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WZSR
WZSR (105.5 FM, "Star 105.5") is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Woodstock, Illinois, United States, it serves Chicago's northwest suburbs. The station is currently owned by Alpha Media. The station's studios are located behind McHenry County College in Crystal Lake. History WSTK The station began broadcasting on April 1, 1968, and held the call sign WSTK. It was owned by Angelo Joseph Salvi.Ghrist, John R. (1996). ''Valley Voices: A Radio History''. Crossroads Communications. p. 142-147. WSTK initially aired middle of the road (MOR) and country music. By 1971, the station was airing a country music format full time. The station was taken silent in late 1973. WXRD In March 1974, the station was sold to Mal Bellairs for $95,000 and returned to the air, with its call sign changed to WXRD. WXRD simulcast AM 850 WIVS in the morning and aired a progressive rock format branded "The Crossroads" the remainder of the day.Broadcasting Yearbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WXLC
WXLC (102.3 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station based in Waukegan, Illinois. The format is currently country music and its owned by Alpha Media. WXLC broadcasts throughout Lake County, Illinois and Kenosha County, Wisconsin. WXLC also penetrates the Illinois counties of Cook County, Illinois, Cook and McHenry County, Illinois, McHenry in addition to Racine County, Wisconsin, Racine County in Wisconsin as well. The station's transmitter is in Waukegan, while its studios are based in the north end of the Gurnee Mills mall in Gurnee, Illinois, Gurnee. History The station began broadcasting in May 1963 and held the call sign WEFA.History Cards for WXLC fcc.gov. Retrieved March 13, 2019. In 1980, the station's call sign was changed to WXLC, which stands for "Across Lake County". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Crystal Lake is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. Named after a lake southwest of the city's downtown, Crystal Lake is northwest of Chicago. The population was 40,269 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Crystal Lake is the most populous city in McHenry County, part of the Chicago metropolitan area. History Founding The City of Crystal Lake traces its origin to two communities which were established in the 1800s. Those communities were generally known as Nunda and Crystal Lake. In 1835, Ziba S. Beardsley had come to the shores of the lake and commented that the "waters were as clear as crystal", thereby giving the lake its name. Ziba Beardsley continued south to Naperville, Illinois, Naperville. In February 1836, the first white settlers, Beman and Polly Crandall and six of their ten children, came from New York State traveling to Crystal Lake in a covered wagon. Their original cabin was built in the vicinity of today's intersection of Virginia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WERV-FM
WERV-FM (95.9 MHz "95.9 The River") is a commercial radio station, licensed to Aurora, Illinois, and serving the western suburbs of Chicago. It is owned by Alpha Media, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. WERV-FM has a classic alternative radio format. WERV-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 2,850 watts. The studios and transmitter are on Plain Avenue in Aurora. History Early years This station was the radio dream of WLS Radio announcer, emcee, and engineer Russ Salter, who put this station (then WKKD-FM); along with WKKD AM 1580 on the air. WKKD 1580 debuted on September 21, 1960, and WKKD-FM on February 12, 1961. The station's call sign stood for Kane, Kendall and DuPage, which were the primary counties in its coverage area.Ghrist, John R. (1996). ''Valley Voices: A Radio History''. Crossroads Communications. p. 106-107. Both stations' studios, transmitters and towers were at 1880 Plain Avenue in Aurora. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WSSR
WSSR (96.7 FM, "Star 96-7") is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Joliet, Illinois, United States, it serves South and West Suburban Chicago. The station is owned by Alpha Media, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. WSSR's studios are located in Crest Hill, and its transmitter is in Homer Glen, Illinois. Using the slogan Star 96-7, the station features a playlist of new pop and pop-rock artists, 2000s and 1990s music. History WJOL-FM The station first signed on the air on February 6, 1960, as WJOL-FM, sister station to AM 1340 WJOL. The station shared its studios and transmitter site with the AM in Joliet, where it broadcast with an ERP of 1,000 watts at a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 125 feet.History Cards for WSSR fcc.gov. Retrieved March 15, 2019. Initially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WKRS
WKRS (1220 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish sports format. Licensed to Waukegan, Illinois, United States, the station is currently owned by Alpha Media, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC, and features programming from TUDN Radio. Its transmitter is located in Waukegan, while its studios are based in the north end of the Gurnee Mills mall in Gurnee. History The station began broadcasting September 25, 1949. It ran 1,000 watts during daytime hours only, and was owned by The News-Sun Broadcasting Company.History Cards for WKRS fcc.gov. Retrieved August 29, 2019. In 1983, WKRS was sold to Roger E. Kaplan, owner of 102.3 , for $650,000. In 1987, the station was sold to H&D Radio Limited Partners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WJOL
WJOL (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news talk/sports format. Licensed to Joliet, Illinois, United States, the station is currently owned by Alpha Media, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. WJOL carries a variety of local programming, as well as nationally syndicated shows. WJOL's studios are located in Crest Hill, and its transmitter site is in Joliet. History The station was first licensed on May 27, 1925, as WJBI, to Harold M. Couch at 104 Summitt Street in Peoria, for 100 watts on 1400 kHz. Later that year, the station was sold to the parent company of the Boston Store (a Joliet-based store unrelated to the Wisconsin Boston Stores), which changed the call sign to WCLS, standing for "Will County's Largest Store". WCLS operated a limited number of hours, sharing its frequency with other stations. Following the establishment of the Federal Radio Commission (FRC), stations were initially issued a series of temporary authorizations starting on May 3, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAIT (AM)
