WYLL (1160 AM) is a

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. It is owned by

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and airs a Christian talk and teaching

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. The

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s and offices are located in

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. Its daytime

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and two-

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are located off Ballard Road near Interstate 294 in

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. The nighttime transmitter and six-tower array are off Deer Drive near

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in Lockport. WYLL is powered with 50,000

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s, the maximum for commercial AM stations in the U.S. But it must use a

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at all times to protect

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KSL in

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, the dominant Class A station and several Class B stations on 1160 AM. WYLL features programs from national religious leaders such as Dr.

David Jeremiah David Jeremiah is an American evangelical Christian author, founder of Turning Point Radio and Television Ministries and senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, a Southern Baptist megachurch in El Cajon, California, a suburb of San D ...

, John MacArthur,

Rick Warren Richard Duane Warren (born January 28, 1954) is an American Southern Baptist evangelical Christian pastor and author. He is the founder of Saddleback Church, an evangelical megachurch affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention in Lake Fore ...

Chuck Swindoll Charles Rozell Swindoll (born October 18, 1934) is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator, and radio preacher. He founded ''Insight for Living'', headquartered in Frisco, Texas, which airs a radio program of the same name on more t ...

and Jim Daly. Some shows are also hosted by Chicago-area pastors. Hosts pay for time on WYLL and may use their shows to appeal for donations to their ministries.

History

WJJD

On October 13, 1924, the station first

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with the

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WJJD.Ghrist, John R. (1996). ''Valley Voices: A Radio History''. Crossroads Communications. p. 44-52.
1971 Broadcasting Yearbook
',

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, 1971. p. B-62. Retrieved January 23, 2019. The station was owned by the

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and was located in Mooseheart, Illinois.History Cards for WYLL
fcc.gov. Retrieved January 24, 2019. It was powered at 500 watts and operated at 278 meters (1080 kHz).List of Broadcast Stations
, ''

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''. December 1924. p. 964. Retrieved January 23, 2019. In January 1925, its frequency was changed to 990 kHz and in December 1925 it was changed to 810 kHz.
Citizens Radio Call Book
'. Vol. 7, No. 1. Spring 1926. p. 24. Retrieved January 24, 2019. By 1926, the station's power had been increased to 1,000 watts. In 1926, auxiliary studios were established in the

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, from which a variety of musical programming was broadcast.
Chicago Radio Program
'. Vol. 1, No. 1. September 19–25, 1927. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
Chicago Radio Weekly
'. Vol. 1, No. 24. March 22, 1931. Retrieved January 25, 2019. In 1927, the station's frequency was changed to 820 kHz, and the following year its frequency was changed to 1180 kHz and its power was increased to 20,000 watts. In 1929, its frequency was changed to 1130 kHz. For most of its history, WJJD was a

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, required to

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at sunset in

, to protect

, KSL. WJJD aired a variety of music, general entertainment, sports, and public interest programming in the 1920s, 30s,
Radio and Amusement Guide
'. Chicago Edition. Vol. 1, No. 16. Week of February 7–13, 1932. Retrieved January 25, 2019. and 40s. In 1933, the station was sold to a firm headed by Ralph Atlass, and its studios were moved to the Trustees System Service Building in Chicago.Ralph Atlass Acquires WJJD, Moose Station; Details Are Withheld
, ''

''. April 15, 1933. p. 14. Retrieved January 25, 2019. In 1936, the station's transmitter was moved to Des Plaines and in 1940 its studios were moved to the Carbide & Carbon Building. Its frequency was changed to 1160 in 1941, as a result of the

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. In the fall of 1937, the station was one of several Chicago radio stations to donate airtime to

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for a pioneering program in which the school district provided

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students with

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amid a

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outbreak-related school closure.

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and

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broadcast

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games on WJJD during the

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and 1940 seasons. WJJD won the exclusive rights to broadcast Cubs games locally in

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, though 560

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won exclusive rights to broadcast the following season.

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was the station's director of sports publicity and promotion from 1946 until 1950, when he became the

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press and promotion director. In 1944, the station was sold to

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for approximately $750,000. In 1947, the station's power was increased to 50,000 watts, although it could only broadcast during the daytime. In 1947, WJJD began airing ''Here Comes Tomorrow'', which was the first radio serial with an all African-American cast.

Al Benson Arthur Bernard Leaner (June 30, 1908 – September 6, 1978), who was known professionally as Al Benson, was an American radio DJ, music promoter and record label owner in Chicago between the 1940s and 1960s. He was particularly significan ...

was a R&B disc jockey on WJJD in the late 1940s. In 1953, Plough Broadcasting purchased WJJD for $900,000. Plough Broadcasting was a

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of the large pharmaceutical company Schering-Plough. WJJD featured both pop and

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programs in the 1950s, in an era where country and western music was not common on radio stations in Northern U.S. cities. In June 1956, WJJD left country music for several years, flipping to a

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format. But with tough competition from 890 WLS in the early 1960s, WJJD shifted to a

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format. In 1961, the studios were moved to the transmitter site in Des Plaines. WJJD-WYLL studio building

