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Streaming Radio Guide
Internet Streaming Schedule for WLS AM 890
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Station: WLS AM (890)
Community of license: Chicago, Illinois
Market: Chicago, IL

http://www.wlsam.com/
Conservative Talk
WLS-AM 890 | WLS-AM
The Legendary "Big 89" WLS still informs & entertains with award-winning local news, and iconic personalities.

Source: Open Guide


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Current Local Time: 10:11 AM
Time Zone: GMT-6
Station follows Daylight Savings Time
Transmitter Location
tower in google   (A) Coverage
Facility # 73227
190 NORTH STATE STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60601
WLS Tower in Google Maps
Podcast / Archive
Weekday Schedule
Licensee: RADIO LICENSE HOLDINGS LLC
FCC License Database
WLS-AM Ownership History Report
Transmitters close to WLS AM
SRGuide History
Nearby FCC licenses

Call Sign History
Call SignEffective Date
WLSBefore 1979

FCC Application History
Application FileStatus
BP
19780728ARAPDIS1979-05-21Application
BR
19790801XJGRANT1979-11-30Application
BR
19820730XPGRANT1982-11-19Application
BP
19850220ACGRANT1985-08-01Application
BTC
19850701KSGRANT1985-11-14Application
BAL
19860613KNGRANT1986-06-27Application
BL
19860731ALGRANT1986-09-02Application
BR
19890801VDGRANT1989-11-20Application
BTC
19950823KZGRANT1996-02-08Application
BR
19960731K5GRANT1997-10-17Application
BIES
20000531ARNApplication
BOA
20011001AIWACCPT2002-08-27Application
BOA
20011001AIVACCPT2001-10-02Application
BOA
20031001CBRACCPT2004-03-01Application
BOA
20031002AFLACCPT2003-10-03Application
BTC
20031113AFHGRANT2003-12-05Application
BOS
20040223ANFACCPT2004-02-23Application
BOS
20040223ANGACCPT2004-02-23Application
B396
20040730AWFApplication
BR
20040730AWOGRANT2004-11-26Application
BOA
20051003ASSACCPT2005-10-11Application
BOA
20051003ASTACCPT2005-10-03Application
BAL
20060209ADZGRANT2006-02-16Application
B396A
20060228AMMApplication
BTC
20060228ALASUPER2006-03-03Application
BTC
20060228ALAGRANT2007-03-22Application
BDN
20070228AIXACCPT2007-03-06Application
BOA
20070801CVBACCPT2007-08-02Application
B397
20080731ABIApplication
BAL
20091222ALMGRANT2009-12-30Application
BTC
20100318AKNSUPER2010-05-21Application
B396A
20100319ADKApplication
BAL
20100504ALDSUPER2010-05-25Application
BTC
20100318AKNGRANT2010-05-26Application
BAL
20100504ALDGRANT2010-05-26Application
BOS
20100706GTCACCPT2010-07-08Application
BOS
20100706GVDACCPT2010-07-08Application
BOS
20100706GVEACCPT2010-07-08Application
BOS
20100706GTFACCPT2010-07-08Application
BOS
20100706GTIACCPT2010-07-08Application
BOS
20100706GTJACCPT2010-07-08Application
BTC
20110331AEWSUPER2011-04-20Application
B396A
20110407AAJApplication
BTC
20110331AEWSUPER2011-06-07Application
BTC
20110331AEWSUPER2011-07-21Application
BTC
20110331AEWGRANT2011-09-14Application
BOA
20111202AFJACCPT2011-12-15Application
BOA
20111209AVPACCPT2011-12-12Application
BOA
20111206AEQACCPT2011-12-07Application
BOA
20111206AESACCPT2011-12-07Application
BOA
20111206AETACCPT2011-12-07Application
BOA
20111206AEUACCPT2011-12-07Application
BOA
20111206BBWACCPT2011-12-07Application
BOA
20111212ACEACCPT2011-12-13Application
BOA
20111208CDUACCPT2011-12-09Application
BOA
20111208AGGACCPT2011-12-09Application
BOA
20111212ABLACCPT2011-12-13Application
BOA
20111212ABVACCPT2011-12-13Application
BOA
20111212CVRACCPT2011-12-13Application
BOA
20111212CLSACCPT2011-12-13Application
BOA
20111212CBVACCPT2011-12-13Application
BOA
20111212BIEACCPT2011-12-13Application
BOA
20111209JWNACCPT2011-12-12Application
BOA
20111209HZHACCPT2011-12-12Application
BOA
20111201DQRACCPT2011-12-02Application
BOA
20111201BDKACCPT2011-12-02Application
BOA
20111222AWQACCPT2011-12-23Application
BOA
20111213AAWACCPT2011-12-14Application
BR
20120801AQWGRANT2013-11-06Application
BOS
20121204AWUACCPT2012-12-05Application
BOS
20121204APLACCPT2012-12-05Application
BOA
20140121LPDACCPT2014-02-05Application
BOA
20140121LPCACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121LPBACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121LPAACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121LOZACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121LOYACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121LOXACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121LOWACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121MVAACCPT2014-01-22Application
BOA
20140121HBOACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121HBPACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121HBQACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121HBRACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121HBSACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121HBTACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121HBUACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121HBVACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121HBWACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121HBXACCPT2014-01-21Application
BOA
20140121HBZACCPT2014-01-21Application
BAL
20131126BCCGRANT2013-12-16Application
B397
20160801AEJApplication
B396A
20180322AXNApplication


Start Here
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First Light
with Evan Haning 		5:00 AM6:00 AMMTWTFXX
Most Recent Test: January 3, 2017
John Howell and Ray 6:00 AM9:00 AMMTWTFXX
Most Recent Test: April 3, 2018
Chris Plante blue9:00 AM11:00 AMMTWTFXX
Most Recent Test: March 9, 2018
Rush Limbaugh
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Most Recent Test: March 21, 2018
John Batchelor 9:00 PMMidnightMTWTFXX
Most Recent Test: March 8, 2018
Drive Chicago
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Most Recent Test: January 16, 2016
Larry Kudlow
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Moneytalk
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Red Eye Radio
with Gary McNamara & Eric Harley
Show is Live Mon-Fri 1 to 5 AM ET
Recommended Stations
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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.


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Link for iTunes compatibility
Station's page for setup instructions or other streams
Station broadcasts using HDRadio
Report a Problem
"Bonus" Ads before stream starts
Add to my favorites (Stations or Programs)
Yuck! Make this go away
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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.


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