Login
(not required) Preferences
Did you know...
Streams heard since April 2006:
13,867,608
Streaming Radio Guide
Internet Streaming Schedule for WLS AM 890
Start and End times are station local time, not your local time
Station: WLS AM (890)
Community of license: Chicago, Illinois
Market: Chicago, IL
Station: https://www.wlsam.com/
Conservative Talk
Where Chicago Talks

Current Local Time: 10:04 PM
Time Zone: GMT-6

WLS-AM 890 | WLS-AM
The Legendary "Big 89" WLS still informs & entertains with award-winning local news, and iconic personalities.

Source: Open Guide

blue Add WLS AM to Favorite Stations
Transmitter Location
tower in google   (A) Coverage
[Class A] (50,000/50,000w)
WLS Tower in Google Maps
Simulcasts on:
WLS FM/HD2FCC PIF94.7Chicago, IL
Licensee: RADIO LICENSE HOLDINGS LLC

FCC License Database
WLS-AM Ownership History Report
Transmitters close to WLS AM
SRGuide History

Call Sign History
Call SignEffective Date
WLS0000-00-00


Start Here
ShowStartEndDays
America’s First News
with Gordon Deal 		5:00 AM5:30 AMMTWTFXX
Most Recent Test: February 19, 2021
Chris Plante
Recommended Stations
9:00 AM11:00 AMMTWTFXX
Most Recent Test: February 18, 2021
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh died February 17, 2021
Recommended Stations
11:00 AM2:00 PMMTWTFXX
Ben Shapiro 2:00 PM7:00 PMMTWTFXX
Most Recent Test: January 5, 2021
Mark Levin blue9:00 PMMidnightMTWTFXX
Drive Chicago
with Paul Brian 		8:00 AM9:00 AMXXXXXSX
Most Recent Test: September 29, 2018
Ric Edelman 9:00 AM11:00 AMXXXXXXS
Most Recent Test: October 14, 2018
Moneytalk
with Bob Brinker
Bob Brinker retired as of September 30, 2018
Recommended Stations
3:00 PM6:00 PMXXXXXXS
Most Recent Test: July 20, 2014
Sundays with Sterling 9:00 PMMidnightXXXXXXS
Most Recent Test: March 18, 2018
Red Eye Radio
with Gary McNamara & Eric Harley
Show is Live Mon-Fri 1 to 5 AM ET
Recommended Stations
Midnight5:00 AMMTWTFSS
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is not a complete list of programs available on WLS AM

The items have been selected as the better choices around the country on which to hear a program, based mostly on:

  • Carrying the entire show, preferably live
  • Not forcing a prestream advertisement, (unless all stations do)
  • Support for non-Windows options - Macs, mobile devices and Linux,
  • Not preempting talk shows for sports,
  • Stability of the programming schedule
  • Accuracy of the station's web site,
  • Recorded Show is not available 24/7 or via podcast for free from the distributor,
  • Quality of the streaming audio
  • Interesting show for "out of market" listeners
  • Limited availability of the show even if it doesn't fit the above criteria

If you would like to see the complete programming schedule for WLS AM, you can follow the link(s) provided on the left side of this page or visit the radio station's web site by clicking on the station name.

Items with a yellow background are redundant items that may or may not still be available on this station, but their accuracy is not maintained.

Weekday Schedule

Graphics Legend
Fall to sleep (quits after 1 hour)
Link for iTunes compatibility
Station's page for setup instructions or other streams
Station broadcasts using hd Radio
Report a Problem
"Bonus" Ads before stream starts
Add to my favorites (Stations or Programs)
Yuck! Make this go away
Hide all stations that use this player Player List
ccClear Channel operated station
Additonal information about station
Station's schedule page
Station is EAS (Emergency Alert) Hub or Relay
See Station's tower in Google Maps/Earth
List of nearby Radio and TV transmitter sites
 Featured Programs are new programs, hosts currently in the news, or hosts we really like :)

% Change compares the most recent 28 day listen counts to the prior 28 days.
Numbers -have- been normalized to reflect overall growth of this web site - so the growth rates are comparative to the other shows - but probably do not reflect radio audience listening in general.


© Copyright 2005-2021 by Fred Stiening
Tracking: As of March 4, 2021 11:04:28 PM   SID: U/T: / IP 54.236.58.220< (prod)
EU GDPR notice

Some graphical elements generated by GRSites

Questions, Comments, Navigation issues, Suggestions, want to help?
Drop a note to NotARadioStation@nowhere.com

(The directory only lists FCC Licensed Stations)