On February 15, 1965, WJJD adopted a country music format.Plough's WJJD to Go Country Format
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''. January 30, 1965. pp. 3, 42. Retrieved January 23, 2019.Stations By Format
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''. October 16, 1965. p. 62. Retrieved January 23, 2019. The station's programming was

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on 104.3 WJJD-FM, with the FM station continuing WJJD's country programming after sunset. In 1966, its studios and transmitter were moved one mile west. In 1977, the simulcast ended when 104.3 FM switched to a " beautiful country" format as WJEZ. In April 1982, the station began 24-hour operations, running 2,500 watts at night, with plans to increase its nighttime power to 10,000 watts in July.
Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983
', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1983. p. B-71. Retrieved January 26, 2019. However, its nighttime power was reduced to 5,000 watts later that decade.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1989
',

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, 1989. p. B-89. Retrieved January 26, 2019. In February 1982, WJJD adopted an adult standards format, and carried programming from the syndicated "

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" network.
Chicago Radio Guide
'. Vol. 1, No. 1. May 1985. Retrieved January 14, 2019.Alridge, Ron. "WJJD having time of its life with 'Music of Your Life'", ''

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''. July 5, 1982. Section 2, p. 8. Its audience share tripled following the format change.Duncan, James H.
Chicago: 12+ Metro Share
, ''An American Radio Trilogy 1975 to 2004''. Volume 1: The Markets. Duncan's American Radio. Retrieved April 27, 2020. The station was branded "Music of the Stars" and featured artists such as

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, the

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, the

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, and

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. Hosts included

Eddie Hubbard Charles Edward "Eddie" Hubbard (August 29, 1917 – March 26, 2007) was an American easy-listening/MOR disc jockey and radio personality in Chicago, at such radio stations as WIND and WGN. At WGN he co-hosted a popular show with Jack Brickhouse ...

and Art Hellyer. Hubbard and Hellyer both left WJJD in 1983, with Hubbard joining AM 820

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. In 1984, WJJD and WJEZ were sold to

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for $13.5 million.

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joined WJJD in 1985, hosting a talk show weekday mornings, while adult standards continued to air in the remainder of the schedule.WJJD AM 1160
, ''Radio Chicago''. Winter 1990. p. 41. Retrieved January 26, 2019. In April 1993, the station began airing

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's syndicated talk show middays. In November 1994, WJJD dropped adult standards music altogether for a full-time

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format.Stark, Phyllis.
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''. November 26, 1994. p. 121. Retrieved January 27, 2019. Hosts included

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, Ty Wansley, G. Gordon Liddy,

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, the ''

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'',

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and

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. WJJD began airing ''

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'' mornings in October 1995. Ed Vrdolyak and Ty Wansley were moved from mornings, and replaced Don and Mike in the afternoon. On July 29, 1996, WJJD returned to an adult standards format, though it retained G. Gordon Liddy and Tom Leykis's programs. In 1996, Infinity Broadcasting was purchased by the parent company of

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. That meant WJJD was now

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s with WBBM and

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. On February 3, 1997, the station began simulcasting the

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programming of 104.3 WJMK.

WSCR

In 1997, CBS sold its Chicago

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station 820

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. CBS wanted to put its sports programming on a more powerful station, so WSCR's sports shows were moved to AM 1160 on April 7, 1997. The station was branded ''The Score''.History Of The Score: Chapter III – The AM 1160 Years
,

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. January 3, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2019. Hosts on ''The Score'' during this period included

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, Dan McNeil, and

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. On August 1, 2000, Infinity Broadcasting ended 670 WMAQ's

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format, leaving co-owned WBBM 780 as the only all-news formatted station in Chicago. At that point, WMAQ began simulcasting WSCR's sports programming.Kirk, Jim.
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''. August 1, 2000. Retrieved January 22, 2020. Two weeks later, the WSCR call sign officially moved to AM 670, retiring the long-standing WMAQ call letters on 670 in the process.Format Changes & Updates
, ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 17, No. 33. August 16, 2000. p. 1. Retrieved January 27, 2019. On August 15, 2000, 1160's call sign was changed to WXRT, and the station began simulcasting the

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programming of 93.1

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-FM.

WYLL

In late 2000, Salem Communications purchased the station for $29 million. In February 2001, Salem moved the Christian talk programming of

WYLL WYLL (1160 AM) is a commercial radio station in Chicago, Illinois. It is owned by Salem Media Group and airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format. The studios and offices are located in Elk Grove Village. Its daytime transmitter and two- ...

106.7 FM to 1160 AM, along with the WYLL call letters.Format Changes & Updates
, ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 18, No. 06. February 7, 2001. p. 1. Retrieved January 27, 2019. The station was branded "Chicago's Word". FM 106.7 switched to a

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format the following month. In addition to the primarily national Christian talk and teaching programming heard on the station,

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hosted a local talk show weekday afternoons on WYLL from 1994 to 2001 and again from 2007 to 2010, when she moved to Washington, D.C. On April 7, 2005, WYLL's nighttime power was increased to 50,000 watts. Feder, Robert. "WFMT wins Peabody for Bernstein series", ''

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''. April 8, 2005. p. 71. The higher power required a six-tower

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, with the

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used for daytime broadcasts about 30 miles away from the towers used for nighttime operation.

References

External links

WYLL's official website

WYLL
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