WLS-FM
WLS-FM (94.7 FM) is a Chicago classic hits radio station. The station was founded by ABC, and was sold (along with the rest of ABC's non-Radio Disney and ESPN Radio stations) by Disney to Citadel Broadcasting in 2007; it is now owned by Cumulus Media, following its 2011 merger with Citadel. WLS-FM broadcasts from studios (shared with former television partner WLS-TV) located on North State Street in the Chicago Loop, and its transmitter antenna is located atop the Willis Tower. The station's official call sign changed to WLS-FM again on June 26, 2008.
HD Programming
WLS-FM broadcasts in the HD radio format; HD 1 is a simulcast of the over-the-air (Classic Hits) 94.7 analog signal, and HD 2 is a simulcast of WLS 890 AM.
History
The station was launched in 1948 as WENR-FM, owned by the American Broadcasting Company and simulcasting sister station WENR (AM), which shared the 890 kHz frequency with then Prairie Farmer-owned WLS; both stations carried ABC Radio Network programs. In 1954 (a year after ABC's merger with United Paramount Theatres) WENR and WLS merged their AM stations into one, jointly owned by American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres and Prairie Farmer and retaining the WLS call letters. WENR-FM then began simulcasting WLS, and later adopted its own separate programming formats (which included classical and Broadway theatre show tunes) for part of the day. The station was operated out of a broom closet with minimal personnel in hopes that FM broadcasting would grow.
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.
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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.
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