BREAKING NEWS!!!! WCKG FLIPS TO FRESH

[TheJermster]

I just heard it as it happend, 6pm eastern time 5pm local time. The first song is Beautiful Day by U2. The Speculation is over

 

[PDPete]

I just heard it as it happend, 6pm eastern time 5pm local time. The first song is Beautiful Day by U2. The Speculation is over

Yup, you beat my post by a minute or two. Not the freshest format ever heard (no pun intended), by they sound more focused, and may give WLIT a run for their money.

 

[wyrewiz]

the new web site is up also. http://fresh1059.com/

 

[yocco]

Many will be watching this one. A brand new A/C station going up against an All Christmas station. Many have speculated that someone should do this. We'll find out once and for all, at least in Chicago, if women really want nothing but holiday music come November.

 

[wprt949]

best bet is for 93.9 to drop all x-mas and compete with the new fresh 105.9

 

[Countrykev]

93.9's best bet is to stay Christmas. That's what helped put the final nails in the coffin of WNND back in the day.

 

[EDwalker]

best bet is for 93.9 to drop all x-mas and compete with the new fresh 105.9

93.9 can't. Its a credibility issue. WLIT was screwed whether they went Santa
or not.

 

[Tom Wells]

I enjoyed the hour of cyrstal-clear WBBM 780 news from 4 to 5 on the way home from work.

Made me sad for the old days, when they sounded just as good on the AM. WMAQ 670 sounded even better. :'(

 

[mimo]

I enjoyed the hour of cyrstal-clear WBBM 780 news from 4 to 5 on the way home from work.

Made me sad for the old days, when they sounded just as good on the AM. WMAQ 670 sounded even better. :'(

That couldn't be more true. 'MAQ had much better stereo separation for it's little sounders than BBM. You'll notice how quickly WBBM dropped the stereo after WMAQ ceased to be. Either way, the AM stereo was nice on both stations.

 

[disney fanatic]

Good move for the station. This is the Chicago's version of WWFS' "Fresh 102.7" which is currently in New York City. I can see Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas or any place else can find "Fresh" in their format.

 

[DToTheJ]

This is the Chicago's version of WWFS' "Fresh 102.7" which is currently in New York City. I can see Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas or any place else can find "Fresh" in their format.

Seeing as CBS has cloned "Jack-FM" and "Free-FM" on handfuls of its stations in the past, it wouldn't surprise me.

Then again, Dan Mason is in charge, so perhaps management will think outside the box before carbon copying formats onto other stations.