, Bob Hale, Gene Taylor, Mort Crowley, Jim Dunbar, Dick Biondi, Bernie Allen naDex · Kadhi. Vatambi vaviri veWLS, Ron Riley naArt Roberts, vakabvunzurudza The Beatles zvakasiyana. Clark Weber akave mutambi wemangwanani muna 40, makore maviri mushure mekujoinha nhepfenyuro. Akashanda semutungamiri wepurogiramu kubva muna 1963 kusvika pakusvika kwaJohn Rooker muna 1966. Webb akabva atamira kuWCFL kwemakore mashomanana, uye akazotora chikamu mune dzimwe nhepfenyuro dzeChicago mumakore.

Chicago Radio Nhoroondo mushure me1960s

WLS ichiri kutepfenyura akati wandei zvirongwa mukutanga 1960s kusangana neFCC zvinodiwa. Munguva iyi, WLS yakakwira kusvika kune vatatu vepamusoro pamwe neWGN neWIND. Biondi akaita husiku hutatu asati apedza kuKRLA muLos Angeles, asi akazodzokera kuChicago kuWCFL.

Muna 1965, WCFL yakachinja kubva muLabour News kuenda pamusoro pemakumi mana kuita "Super CFL," ichiunza makwikwi kuWLS, iyo yaizvidaidza kuti "Channel 40," ipapo "Big 89." WLS yakabuda yakakunda muna 89 ichitungamirwa nemaneja wechiteshi Gene Taylor. Mutsara mutsva wevatambi wakaunzwa unosanganisira Morning's Larry Lujack, Chuck Beal, Jerry Kay naChris Eric Stevens. Mukuru wechirongwa John Rook akasimbisa chiteshi, uye pakazosvika 1967, WLS yaive yekutanga uye yakahwina mubairo we "Radio of the Year" kubva kuThe Gavin Report.

Nguva chete iyo CFL yakakunda WLS muhondo yepamusoro-40 yaiva muzhizha ra 1973. Sezvo PD naFred Winston vakatama kubva masikati kusvika mangwanani, Tommy Edwards akaita kucheka, izvo zvakaita kuti kuchinja kweWLS. Tarenda nyowani yakaunzwa, kusanganisira Bob Sirott, Steve King naYvonne Daniels. Nekudonha, WLS yakanga yadzoka paNhamba 1. WCFL yakasiya chimiro ichi muna 1976 sezvo WLS yakatonga kusvika pakupera kwemakore makumi manomwe.

WLS-FM (94.7) yaimbova WENR FM. Muna 1965 yakava WLS-FM, ichitepfenyura "mimhanzi yakanaka" nemitambo. Muna 1968, yakatanga kuridza WLS-AM mangwanani inoratidza Clark Weber (6a-8a) uye Don McNeill's Breakfast Club (8a-9a). MunaGunyana 1969, mushure mekuedzwa kwakanyatso kuedzwa kunonzi "Spoke", ABC yakafunga kushandura fomati yeFM kuita dombo rinofambira mberi. WLS-FM yakava WDAI muna 1971 ichiramba ichifambira mberi. Gore rakatevera racho, chiteshi chakatanga kufamba chakananga kudombo rakapfava. Zvino muna 1978 chimiro chakachinja zvachose kuva disco. Steve Dahl akadzingwa basa, saka iye nemumwe wake Garry Meier vakayambuka dhorobha kuenda kuWLUP nekubudirira kukuru.

Chicago Radio Nhoroondo mushure me1980s

Zvichakadaro, disco craze yakangotora makore mashoma, uye pakazosvika 1980 WDAI-FM yanga ichipfuta, saka yakachinja muchidimbu fomati kuita Oldies WRCK muna 1980, ndokuzochinja zita rayo kuita WLS-FM zvakare ndokutanga kuridza nhandare ye AM manheru. Muna 1986, WLS-FM yakava WYTZ (Z-95), mukwikwidzi wepamusoro makumi mana kuB40 (WBBM 96). Chiratidzo chekufona chakadzokera kuWLS-FM zvakare muna 96.3 chikava nhepfenyuro yenguva yakazara yeAM, isati yachinja zvachose kutaura chimiro muna 1992. Kubva 1989 kusvika 1995 yaive nhepfenyuro yenyika WKXK (Kicks Country), ine mukwikwidzi WUSN. . Yakabva yapinda mudombo zvekare muna 1997, ichibudirira kutungamira iyo Q1997 seimwe chiteshi ine CD 101 pasi pechirongwa chaBill Gamble. Muna 94.7, CD 2000 yakava Iyo Zone, "inotsamira zvakanyanya kune imwe mimhanzi.

WXRT (93.1) yanga iri chiteshi chedombo chenguva refu yakashandura kubva kudombo rinofambira mberi kuenda kudombo remazuva ano kuenda kune imwe nzira, uye yakange iri imwe nzira yevakuru kubva 1994. Chiteshi chakatanga kupinda mudombo rinofambira mberi muna 1972. Chiratidzo chekare chekufona chaiva WSBC. Tsamba dzekufona dzeWXRT dzakashandiswa pa101.9 FM muChicago kumashure kuma40 uye kutanga kwema50. Norm Winer akamborongerwa WBCN muBoston uye aipedza mangwanani kuKSAN muSan Francisco asati ashanda semutungamiri wehurongwa hweWXRT. Muna 1991, hutori hwakapfuura kubva kunaDaniel Lee kuenda kuDiamond Broadcasting. Muna 1995, chiteshi ichi chakatorwa neCBS Radio, iyo yakazobatanidzwa neInfinity Broadcasting.