WAIT (850 Hertz, kHz) was an AM broadcasting, AM radio station City of license, licensed to Crystal Lake, Illinois, and serving the Chicago metropolitan area. It was licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as a List of broadcast station classes, Class D station and broadcast only during daytime hours, signing off at sunset to protect KOA (AM), KOA in Denver, the clear-channel station on 850 kHz. The station had a highly directional pattern, with nulls to the northeast and southwest, to protect WSMZ (AM), WGVS in Muskegon, Michigan, and KFUO (AM), KFUO in Clayton, Missouri. Because of its northwest suburban location and directional pattern, WAIT could be heard in Rockford, Illinois, and Janesville, Wisconsin, in addition to the Chicago media market. History WCLR The station began broadcasting on October 1, 1965, holding the call sign WCLR, which stood for "Crystal Lake Radio". The station originally ran 500 watts during daytime hours only. The station was o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCCQ
WCCQ (98.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Crest Hill, Illinois, United States, it serves the Joliet area. The station is owned by Alpha Media. History WCCQ began broadcasting on January 28, 1976, and originally aired an oldies format.Ghrist, John R. (1996). ''Valley Voices: A Radio History''. Crossroads Communications. p. 167-169. In February 1979, the station adopted a beautiful music format. WCCQ adopted a country format in 1984, and was branded "Q-Country".Bob Zak , cityofjoliet.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019. Bob Zak was the station's first morning host. Other announcers included Mark Edwards, Ted Clark, Larry Watts, Mike Baker, Jim Beedle, Bill Fortune, and Jim Felbinger. The current lineup features Roy & Carol in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Media
Alpha Media LLC is a radio broadcasting company based in Portland, Oregon, and led by Bob Proffitt. The group does business under the Alpha Media name. It was formed from the merger of Alpha Broadcasting, L&L Broadcasting, and Main Line Broadcasting on July 1, 2014. At its formation, it owned 68 radio stations in 12 markets, along with two theatres (in Portland and San Antonio) and a digital marketing firm in Peoria, Illinois. Alpha Broadcasting Alpha Broadcasting was founded in 2009 in Portland, Oregon by Larry Wilson, arising from the sale of stations formerly a part of the CBS Radio Portland cluster with those of Rose City Radio. On April 17, 2014, L&L Broadcasting announced that it has agreed to merge with Alpha, while purchasing the stations of Main Line Broadcasting. The combined entity became known as Alpha Media. L&L Broadcasting The broadcasting group was sometimes referred to as Live and Local. L&L was formed in 2012 to buy all but two of the radio stations of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Rock (radio Format)
Progressive rock (sometimes known as underground rock) is a radio station programming format that emerged in the late 1960s,Thomas Staudter"On the Radio With a Mix Very Distinctly His Own" ''The New York Times'', March 24, 2002. Accessed March 23, 2008. in which disc jockeys are given wide latitude in what they may play, similar to the freeform format but with the proviso that some kind of rock music is almost always played.Fritz E. Froehlich, Allen S. Kent, Carolyn M. Hall (eds.), "FM Commercialization in the United States", ''The Froehlich/Kent Encyclopedia of Telecommunications'', CRC Press, 1991. . p. 179. It enjoyed the height of its popularity in the late 1960s and 1970s. The name for the format began being used circa 1968, when serious disc jockeys were playing "progressive 'music for the head and discussing social issues in between records.Mike Olszewski, ''Radio Daze: Stories from the Front in Cleveland's FM Air Wars'', Kent State University Press, 2003. . p. xi. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McHenry County College
McHenry County College (MCC) is a Public college, public community college in McHenry County, Illinois. The college serves residents residing in Community College District 528, which covers most of McHenry County and portions of surrounding counties. MCC offers associate degrees programs and certificates. The college is located along U.S. Route 14, on the northwest side of Crystal Lake, Illinois. The Catalyst Campus is located in Woodstock, Illinois, Woodstock. The Catalyst Campus is home to five specialized centers of learning including the Career Spark Center, Talent Impact Center, and the University Center. At the University Center at MCC, students can earn select bachelor's and advanced degrees through partnering colleges: Aurora University, Northern Illinois University, Roosevelt University, and Southern Illinois University. Some classes are also taught at area high schools, public libraries, local businesses, and other off-campus locations. It enrolls about 8,000 studen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katy Industries
American Plastics, formerly Katy Industries, Inc., is a holding company for a group of businesses which produce and distribute maintenance products and electrical products. The first manufactures and distributes commercial cleaning products, and sells consumer home and automotive storage products. The second designs and distributes consumer electrical-corded products. History The company was organized as a Delaware corporation in 1967, although some of its predecessor companies have been established for over 80 years. That includes its namesake, the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, a regional carrier which Katy Industries sold to Union Pacific Corporation in 1988. The founder of the holding company was industrialist Wallace E. Carroll. Members of the board of directors in 2013 were CEO David J. Feldman, Wallace E. Carroll, Jr., Daniel B. Carroll, and four members of private equity firm Kohlberg & Company: chairman William F. Andrews, Christopher W. Anderson, Samuel P. Freide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
