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=[ WHAT RADIO STATION WOULD YOU BRING BACK???]=

scanman1 said:
Z95! And, since that would cause a loss of oldies on the air, I would also bring back Oldies 104.3 WJMK!
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WLS-FM is better they just need more local DJs like Fred Winston, Larry Lujack & Tommy Edwards. Unfortunately they're too cheap.
 
I grew up in Holland, Michigan, in the 1960s (near the shores of Lake Michigan), and everyone listened to WLS and WCFL, as their signals came booming in across the lake. I wasn't aware that WJJD also played Top 40 -- did any other Chicago stations in the '60s?
 
OK. I'd bring back WTAQ (With Transmitters Along the "Q" (CB@Q Railroad) when they covered the western suburbs with local news, remotes, little league baseball games and polka shows.
 
Bamjam said:
I grew up in Holland, Michigan, in the 1960s (near the shores of Lake Michigan), and everyone listened to WLS and WCFL, as their signals came booming in across the lake. I wasn't aware that WJJD also played Top 40 -- did any other Chicago stations in the '60s?
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WJJD was Chicago's original rocker in the 50s. In the early 60s they were blown away by WLS because JJD was only a day time station and WLS had much better jocks. WYNR played Top 40 for awhile--around 1962--64.
 
b344077 said:
OK. I'd bring back WTAQ (With Transmitters Along the "Q" (CB@Q Railroad) when they covered the western suburbs with local news, remotes, little league baseball games and polka shows.
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How long ago did they move to the current location in Alsip?

I don't remember a lot about the station back then. Where was their transmitter located? How much power did they use?

Thanks,
TR
 
If we want to open this up to bring back just ONE station from ANYWHERE instead of only Chicago, my vote probably would go to the '60s incarnation of WTIX (with just about any other Storz station as runner-up).
 
cyberdad said:
If we want to open this up to bring back just ONE station from ANYWHERE instead of only Chicago, my vote probably would go to the '60s incarnation of WTIX (with just about any other Storz station as runner-up).
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WTIX was good, but personally when in New Orleans I preferred WNOE.
 
WRCX Rock 103.5
WLUP AM 1000

some suburban signals:
WLLI 96.7 Will Rock
WJOB 1230 Hammond (when they were LOCAL talk all day, oldies all night)
 
EnbyCee said:
WRCX Rock 103.5
WLUP AM 1000

some suburban signals:
WLLI 96.7 Will Rock
WJOB 1230 Hammond (when they were LOCAL talk all day, oldies all night)
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I completely agree with you on all those station's. The lineup on AM 1000 was great. I also feel that WILL ROCK
was one of the best active rock station's Chicago ever had. I especially agree with you on WJOB, they were a great local
station, that was staffed day and night with local hosts, I really liked their mix of music and news updates all night. I used
to really like when Mike and Dave would do live remotes from carnivals and neighborhood fest's.

You made me think of a couple of other local station's I liked, one being WLLI's sister station 1340 WJOL, the other being
1320 WKAN. I know those stations that mix music, news and sport's are rare in major metro's these days, but; when
you start getting into the smaller markets you can still find them. There is a station in Jacksonville, Il. 1180 WLDS
that still is run like that, it is a 1,000 watt daytimer about 40 minutes west of Springfield. I used to listen quite often
when I lived in Springfield. I still tune them in when I am driving down that way.
 
I agree with those who've said WIND from the '70's, programmed by Bob Moomey, with a great oldies list and a news department which challenged WBBM and WGN for news supremacy on breaking stories!

And WCFL - "Super 'CFL" - at the time of the "Last Contest" - the GREATEST radio contest ever!

And although country is not my thing, WJJD made it all the more palatable!

And, some of the original "unique concept" FM's: WSDM, all jazz and the girls (Connie eventually crossed from WSDM to WIND), DesPlaines' WYEN (Remember "All-Request Radio"?), WDHF and then WMET with the hollering DJ's, including "Dan Walker, the Governor of Rock 'n Roll"), rock on WDAI, etc. Before that, WLS-FM playing "Green Hornet" episodes.

In the western suburbs, the "Q line" on WTAQ.

And although it can't compare to today's CBS (and former Group W) all-news stations, I'd love to relive listening to the original all-news station, Gordon McLendon's W-NUS. For "beautiful music", the "old" WAIT 820 and Evanston's WNMP 1590.

Wow... this nostalgia tour was fun!
 
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