Chicago Radio Nhoroondo mushure me1990s

Muma'90s, apo imwe fomati yaive nerero yepamusoro, Q101 (WKQX) yaive imwe yedzimwe nhepfenyuro dzepamusoro kuMidwest. Chaive chiteshi chepamusoro makumi mana cheNBC mumakore ekuma40, ndokuchitengesa kuEmmis muna 80. Nhepfenyuro iyi yakachengeta tsamba yekufona asi yakachinja kuenda kune imwe chiteshi muna 1988 pasi pechirongwa chaBill Gamble, uyo akasvetuka dhorobha makore mashanu gare gare. Alex Luke, akange anyora KPNT muStl Louis, akave mutungamiriri weprojekiti kusvika 1992 pakasvika Dave Richards kwemakore matatu. Richards akaronga chiteshi chedombo WRCX (1998), iyo yakashandura fomati uye yakashandura tsamba yekufona kuita WUBT. Mary Shuminas akange ashandira chiteshi ichi kwemakore makumi maviri, asi akazosiya muna 103.5 ari mutevedzeri wemukuru wechirongwa. WXRT yakatungamira Q20 mukuyerwa kubva kumavambo 2004s, zvichiratidza kuti mamwe mafeni anofarira kutamba kwakatambarara pane kutenderera kwakasimba seyepamusoro makumi mana. Mumakore ekuma101, Alex Luke akaenderera mberi achishanda seMutungamiriri weMimhanzi Programming uye Label Relations yeApple. iTunes Music Store.

Kubva pakati pemakore ekuma90 kusvika kumavambo ekuma2000, shoo yemangwanani yeChicago yaive Mancow Muller. Anobva kuSan Francisco's top 40 Z95 station, kwaakaita nhau dzenyika nekusungwa kwake nekukanganisa traffic paBay Bridge -- nekuda kwebvudzi rake. Yaive gimmick yekuseka zviitiko zvinosanganisira Mutungamiri Clinton. Mueller akatanga kuuya kuChicago muna Chikunguru 1994 pachiteshi chedombo WRCX. Chiratidziro chainzi "Mancow's Morning Madhouse." Chiratidziro chakawedzera kusvika kumasangano enyika muna 1997. Gore rakatevera, Mancow akatamisa show yake yemangwanani kuQ101. Muna 2001, show yaMancow yakaongororwa zvakanyanya neFCC, zvichikonzera faindi dzakati wandei pamusoro pezvirimo.

Danho reWLS-AM rekutaura neredhiyo muna 1989 rakaratidza kuti pakazosvika makore ekuma80 vatsigiri vemimhanzi vakanga vatendeukira kuFM. Dzimwe nhepfenyuro dzeAM panguva iyoyo dzaisanganisira WLUP (1000), WVON (1450) uye WJJD (1160). WIND (560) yakaitawo hurukuro isati yatengeswa uye kuenda kuSpain. Sezvineiwo, nepo vadi vemimhanzi vakanyanya kutendeukira kuFM muma80s, nhepfenyuro yepamusoro mutaundi pakupera kwezana ramakore rechigumi yaive Tribune-yaive nevakuru vemazuva ano chiteshi WGN-AM (10). WBBM-AM (720) yakakwirawo kusvika pavatatu vepamusoro senhepfenyuro yenhau mukupera kwemakumi masere. Mafomati emudhorobha eWGCI (780) neWVAZ (107.5) akaiswa pamusoro pezviyero, kunyangwe sisi vake FM B102.7 vari mutungamiri mune zvemazuva ano hits. Evergreen's WLUP (96) yakaitawo zvakanaka sechiteshi chedombo. Yakabva yatengeswa kuBonneville,

Mumakore makumi mapfumbamwe, WGN-AM yakaramba ichitungamira musika, kunyangwe iyo fomati yakachinjira kune nhau nemimhanzi, inozivikanwa se "full-service" fomati. WGCI yakatamisa varidzi kubva kuGannett kuenda kuChancellor Media, iyo yakatengawo mukwikwidzi weWVAZ uye yakashandura chimiro chayo kuita guta revakuru. Chancellor akazove AMFM asati abatana neClear Channel. Munguva yose yekuchinja, mutungamiri weguta akaramba ari mutungamiri wemusika. Chancellor akatengawo WGCI-AM (1390) uye akaiita yedhorobha oldies fomati. Pakazosvika 1997, Chancellor akange aine zviteshi zvinomwe pamusika, nekuda kwemutemo weTelecommunications wa1996, uyo wakarerutsa zvirambidzo zvevaridzi. WBBM AM (nhau) neWBBM FM (hits) yakaitawo zvakanaka muma90s, sezvakaita WLS Radio (890).