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 are in the NBC Tower on North Columbus Drive in the city's Streeterville neighborhood.

Feb 7, 2012 · But because we were on the Lake Michigan coast, Chicago stations, WLS and WCFL, came in loud and clear. And we listened. Our first introduction to the Beatles was when Biondi became the first United States disc jockey to play the English group’s song, “Please Please Me”, a full year before they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.

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 the Silver Dollar Survey, The Hit Parade and the Musicradio Survey.

WLS and Chicago welcomed new jocks Chuck Buell, Jerry Kay and Kris Erik Stevens under the direction of new PD John Rook, who arrived in 1967 and radically changed the on-air sound of WLS. WLS had been in a ratings war with rival WCFL since they signed on in 1965 and the Big 89 had "Super 'CFL" right on their tail.

The broadcast duo were on the air once again as part of the WLS "The Big 89 Rewind" on Memorial Day, 2007 [10] and 2008 [11] when the station returned to its MusicRadio programming, featuring many of the former WLS personalities and special guests, other DJs, etc.

May 3, 2020 · The only radio stations I listen to in the car are WLS-FM and METV FM. Listening to the classic jingles from WLS-AM 890 on YouTube makes me smile all the time. It’s beautiful!

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 completely in the other direction with soft sounds from Bread, Jim Croce and The Carpenters.

The original WLS jocks, many of whom were only in their twenties in 1960, went on to become legends and inspired legions of new personalities such as Larry Lujack, Bob Sirott, John Records Landecker, Steve King and others (who went on to inspire many of …

The Jocks, The Songs, Photos and Videos remembering WLS Chicago in the '60s. WLS, Music Radio. The Rock of Chicago.

WLS-AM 890 is a powerful and legendary radio station that has entertained and informed Chicagoland and America for over 90 years