WLS

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WLS (AM)

WLS (890 kHz, "Chicago's Talk Leader") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois. Owned by Cumulus Media, WLS has its studios in The Loop section of Chicago, and its transmitting tower is located on the south edge of Tinley Park, Illinois.

WLS broadcasts as a Class A station on the clear-channel frequency of 890 kHz with 50,000 watts of power from a non-directional tower. By day, the station can be heard around Northern Illinois, Northwest Indiana and Southeastern Wisconsin. On a good night, the signal hits much of the United States and Canada.

Programming

WLS has a talk radio format, with its weekday programming consisting of local hosts and nationally syndicated shows such as Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, Mark Levin, "Red Eye Radio" and "First Light." Limbaugh is syndicated by Premiere Networks and the rest are from Westwood One, a subsidiary of Cumulus Media. From 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. "Big" John Howell hosts a local wake-up show. From 2 to 6 p.m. veteran Chicago radio personality Steve Dahl hosts afternoons. And another long-time Chicago radio host, Jonathan Brandmeier, is heard from 9 to 11 a.m. Brandmeier's program is based at WLS but is syndicated nationally. Weekends feature programs on money, real estate, auto repair and brokered programming. Syndicated weekend shows include Kim Komando, Bob Brinker, John Batchelor, Ric Edelman and Larry Kudlow.

GPR177

G protein-coupled receptor 177 (GPR177), commonly known as Wntless, is a human gene that encodes a receptor for Wnt proteins in Wnt-secreting cells.

Wntless was shown to be a cargo for the retromer complex. It has been found essential for hair follicle induction.

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This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.