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WZCH WRZA Question

T

thebeach33445

Hey Guys:

I can't believe I can't find this info anywhere. I looked everywhere. Would anybody know the exact date of when WRZA WZCH went from La zeta to Super Estrella when Entravision aquried it in 2000?

Thanks for your help.

T.J.
 
I don't know about the station that later became WZCH for acquisition, but WBUS was acquired by Entravision in 1996, & had the COL changed from Kankakee to Park Forest, in order to get the station classified as a Chicago market station for Arbitron. They had the call letters changed to WRZA sometime after the acquisition was completed. Problem was for both signals that neither one reached those in the city limits with Grade A coverage. 107.9 is the only suburban Class B signal that covers nearly the entire market, along with having Grade A coverage over Chicago. 92.3 mainly has Grade A over the south side & portions of downtown, while 106.7 has Grade A cover the northern suburbs & the north side of Chicago. 106.7 is at a bigger disadvantage than 92.3, due to being located near Ohare Airport & what used to be called Palwaukee Airport, which prevents 106.7 from being on a taller tower.
 
Dave said:
I don't know about the station that later became WZCH for acquisition, but WBUS was acquired by Entravision in 1996, & had the COL changed from Kankakee to Park Forest, in order to get the station classified as a Chicago market station for Arbitron. They had the call letters changed to WRZA sometime after the acquisition was completed. Problem was for both signals that neither one reached those in the city limits with Grade A coverage. 107.9 is the only suburban Class B signal that covers nearly the entire market, along with having Grade A coverage over Chicago. 92.3 mainly has Grade A over the south side & portions of downtown, while 106.7 has Grade A cover the northern suburbs & the north side of Chicago. 106.7 is at a bigger disadvantage than 92.3, due to being located near Ohare Airport & what used to be called Palwaukee Airport, which prevents 106.7 from being on a taller tower.
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I live in the northern suburbs and "The BUS" had a good signal here. Not perfect, but far better than any of the other southern suburban FMs.
 
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