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Locally Owned Commercial Radio Stations

WGN Radio was at one time locally owned and operated media in Chicago by Tribune media. But that was prior to Tribune becoming a national recognized media company. Today its Nexstar only owned radio station while they are better known for owning TV stations around the country and their headquarters are in Irving, Texas.

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The current locally owned station in Chicago not owned by an NPR affiliate is Heartland Signal the owners of WCPT Chicago.
 
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mer764KC said:
For me, it's one (maybe two) groups.

1. *Union Broadcasting's WHB (810 AM) and KCTE (1510 AM) located in Overland Park, Kansas – and

2. The Carter Broadcast Group's KPRS (103.3 FM) and KPRT (1590 AM)

*Union Broadcasting does own stations in Louisville, Kentucky and FM station in Wichita, Kansas.
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The Reyes Media Group owns KCZZ 1480 AM and KDTD 1340 AM in the KC area and is trying to buy 105.9 KKSW in Lawrence from fellow independent Great Plains Media, and there’s La Mega on 100.5 and 1160 AM (not sure who/what company owns the stations), as well as Alpine Broadcasting’s KCXL in Liberty, MO.
 
The vast majority of stations in the USA are locally owned. There's over 25,000 stations. A few thousand are owned by the big boys. Most are locally owned. The bulk of stations are in small cities and towns.
 


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