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WLS (AM)

1924 establishments in IllinoisClear-channel radio stationsCumulus Media radio stationsFormer subsidiaries of The Walt Disney CompanyNews and talk radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1924Radio stations in ChicagoUse American English from June 2023Use mdy dates from March 2024

WLS (890 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Chicago, Illinois. Owned by Cumulus Media, through licensee Radio License Holdings LLC, the station airs a talk radio format. WLS studios are in the NBC Tower on North Columbus Drive in the city's Streeterville neighborhood. The station's programming is also available in the Chicago metropolitan area via a simulcast on the HD2 digital subchannel of sister station WLS-FM. Its transmitter site is located on the southwestern edge of Tinley Park, Illinois in Will County. WLS is a Class A station broadcasting on the clear-channel frequency of 890 kHz with 50,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna fed by a Nautel NX-50 transmitter, with a Harris DX-50 serving as a backup transmitter. Both transmitters run in MDCL (Modulation Dependent Carrier Level) mode to improve efficiency. The station's daytime groundwave service contour covers portions of five states. At night, its signal routinely reaches 38 states via skywave. WLS participates as an Emergency Alert System primary entry point, serving northern Illinois and western Indiana.

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WLS (AM)
183rd Street, Orland Township

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183rd Street
60467 Orland Township
Illinois, United States
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