WCKG

WCKG
City	Elmhurst, Illinois
Broadcast area	Chicago, Illinois
Branding	Chicago's Business Authority
Slogan	The Voice of DuPage County
Frequency	1530 kHz
First air date	October 10, 1974 (1974-10-10)
Format	News/Talk
Power	760 watts day only
Class	D
Facility ID	32227
Transmitter coordinates	41°52′3″N 87°55′7″W / 41.86750°N 87.91861°W / 41.86750; -87.91861Coordinates: 41°52′3″N 87°55′7″W / 41.86750°N 87.91861°W / 41.86750; -87.91861
Callsign meaning	Will, Cook, Kane, DuPaGe
Former callsigns	WKDC (1974 (1974)–1994 (1994)) WJJG (1994 (1994)–2012 (2012))
Owner	Arthur Dubiel (DuPage Radio, LLC.)
Sister stations	Q101 Chicago
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	WCKG website

WCKG (1530 AM) is a radio station licensed to Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. The station serves the Chicago area. The station is licensed to Dupage Radio, LLC.^[1]

History

AM 1530 signed on the air October 10, 1974. The station’s call letters were originally WKDC representing the signal coverage in Will, Kane, DuPage and Cook counties. The studios were built for stereo (Cetec Sparta stereo audio equipment) although it was not until 1976 when the FCC authorized the station to test AM stereo. Daytime and night-time findings on AM stereo were presented at the 1977 NAB Convention in Washington, DC.

In 1994, AM 1530 changed its call sign to WJJG. The call letters stood for owner Joseph J. Gentile. Joe’s nickname is “The Baron of Barrington,” where he owned a Chrysler-Plymouth dealership for many years.

In 1998, the station began broadcasting over the radio as "105.9 Cyber Radio", the first online radio station in Chicago.

On September 19, 2012, AM 1530 changed its call letters to WCKG.

Hours of operation are determined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); daytime broadcasting varies monthly with the changes in sunrise and sunset.

References

↑ "WCKG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-11-09.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WCKG

Radio-Locator Information on WCKG

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WCKG

Radio stations in the Chicago market

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By FM frequency	87.7² 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.5 88.5 88.7 88.7 88.7 88.7 88.9 88.9 89.1 89.1 89.3 89.3 89.5 89.7 90.1 90.5 90.7 90.7 90.9 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.3 92.5 92.7 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.3 94.7 95.1 95.5 95.9 95.9 96.3 96.7 96.7 96.9 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.3 98.3 98.7 99.5 99.9 99.9 100.3 100.7 100.7 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.3 102.7 103.1 103.1 103.5 103.9 103.9 103.9 104.3 104.7 105.1 105.5 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.1 107.5 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.425 162.500 162.550

Digital radio	780 1300 1390 1690 89.3-1 89.3-2 89.5-1 89.5-2 90.1-1 90.1-2 90.1-3 90.7-1 90.7-1 90.9-1 90.9-2 90.9-3 91.5-1 91.5-2 92.3-1 92.3-2 93.1-1 93.1-2 93.1-3 93.9-1 93.9-2 94.7-1 94.7-2 95.5-1 95.5-2 95.9-1 95.9-2 96.3-1 96.3-2 96.7-1 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.9-1 97.9-2 97.9-3 98.7-1 99.5-1 99.5-2 100.3-1 100.3-2 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.9-1 101.9-2 102.3-1 102.7-1 102.7-2 103.5-1 103.5-2 104.3-1 104.3-2 105.1-1 105.1-2 105.1-3 105.5-1 105.9-1 105.9-2 106.3-1 106.7-1 106.7-2 107.5-1 107.5-2

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Internet stations	WGN Plus WGN.FM Q101 Chicago

Defunct stations	WCFJ WCFL WCGO WCRW WEDC WENR WKKD WMAQ WMCW WNIB WRLL

Satellite radio local traffic/weather XM Channel 217 Sirius Channel 151 Nearby radio markets Benton Harbor-St. Joseph Kankakee LaSalle–Peru Milwaukee-Racine Rockford South Bend See also List of radio stations in Illinois List of radio stations in Indiana ¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage ² = Audio signal of WRME-LP (oldies audio, with video of traffic conditions)

Daytime-Only radio stations in Illinois

Stations	WAIT - Crystal Lake WCIL - Carbondale WCKG - Elmhurst WCRA - Effingham WGFA- Watseka WHOW - Clinton WLBH - Mattoon WLDS - Jacksonville WLIQ - Quincy WMBI - Chicago WPEO - Peoria WQQW - Highland WRIK - Brookport WSMI - Litchfield WTIM - Assumption WVEL - Pekin WWHN - Joliet WYEC - Macomb

Defunct	WPOK - Pontiac

See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

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